Posts Tagged ‘home loans’

Bad Credit Mortgage- A Real Option For Real People

It’s becoming more and more common for people to see their credit scores getting lower.

While this can create a lot of extra stress, it is still possible to find Bad Credit mortgage lenders that will give you the chance to fulfill the dream of owning a home of your own. This often comes with a price attached, namely in the form of higher fees and interest rates, but at least the option is available to you if home ownership is one of your goals.

By using this option you are able to get into a house an reestablish and raise your credit score at the same time.

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Bad Credit Mortgages- Making The Dream Of Home-ownership Come True

Bad Credit Mortgages- Making The Dream Of Home-ownership Come True

Bad Credit mortgages makes the
American dream of home ownership
a possibility even for people
with less than perfect credit
scores.  

Sub-prime loans (also called
second chance lending) are
usually granted to people
with credit scores of less
than 680.

Sub-prime loans are generally required by people who have missed
more than two payments in the last 12 months; have a judgment,
foreclosure, or eviction against them; declared bankruptcy in the
last 5 years; or have a generally defined high risk of default.

Back in the 1930s, the 30 year fixed rate mortgage was introduced
as a financial instrument.  Since then, the rate of home ownership
has doubled and two-thirds of Americans own their own homes today.  

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Shopping for your home?

Shopping for a home?

Find out the important in’s and out’s of shopping for home with this very informative video produced by HUD. It details important information that will help you when shopping for a home.


You will learn these  important points:

1. Home counseling: why it may help you
2. Expenses: determining how much house you can afford
3. Credit reports & credit score: why you should check it in advance
4. Real Estate agents:  types of agencies
5. Purchase contract: what it contains and why it is important
6. Earnest money deposits: what are they for and how you could lose it

and much, much more.

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