I’m serious… there are really no downsides to the HECM reverse mortgage. I know some of you are going to say, sure, I’m a loan officer, I’m naturally going to say that, but honestly, this program has got a bad rap and I’m not exactly sure...
Which is Better for My Situation? Loan Modification or Refinance? If you’re currently facing a situation where you are not sure if you’re going to lose your home you probably want to know your options before defaulting on the mortgage. You may have heard...
Whether you are considering a 15-year mortgage as a first-time loan or as a refinance, there are pros and cons to the setup. Let’s first talk about a brand-new mortgage. Let’s say you are considering a $300,000 loan and a 30-year mortgage. This loan will...
You have a rental property. You don’t want to give it up but you do want to refinance it because rates are low and you may have purchased the property when rates were high. Or, you’re just looking to pull some money out of the rental property to either...
If you are among the nearly 87 million homeowners in the United States, at some point, you’ve probably thought about refinancing unless you’ve just moved into your new home. Refinancing does a lot of different things, and it all depends on why you are...
As values have gone up over the past couple of years it might be a good time to look into eliminating your mortgage insurance. If you purchased a home through an FHA loan or other type of mortgage that required mortgage insurance because of a low to zero down payment,...