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NFM Lending Lunch & Learn

"The Cost of Waiting: Building Wealth through Homeownership"

NFM Lending, "The Jane Floyd Team"

NFM Lending Power Design Incentive

$2,000 credit to closing cost

Good year for buying?

Components of Preapproval

  • Credit
  • Income
  • Assets

Credit

[!info] Credit Bureaus

  • Experian
  • Equifax
  • Transunion

Minimum 580 for FHA, VA

Minimum 620 for conventional (assumes a large down payment)

[!info] Score Drivers

  • Pay history
  • Credit utilization
  • Past Derogatories

Income

Bonus, commission, overtime 2-year history with letter from employer stating likely to continue

Assets

Traditional

Savings

401k personal loans

Gift funds - documentation required sent directly to title company

Sourcing and Seasoning

Bank deposits cash is never an option deposits need to be sourced (documented) large undocumented deposits need to be seasoned for two months

Assistance Programs

  • 1st time home buyer programs: Statewide, county

Personal Family Budget

  • Nerd Wallet
  • WalletHub

Rent vs. Own

Mortgage Coach

Cost of Waiting

If interest rates decrease payment decreases marginally, but you lose out on equity

better to buy now and refinance when rates decrease.

1% rate decrease \approx $10,000 value appreciation

"Escrow"

Escrow account with title company "opening escrow"

separate from escrow account with lender for taxes, insurance, etc.