Do You Possess the Recipe
to Become a Home Buyer?
to Become a Home Buyer?
As a Mortgage Lender, one of the most important messages I impress on area Home Buyers/Owners is one regarding timing ... the timing of when they should contact me when Buying a Home or Refinancing.
If you've read a few of my past posts, you'll know the topic of timing is a drum I beat loudly and often. My rule of thumb regarding proper timing is ... Once you've contemplated home ownership or refinancing, you need to get to a Mortgage Lender!
Below is a good example of why I believe this message is so important ...
I have a client that I'm working with right now. He's young, hard working, a saver not a spender. He paid off his Student Loans early. Saved up and bought a moderately-priced used car to avoid car payments.
Thinking he was doing the right thing, he'd paid off almost all debt he'd acquired prior to seeking my mortgage services. And he'd saved up a sizeable Down Payment for his new home. His MIDDLE credit score is 795. Yep ... 795!
Sounds like the perfect dream Borrower, doesn't he? Sounds like he's done everything right, doesn't it? And yes, he has.
Except for ...
In the current lending environment, having 3 open credit lines is the "gold standard" by which a Borrower is held and examined by Underwriters, especially if the client will need Private Mortgage Insurance or want a second mortgage. You have to be in debt and show you can handle that debt wisely to be considered worthy of more new debt.
So at this point if you're thinking "here comes the kicker" regarding my young client ... you're right. He doesn't have 3 credit lines open. He has only 1 credit card right now. It has a very very tiny balance. And he uses it extremely in-often.
Now as a grandfather, I'm hoping this young guy is still available when my grand-daughters are ready to marry. His heads on straight regarding financial matters. But as his Mortgage Lender??
Let me make this clear: This isn't an insurmountable problem. We've found a solution and are working around the insufficient number of credit lines.
A little bit of time ... a little bit of extra effort and all will be well. But it will cost him some extra time .. a it will take a little bit of extra effort to put a solution in place.
Hearing this message was somewhat confusing to my young Buyer. It certainly wasn't a message that he or his Agent were prepared for or wanting to hear. Especially given they've already started viewing homes.
So I go back to the message I repeatedly drum regarding WHEN a potential Home Buyer should seek out their Mortgage Lender. That is ...
"Sooner than Later! Sooner than Later! Sooner than Later!"
Why?
Had this young, seemingly well-positioned perfect Home Buyer come to me earlier in his home buying process, we would have discovered and tackled his credit issue ... his credit "blip" ... immediately. And that would have eliminated any stress factor he faces now and erased any delay placed in his home search.
Buyers must come to think of that "positioning" as their personal recipe for success. A recipe where the proper ingredients ... the proper seasoning ... must be measured and added in the exact right amounts ... then baked for the right amount of time.
Ahhh ... a reference to timing again!
As I said above, this young and deserving client will buy and finance his new home successfully. But the glitches and blips he encounteres along the way could have been avoided if we had talked earlier.
So, if you're thinking of buying a Will County or Chicagoland home now ... or in the future ... contact me immediately. Remember ... "Sooner than Later" is preferred, pro-active, and wise.
Be informed and educated sooner than later. Get your credit checked sooner than later. Polish and spruce it up sooner than later. And give yourself enough time to act upon your Lender's recommendations.
Do You Possess the Recipe to Become a Home Buyer? Potential Chicagoland Home Buyers need to prepare their financing "recipe" perfectly and well in advance of starting to view homes.
Doing so increases and strengthens bargaining positions with Sellers. When this important step is done, Buyers can respond and act quickly when they find their perfect home ...
* Hoping to become a Home Owner or Refinance in Will County or elsewhere in Chicagoland? Contact Me today! I'll put my 37 years of mortgage experience and expertise hard to work on your behalf.
I can be easily found at the following:
Direct: 815.524.2280
Cell/Text: 708.921.6331
eFax: 815.524.2281
Gene Mundt, Mortgage Lender, a Lender with 37 years of mortgage experience, will offer you exemplary mortgage service and advice when seeking: Conventional, FHA, VA, Jumbo, USDA, and Portfolio Loans in Chicago and the greater Chicagoland region, including: The Lincoln-Way Area, Will County, (New Lenox, Frankfort, Mokena, Manhattan, Joliet, Shorewood, Crest Hill, Plainfield, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Naperville, etc.), DuPage County, the City of Chicago, Cook County, and elsewhere within IL.
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