YOUR CREDIT REPORT DOESN’T TELL THE WHOLE STORY

When your Lender takes a mortgage application, there are multiple steps and pieces to it as a single component such as the credit report does not tell the whole story. If the information you provide is not complete or is … Continue reading

GETTING DIVORCED AND NEED TO BUY A HOME? THIS POST IS FOR YOU!

Until one finds themselves in need of a mortgage while in the throes of a divorce or just coming out of one, it would be rare that they have any understanding of how the nuances of the lending guidelines may … Continue reading

WHY CREDIT SCORES VARY AMONGST THE VARIOUS CREDIT REPORTING COMPANIES

Credit scores are one of those things that both consumers and sometimes lenders scratch their heads and say, “How did they come up with THAT credit score?” The scores you hear about the most are FICO scores (acronym for the … Continue reading

WHO OWNS THE CLIENT

Have you ever given it a second thought? Who owns the client? A Florida mortgage loan officer may have found out the hard way that their former employer did! Consider the following: In our current climate, Lenders are recruited daily, … Continue reading

A REALTOR’S LIST OF “TO-DO’S” AFTER CLOSING ON YOUR NEW HOME

When asked “what is your advice to home buyers who have just purchased a home”, a group of Realtors came up with the following list: Change the locks Change the garage door opener codes Change the utilities into their name … Continue reading