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Hello I have a few general questions. How easy is it to obtain a home loan for first time home buyers? What type of credit score do you need to qualify? Do you need income qualifications? How do you find foreclosed homes?
Hi Nicole;
It is increasingly easier from a few months ago to obtain a loan as a first time homebuyer with all of the incentives and a slight relaxation of lender money now. Still it is important that you have good credit but as far as the score...it depends how much of a loan you need, how much you are putting down and also what your circumstances are. The main thing is to get pre-qualified with a lender. He/she can tell you everything you need to know about the loan. You do need income qualifications and those are that your house payment should be no more than about 25 percent of your total income.
Finding foreclosed homes is fairly easy these days. You can ask a real estate agent, subscribe to a foreclosure newsletter, or research online. Just look up foreclosures and you will find lots of websites.
Best wishes,
Jessica Bryan
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Jessica Bryan
Expertise
buying and selling process such as:
General questions from first time buyers
How to market a home
Why choose a REALTOR
How do I find a REALTOR
Should I consider buying or selling without a REALTOR--how much can I save
Should I remodel or move
How much can I expect to gain by fixing up my home before selling
Helpful tips when selling
Helpful tips when buying
finding a good mortgage loan
what is the difference between banks, mortgage bankers, and mortgage brokers
Questions from the general public, people thinking about getting their real estate license, newly licensed.
Fellow professionals who have interests in networking and how to get started
What is a market evaluation and how does it differ from an appraisal what are the different loan programs
services a REALTOR can perform
when to use a lawyer
when to use escrow
what are the regional differences in the buying and selling process
what is the MLS and how does it work
how can the layman access information on the web--listings and other information
These are just a few of the questions. I can suggest that if I am unable to answer a question I will refer the inquiry to a source that can.
Experience
Anyone who is in this business and who dedicates oneself to professionalism has continued to take classes and along with it,additional credentials, awards and honors. I can list a host of them, but my greatest accomplishments happen to be those of getting first time buyers (who didn't think they could afford to buy a home)into a home of their dreams. The look on their faces when I hand over the keys is worth all of the hard work.
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