Brett Sampson's (bsampson) Blog

Have you been told by your loan officer that you could get a mortgage, but you will need to get disputes removed from your credit report first?For those of you who have disputes, and either don’t have time to get them removed, or are having trouble getting them removed there is a way to get a mor...

I wrote about this the other day, but it’s pretty huge and I wanted to touch on it again.It’s regarding alternative income documentation for FHA loans.Normally you will need to provide pay stubs, w-2′s, and tax returns for income documentation to get a mortgage.If there is an issue with your tax ...

From time to time I get asked if a USDA loan can be used to purchase a manufactured home.The answer is “yes”. …kind of.The big limitation when using a USDA loan for a manufactured home is that the loan can only be used to purchase and place a brand new manufactured home on land.If you are wanting...

If you have ever shopped for a high loan to value Jumbo loan then you know it’s hard to find anything over 80% LTV.I wanted to tell you that I have Jumbo loans up to 90% LTV with loan amounts up to $1,500,000!…and, there’s no mortgage insurance on this 90% Jumbo loan!Just something to be aware of...

I wanted to remind you that we have the option of using W-2′s and Pay-stubs ONLY as a method of proving income.We don’t need tax returns or transcripts.Sometimes this can come in handy if there is something on your tax returns that would prevent you from getting a mortgage.That’s it for today!Hav...

 Are you planning on using your bonus income or overtime income to help you get a mortgage?…If so, then there are three important things you need to be aware of:1) We can’t use bonus income or overtime income unless you can prove you have been receiving this income for 2 years.2) The employer has...

Recently I wrote about our aggressive guidelines for FHA loans. Guidelines that allows us to make mortgage loans to borrowers that are told “no” by other mortgage companies.FHA isn’t the only thing we are aggressive about.We also have aggressive VA guidelines…- VA down to 550 fico score- VA Manua...

I write about this topic at least once a year, but it’s a good thing to revisit it from time to time…My job as a loan officer allows me to have a unique perspective into people’s lives.I can see how much money people make, and how much money they have in the bank.I do loans for people who make le...