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title: 2026-04-08 11:53:07
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# 2026-04-08 11:53:07
## 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.