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scrubrider

Joined: 12 Oct 2009
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sunnyca2009

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jenkin7

Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Posts: 4537 Location: Hawaii
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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:50 am Post subject:
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Hi scrubrider,
Your income for the last two years looks good. But you have not mentioned your credit score. It is one of the key factors these days. You need to have good credit score to qualify for a loan with good rates and terms. A down payment of $50,000 is quite good, but it is just over 5% of the home price. It would definitely be better if you can arrange for a down payment of at least 10%. This will reduce the interest rate on your loan.
As far as the conforming loan limit is concerned, it has been set at $729,750 for single family units. If you want to loan of an amount higher than that, it is likely that you will have to go for a non-conforming mortgage. The interest rate on the loan depends on various factors like down payment, your credit scores, the number of discount points you pay upfront etc.
What I can suggest you is, go for a no obligation free mortgage quote with the lenders in this community. They will check your credit scores, income etc. and will offer you free mortgage quotes. This will help you get an idea about what type of interest rates you can expect to get on your mortgage. You can then contact your local lenders and look for mortgage quotes from them as well. This will give you a lot of options to choose from and you can pick the one that best suits your requirements. |
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jveenstra
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Joined: 10 Nov 2008
Posts: 1256 Location: River Edge, New Jersey
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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:58 am Post subject: Mortgage
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The mortgage is over $417,000, so, it is a jumbo loan. The down payment is about 5%. Any down payment less than 20% requires private mortgage insurance (PMI). The PMI companies have problems as do mortgages and partcularly jumbo mortgages.
The secondary market has pretty much disappeared for jumbo mortgages. The portfolio lenders that use their own money are available but they typically require down payments of 20% to 30%. PMI is not available for jumbo mortgages over $729,750 and then only with a 15% down payment.
The jumbo mortgage up to $729,750 is available in 73 counties in the United States, so, the property would need to be in one of those counties. This loan limit is for 2009 and has not yet been renewed after this year. It may be, but, not done yet.
Is the income you quote gross income or net income after expenses? Mortgages average the last two years net income. _________________ John Veenstra, Sr Mortgage Consultant
Approved Funding Corp
Licensed NJ NY CT PA
201-833-0123x278
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