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Every article from mylenderjackie.com, moved over at the original URL, with Jackie Barikhan's program guides and California lending notes in one library.

Loan Programs

The Self-Employed Borrower With Inconsistent Income

Two years of tax returns are the conventional lender’s primary tool for evaluating a self-employed borrower, and the tool works reasonably well when the...

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Loan Programs

When the Tax Return Says No - DSCR Says Yes

The file came in looking like a dead end. An experienced investor out of the Phoenix metro, with five existing rentals and a track record that actually...

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