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When you are purchasing a home from a family member – then there are some extra hoops that you have to jump through.  With FHA, the rules on how to buy a house from a family member allow us to loan you up to 96.5%, as long as the borrower has been renting the property (literally paying rent, not ...
04/03/2018
MANY First Time Home Buyers in NC are now using the Conventional Fannie Mae Home Ready program to purchase a home.  So many, in fact that for the first time in decades, FHA is no longer commanding a large share of this unique market.  Why is that happening?  In part it is because Conventional Loa...
03/20/2018
Many people who are just plain tired of renting a home near ECU are looking for a way to take advantage of the historic low mortgage and they are trying to get the lowest price on a home.  If you don’t have a job yet, that might seem impossible – but the FHA Loan program offers the option of havi...
03/06/2018
There are so many people in NC looking for homes right now that have a “side hustle.” They might bee working at Verizon, but during their off time, they are also Lyft Drivers. If they’ve done this for a few years, we might be able to use that additional income.  So the questions we are going to t...
03/01/2018
A lot of our clients are looking for a home with a front porch swing, away from all the hustle and bustle they encounter during their daily travels. That’s why the USDA Home Loan Program has been so perfect, because in NC, it doesn’t take much time at all to be smack dab in the middle of some Cou...
02/13/2018
We are closing a loan this week for a hard-working young man who wanted to buy a home for his family. He did a ton of Research, and had many great questions.  But, he started with, “Can a DACA Buy A House in NC?”  Which kind of blew us away, because I’d always assumed everyone understood how this...
02/06/2018
We often get asked questions about qualifying and what payments need to be included, especially when the person has an Installment Debt that will be paid off that year.  Buying a home, and getting a mortgage is going through one of those periods of time where Agencies (Fannie and Freddie) are now...
01/23/2018
There are some new guidelines coming in January for First Time Home Buyers with Student Loan Debt.  In January of 2018 Freddie Mac will begin requiring us to count either your Student Loan payment, OR .5% of the balance, which ever is higher  This is a change from the current guideline that allow...
01/03/2018
Veterans who have eligibility for a VA Home Loan need to understand the “essence” of the credit requirements set out by the Veteran’s Department.  The VA Doesn’t make these loans, they simply guarantee that if the lender meets the underwriting guidelines in approving a VA Home Loan, then the Vete...
12/06/2017
Equity Resources, Inc. is offering Veterans and Active Military a FREE APPRAISAL on a home purchase or refinance for the month of November 2017! The Free Appraisal is valid for Veterans or active military members who apply 11/1/17 – 12/1/17 and close before 1/5/18 with Equity Resources, Inc.  Our...
11/29/2017
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Johnston County biased blog dedicated to providing information about FHA, VA mortgages, USDA home loan and conventional mortgage loan information for Smithfield, Clayton, Benson, Wilson Mills, Dunn, and other parts of Johnston County. Highly experienced mortgage loan officers with best rates in the area!