Download or read book The Truth About Lending Ten Steps for Home Buyers written by Melinda Payan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before you even start the mortgage process, you need to have a plan. Melinda Payan, who has been helping people make wise mortgage decisions for more than twenty years, provides a blueprint so you can protect yourself in this guide that reveals The Truth about Lending. Key steps in your plan should include: - setting a monthly budget for a mortgage payment - figuring out how much you want to pay out of pocket to cover all costs - researching your loan officer - understanding your loan program In the guide, you'll learn how to reduce lender fees, navigate the home inspection process, shop around for the best interest rate, and gather the documents you'll need as you move through the process. Protect yourself by taking the right steps and asking the right questions-and don't be satisfied until you get the answers.
Download or read book 10 Steps to Home Ownership written by Ilyce R. Glink and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prequel to the hugely successful 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask tells first-time home buyers everything they need to know before they begin the search for the house of their dreams. Includes 20 worksheets, 15 charts and graphs.
Download or read book Home Buying For Dummies written by Eric Tyson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now updated — America's #1 bestselling home-buying book! Want to buy a house, but concerned about the market? Have no fear — this trusted guide arms you with Eric Tyson and Ray Brown's time-tested advice and updated strategies for buying a home in current market conditions. You'll discover how to find the right property, make smart financial decisions, and understand the latest lending requirements and tax implications. New to this edition — new and expanded coverage to help homebuyers take advantage of low home prices, understand the subprime mortgage crisis, obtain a mortgage, and improve credit scores To buy or not to buy? — weigh the advantages of owning versus renting, get your finances in order, and know how much house you can safely afford Handle financing — understand your credit rating, navigate the different types of mortgages, and complete all paperwork Play the real estate game — find the right location and property, assemble an all-star real estate team, and make the most of the Internet's real estate resources Let's make a deal — negotiate with finesse, make successful offers, inspect and protect your new home, and cover all your bases in escrow "Invaluable information, especially for the first-time home buyer." —Fort Worth Star-Telegram "A reference you'll turn to time after time." —St. Petersburg Times Open the book and find: Reasons why home prices rise and fall Hands-on instruction for buying a home in up or down markets How to pay the price you want The best mortgage options A sample home-buying contract Pros and cons of comparable market analysis Tips for overcoming mortgage and appraisal problems How to cope with buyer's remorse The best real estate Web sites
Download or read book The House Loan Process in Ten Easy Steps written by Carolyn Warren and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element is an excerpt from Homebuyers Beware: Who’s Ripping You Off Now?--What You Must Know About the New Rules of Mortgage and Credit (ISBN: 9780137020164) by Carolyn Warren. Available in print and digital formats. The simplest, clearest, quickest, step-by-step guide to today’s home loan processes! I’ve seen loan process flowcharts so elaborate, I wonder if the author’s purpose was to try to impress me with the complexity and enormity of their job. By contrast, here is a simple checklist that leads you through the steps, from start to finish. Step #1: Get a Good Faith Estimate and choose your loan officer....
Download or read book The White Coat Investor written by James M. Dahle and published by White Coat Investor LLC the. This book was released on 2014-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a practicing emergency physician, The White Coat Investor is a high-yield manual that specifically deals with the financial issues facing medical students, residents, physicians, dentists, and similar high-income professionals. Doctors are highly-educated and extensively trained at making difficult diagnoses and performing life saving procedures. However, they receive little to no training in business, personal finance, investing, insurance, taxes, estate planning, and asset protection. This book fills in the gaps and will teach you to use your high income to escape from your student loans, provide for your family, build wealth, and stop getting ripped off by unscrupulous financial professionals. Straight talk and clear explanations allow the book to be easily digested by a novice to the subject matter yet the book also contains advanced concepts specific to physicians you won't find in other financial books. This book will teach you how to: Graduate from medical school with as little debt as possible Escape from student loans within two to five years of residency graduation Purchase the right types and amounts of insurance Decide when to buy a house and how much to spend on it Learn to invest in a sensible, low-cost and effective manner with or without the assistance of an advisor Avoid investments which are designed to be sold, not bought Select advisors who give great service and advice at a fair price Become a millionaire within five to ten years of residency graduation Use a "Backdoor Roth IRA" and "Stealth IRA" to boost your retirement funds and decrease your taxes Protect your hard-won assets from professional and personal lawsuits Avoid estate taxes, avoid probate, and ensure your children and your money go where you want when you die Minimize your tax burden, keeping more of your hard-earned money Decide between an employee job and an independent contractor job Choose between sole proprietorship, Limited Liability Company, S Corporation, and C Corporation Take a look at the first pages of the book by clicking on the Look Inside feature Praise For The White Coat Investor "Much of my financial planning practice is helping doctors to correct mistakes that reading this book would have avoided in the first place." - Allan S. Roth, MBA, CPA, CFP(R), Author of How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street "Jim Dahle has done a lot of thinking about the peculiar financial problems facing physicians, and you, lucky reader, are about to reap the bounty of both his experience and his research." - William J. Bernstein, MD, Author of The Investor's Manifesto and seven other investing books "This book should be in every career counselor's office and delivered with every medical degree." - Rick Van Ness, Author of Common Sense Investing "The White Coat Investor provides an expert consult for your finances. I now feel confident I can be a millionaire at 40 without feeling like a jerk." - Joe Jones, DO "Jim Dahle has done for physician financial illiteracy what penicillin did for neurosyphilis." - Dennis Bethel, MD "An excellent practical personal finance guide for physicians in training and in practice from a non biased source we can actually trust." - Greg E Wilde, M.D Scroll up, click the buy button, and get started today!
Download or read book Home Buying Kit For Dummies written by Eric Tyson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-03-14 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's #1 bestselling home buying guide Are you looking to buy a house, but don't quite know where to begin? Have no fear! This new edition of Home Buying Kit For Dummies arms you with Eric Tyson and Ray Brown's time-tested advice and strategies for buying a home in current market conditions. Packed with valuable tips for getting the best deal on your new home and navigating an ever-changing housing market, it shows you how to find the right property, make smart financial decisions, and understand the latest lending requirements and tax implications. Thanks to looser lending standards, lower down payment mortgages, and a wider selection of homes to choose from, first-time homebuyers are making a comeback in the housing market. But if you don't know a Colonial from a counter offer, the process of buying a home can be daunting. Luckily, this bestselling guide is here to take the confusion out of the process! In plain English, it provides step-by-step guidance for buying the home of your dreams, from inspecting a property to evaluating a location to making sense of loan applications, tax documents, and counter offer forms. Negotiate your best deal and obtain a lower down payment mortgage Improve your credit score Make sense of changing lending standards Take the confusion out of lending laws, mortgage rates, and marketplace conditions Whether you're a renter, investor, or current homeowner, everything you need to plant roots in a new home sweet home is just a page away.
Download or read book Making Smart Decisions 9 Steps to Financing Your Home written by and published by Mortgagefit.com. This book was released on with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homebuyers Beware written by Carolyn Warren and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you thought you knew about financing a house has changed. Your future depends on knowing today’s mortgage and credit realities: Relying on older information could cost you a fortune or keep you from buying a house altogether. In Homebuyers Beware: Who’s Ripping You Off Now? – What You Must Know About the New Rules of Mortgage and Credit, Carolyn Warren reveals the new realities of home financing and shows exactly how to take advantage of them, whether you’re buying your first home, refinancing, struggling with imperfect credit, or planning to invest in real estate. Homebuyers Beware reveals new secrets homebuyers simply can’t afford to miss and exposes new scams that target today’s eager consumers--including new loans that look great on paper but are every bit as dangerous as yesterday’s subprimes. Unlike other mortgage guides, this book fully reflects today’s radically new mortgage requirements, in addition to the latest federal housing legislation and how to improve your credit rating. Warren covers topics from real estate negotiation, to powerful tips on getting lower interest rates, to avoiding bogus junk fees, and everything in between: · High-tech “smoke and mirrors” that can trick you into overpaying · Quick, easy, powerful ways to fix your credit · Uncovering the costly secrets of the Yield Spread Premium · The latest laws and credit rules and what they mean to you · New plans for recovering from bad credit, foreclosures, or short sales “Carolyn Warren is my go-to expert for mortgage industry information. She not only helps you avoid rip-offs, she helps you know what questions to ask and how to ask them. Full of tips, scripts, and sample letters, Homebuyers Beware is an extremely valuable book that I recommend to all my readers!” --Alison Rogers, “Ask the Agent” columnist, CBS Moneywatch.com “In this fun-to-read volume, mortgage industry insider Carolyn Warren tells you what real estate cheats and mortgage scammers do NOT want you to know: the tricks, the deceptions, and the outright frauds that would otherwise add thousands, maybe tens of thousands of dollars to your mortgage. Get it. Read it. And take it to the mortgage broker with you. You’ll be glad you did!” --Clayton Makepeace, The Total Package, Makepeacetotalpackage.com “In Homebuyers Beware, Carolyn Warren directs her keen eye at the mortgage and credit markets in the wake of the housing bubble. With an insider’s knowledge, plenty of interesting anecdotes, and helpful reference information, Warren is a cheerful teacher leading readers down the path to homeownership and pointing out pitfalls along the way.” --Ben Meyer, InternetBrands.com
Download or read book Mortgage Myths written by Ralph R. Roberts and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-02-13 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mortgage Myths, Realtor Ralph Roberts and mortgage consultant Chip Cummings take aim at the 77 mortgage myths that prevent so many would-be homeowners and real estate investors from pursuing their dreams of homeownership. You’ll learn the difference between good and bad debt, how to make mortgage approval easier and simpler, and how to use other people’s money to leverage your investments. This is the ultimate guide to getting the great deal you deserve.
Download or read book Introduction to Mortgages and Mortgage Backed Securities written by Richard K. Green and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Introduction to Mortgages & Mortgage Backed Securities, author Richard Green combines current practices in real estate capital markets with financial theory so readers can make intelligent business decisions. After a behavioral economics chapter on the nature of real estate decisions, he explores mortgage products, processes, derivatives, and international practices. By focusing on debt, his book presents a different view of the mortgage market than is commonly available, and his primer on fixed-income tools and concepts ensures that readers understand the rich content he covers. Including commercial and residential real estate, this book explains how the markets work, why they collapsed in 2008, and what countries are doing to protect themselves from future bubbles. Green's expertise illuminates both the fundamentals of mortgage analysis and the international paradigms of products, models, and regulatory environments. Written for buyers of real estate, not mortgage lenders Balances theory with increasingly complex practices of commercial and residential mortgage lending Emphasizes international practices, changes caused by the 2008-11 financial crisis, and the behavioral aspects of mortgage decision making
Download or read book Mortgage Loan Secrets written by Janice Szur and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most buyers are unfamiliar with the process of getting a loan or mortgage and what it really takes to get approved. This is not only important for first time home buyers but experienced owners too. It may have been awhile since a current home owner has purchased a home and acquired a mortgage and the rules change constantly. Buyers get frustrated with all the paperwork and they feel like they are asked for the same items over and over and over again. Most buyers don't really know what buying power they have. I see both ends of the scale: people who feel they can afford twice as much as allowed, and others who could qualify for five times more than they want. Also, there are various loan programs with numerous possibilities, down payment options, and the types of lenders who are available. All these options can make your head spin. The industry is constantly changing, which can confuse a buyer. The questions I hear most often are: "What is the interest rate?" and "What is my payment?" Although both are very valuable questions, they are not necessarily the critical ones when it comes to getting a mortgage. Finding the ideal loan officer and loan program is crucial and critical in getting you through the preapproval stage, underwriting, a final approval and all the way to the closing table. As an experienced business owner and loan officer, I have read the thousands of pages of regulations, and studied the various loan programs, in order to help my buyers get into the right program, at the right time, and for the right reasons. When purchasing real estate, and obtaining a home loan or mortgage, there are so many variables that a buyer should consider. Financing your first home, second home or cottage, or investment property all require preparation on your part. Do I get an FHA, VA, RD or a conventional loan, or do I get what is called a non-qualified mortgage? Do I need to worry about PMI - and what exactly is that? Do I get a variable rate or a fixed rate? Does the length of time I plan on living in the house matter? Each state and local entity has some of their own costs and rules. After reading this book, you will have an understanding of what is needed, why you should work with a qualified and experienced loan officer, and be ready to breeze through the process and if prepared do it less than 30 days. I have even closed loans in 8 days. I will cover mortgage basics, what is a good credit score, and what are the four c's of getting a loan. What is the loan process, what is the difference between a preapproval and being prequalified. What documents will my loan officer need and what should I be doing while in process. What kind of money and where is it coming from will be discussed. What if I had some credit blips in the past, how long do I have to wait to buy a house? What options do I have for rates, length of loan and can anything change? Finally, what happens behind the scenes and what can I do now to get approved. My mantra is education, communication, and certainly having some fun along the way. Life is too short, so, you better enjoy what you are doing. Because of this, I have put together a helpful guide and reference material to assist you, the buyer, in understanding the process and to help you through that process seamlessly so you aren't pulling out your hair.
Download or read book Why Physician Home Loans Fail written by Josh Mettle and published by Advantage Media Group. This book was released on 2014-03-28 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AT LAST—A NO B.S. GUIDE FOR PHYSICIANS. Look behind the curtains of MORTGAGE BANKING, discover the REAL LANDMINES and learn how to make a FLAWLESS HOME PURCHASE. In the post-meltdown world of mortgage banking, physicians face more challenges and have a higher rate of underwriter decline than any other professional client we advise. It’s shocking but true. Spend a few minutes in physician chat rooms where the topic is “mortgage” and you are likely to read nightmare after nightmare horror story. It’s emotionally devastating to see what a botched home loan and closing can do to a family. Within these pages, seasoned physician mortgage professional and fourth-generation Utah real estate investor, Josh Mettle, exposes the land mines and provides unique solutions to seamlessly overcome the pitfalls nearly all physicians face. YOU WILL LEARN: • How to avoid the landmines that most commonly lead to surprising last minute declines. • How student loans (including IBR and deferment) affect how you qualify for financing. • How to find a true mortgage and real estate specialist in your hometown. • What specifically to look for in a real estate and mortgage advisor. • A step-by-step guide, which virtually guarantees you a flawless home purchase. The challenges you’re likely to face are commonplace within your field, but can be embarrassing, expensive, and painful to learn firsthand. There is no bigger disappointment than finding out your loan was declined by an underwriter at the last minute forcing you to scramble to find temporary housing. Avoid that agony by educating yourself with a few simple precautions contained within these pages. Physician home loans are a “niche” loan practice, which is why you won’t find the information contained in this book anywhere else. When it comes to securing a physician home loan you don’t need a general practitioner, you need a super specialist.
Download or read book Home Buying 101 written by Jon Gorey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Buying a first home can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. Will you qualify for a mortgage? Is your dream home achievable? How do you make sure your offer will beat others? Don't worry-now you can arm yourself with the information you need to know before you begin the hunt! In Home Buying 101, you will learn all the skills you need to find the right house at the right price, with financing that fits your budget. Full of nuts-and-bolts advice and organized in an easy-to-read format, this book will teach you all the basics of: deciding the right time to buy; getting your finances in order; deciphering the MLS/reading the listings for clues; types of mortgage loans; and much more! With the help of this guide, you'll learn how to find the house of your dreams at a price you can afford!"--
Download or read book The Smart Easy Guide To Mortgages Home Financing written by Mark Dennison and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As you get ready to buy a home, you will need to learn everything you can about the world of home financing and mortgages. This is one of the biggest points of worry, confusion and downright failure for many would-be homeowners. But the good news is that there are answers. And The Smart & Easy Guide To Mortgages & Home Financing: How to Finance Real Estate to Make the House Buying Process Successful has them for you right now. The book contains all the knowledge and guidance that you need to get the best mortgage and avoid financial complications. This real estate financing and home buying mortgage guide book contains crucial information on how to get started with the process of identifying the best mortgage and how to make sure you get the best deal possible. Here are some of the questions answered in the book: - How to secure the credit to get started - How to begin the loan process - How to identify and negotiate for the best rates - How to understand the mortgage stipulations and the mortgage contracts formulated by the lenders - Why it's important to understand mortgage stipulations and the fine print - How to identify a loan that is suitable for a person's individual needs - How to get a loan that guarantees financial freedom - How to avoid scams, fraud, and other risks during the mortgaging process The book fully addresses the challenges faced by any homebuyer considering taking out a mortgage. The main purpose of this real estate financing and home buying mortgage guide book is to empower you by providing knowledge and practical steps you can take. The costs of ignorance in the mortgage industry are too high to ignore when you can get answers this easily. Here are just a few of the things you will learn: - The best strategies for identifying the best mortgage for your situation - How to avoid the stress, anxiety and frustration typical first time home buyers go through during the lending process - How to identify the best mortgage rates by using little known tools - How to avoid fraud, scams and other financial risks - Crucial Strategies for negotiating lower rates and fees - How to boost your credit ratings and why they matter - How a few simple negotiation tricks can save you $1,000s - How to find the best lenders for you - How to save time, money and headaches during the entire process The book contains extensive details on how to avoid financial issues, find the best mortgages and save money and time every step of the way. This real estate financing and home buying mortgage guide book explains how you can obtain good credit, how to start the loan process and how to identify the best mortgage rates. This real estate financing and home buying mortgage guide book has all the answers you need. It contains detailed mortgage information that will guide you smoothly through the home financing process. The sooner you access to get the knowledge contained in this book, the better your situation will be. Make the home buying and home financing process as fast and easy as possible. The Smart & Easy Guide To Mortgages & Home Financing: How to Finance Real Estate to Make the House Buying Process Successful is here for you. Grab your copy today of this real estate financing and home buying mortgage guide book!
Download or read book How to Buy a House written by ARX Reads and published by ARX Reads. This book was released on with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buying a house requires a lot of time and effort, but these 12 Steps Guide can help you make the house buying process easy and manageable and will help you make the best decisions possible.
Download or read book Your Home Loan Toolkit written by Consumer Financial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buying a home is exciting and, let's face it, complicated. This booklet is a toolkit that can help you make better choices along your path to owning a home.
Download or read book First Time Home Buyers Practical Guide written by Norah Sherrod and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-22 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever thought about purchasing your first dream home, but are you scared to handle the whole process? Maybe you already had an idea about going into the real estate business? Would you like to have a guide that would nail every single detail you need to know about real estate investing? If you answered "Yes" to at least one of these questions, then keep reading... "FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS HANDBOOK" - a complete guide that is going to teach you the most important things you need to know about real estate for both - purchasing your own dream property and building massive real estate investing business. Having a big beautiful house is one of those things that almost every person has dreamed about. But almost every single one of those dreamers knows how difficult of a process it can be if you don't know the rules of this industry. After more than 10 years of selling, buying, and renting dream properties, Nora Sherrod decided to create a guide that would help every single dreamer to fulfill his or her goal as a successful first-time and many time purchase. Here is just a short brief of what you are going to get out of this book: To RENT or to BUY Step-by-step guide on how to set out your needs and priorities for your dream house How to deal with mortgages and loans First steps into real estate investing business How to hendle entire home buying procedure without going crazy The Potential of Buying a House at Auction Most common real estate investing mistakes you must avoid Much much more... It may look that buying real estate can be the most difficult financial decision in your life, but going through this book, you will learn how to make this process as easy and as professional as possible. Now it is your turn to take action. Scroll up, click on "Buy Now" and discover the most important real estate secrets!
