Signing the agreement to secure your first home loan can be more than a little nerve-wracking. With the average Canadian house price hovering at around $300,000, the amount of most first home loans is well over $200,000 – a significant sum, to say the least.
To keep costs manageable over the short and long term, it is essential to shop around for the most favorable mortgage rates and terms, especially when buying your first home. When looking for home financing, it is often helpful to evaluate not only your current finances but also your risk tolerance.
Why Risk Tolerance Matters
There is a bewildering array of first home loans on the market. To help narrow your focus, it is helpful to know what you can afford to pay for your home.
An honest, detailed assessment of your current financial situation can tell you what kind of monthly payment you can afford, based on your income, your down payment and any other outstanding loans you might have.
You should then use this assessment to determine how comfortable you are with risk. Given your current situation, are you comfortable taking a chance with interest rates, or does watching the ups and downs of these rates make you queasy? Knowing the answer to that question before you enter the first home loans market will help you make the right financial choice.
Assessing Risk
Knowing what kind of loan is best suited to your lifestyle before you start shopping will be helpful in evaluating the many types of first home loans on offer.
Borrowers tend to fall into one of three categories of risk tolerance – high, medium, and low. The outline below discusses the type of first home loans that suit each kind of borrower.
Low – Many first-time buyers fit into this category. Having made the first big investment of their lives, they seek the security of consistent monthly payments. They are not typically concerned with pre-paying their mortgage, so a closed, fixed-rate mortgage is often the best choice. If you fall into this category, you may want to consider first home loans with some flexibility built in. Some mortgage products allow for extra lump sum payments for times when you have additional cash, like a large tax return. You may want to verify that you can make payments like this without penalty.
Medium – These borrowers tend to play with rates a little. They want to lock in to a good rate, but not pay penalties to make changes. They also want the flexibility to accelerate their payments when their financial situation changes. They often require specialized mortgages negotiated with their financial institution or mortgage broker.
High – Willing to bet on interest rates, these borrowers seek the flexibility of short-term, open mortgages. These buyers are often planning to sell in the near future, or are willing to refinance to get a lower rate.
With so many options for first home loans out there, you are sure to find the one that suits your level of risk tolerance and your overall financial goals.
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How to get a home loan and start paying on bad debit?My spouse and I are wanting to purchase a home. We pay our rent every month so we should be able to pay a house payment. We have some very bad credit issues in the past and would like to take care of them either by settling or paying the debt off slowly. But how does one go about this? I know I can get a government loan if I start paying on the bad debt, but companies want lump sums and dont want to work with us. They demand payment now and dont' care otherwise. Any suggestions?
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I am a mortgage examiner in the State of Michigan. Your situation depends on where you are going for your mortgage. If you go to a mortgage broker, they may be able to shop around to find you the best lender – just please be careful when choosing a broker. There is so much fraud here – people are getting ripped off left and right. You can always call the Office of Finanical and Insurance Services to inquire on a broker (or lender, for that matter). If you decide to go straight to the lender, understand what they plan to do with your loan first – many of them sell loans on the secondary market.
The most important thing to remember is to ALWAYS review every piece of paper you sign. This is where some of the fraudsters are taking thousands of dollars from unsuspecting people.
Anyway, as long as your b-friend has a great credit score, steady income and proof as to why he didn't make that kind of money in the last month – you guys should be okay. Don't bring up what could happen in the future, cause you aren't a fortune teller. Keep it honest and things will work out.
Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things…..
I wouldn't see why not. As far as I know, there are no limits on how many mortgage loans one can have. I don't know if that applies in foreign countries, though.
As long as you can continue to make your monthly payments, that's all mortgage companies care about.
I have a Sure Safe Steel Buttress foiundation and I take offence to your remarks which I find to be bassless. This is the only foundation that turne a manufactured home into a real home–ask someone who has one. I can only conclude you have no experience with the foundation or your are a competitor.
Looks pretty sharp to me.
John Paul,
First, I hope you contacted a good, reputable loan office BEFORE putting an offer on a home. And I hope you are getting good professional guidance through the process. The home buying process can be a thorny one if not handled properly…and the same is true of the home loan process.
There is no question that there are some great deals out there…and some great rates. But you have to think of the online deals as "big tent" offerings … while they may well apply to your particular circumstance … they also very well may not. Every lender, online or off, has their pool of offerings … some broader than others. Each has certain criteria that must be followed in securing that loan. And not every loan is available for every borrower. Are you self employed? Do you have a regular salary? Do you get hourly pay? How long have you been working for your current employer? What other fixed debts do you have? Do you pay child support or allimony? Do you have any positive or negative offsetting factors? What are your credit scores? These things, and many other factors, impact what type of loans you may qualify for … and what types may not be available to you at all.
I've never been a fan of "shopping rates" for the simple reason that they don't tell the whole story. I remember a buyer of one of my listings "got a great deal" from a particular lender (which he happened to find online). Problem was when he got to closing NOTHING in the loan package bore any resemblance to the loan he THOUGHT he was getting! He thought it was a fixed rate loan … it was not. The rate he'd been quoted was not the rate he actually got. He'd never heard of "negative amortization", and his loan had it. He never gave any thought to a "prepayment penalty" … his loan had that, too! With a lot of work we were able to get the prepayment penalty waived (this is a BIGGIE because the penalty was over $7,000 in the event he sold his home or refinanced within the FIRST 3 YEARS of the loan!) Even though the terms were horrible, he DID close on his purchase … and went right out and immediately refinanced his new home!
My point is that WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW can cost you big time. This is not something to "wing it" with. Talk to friends & coworkers & family who've dealt with reliable lenders in the past and ask for recommendations. Most certainly if you are working with a real estate agent, ask them for recommendations as well. We deal with lenders all the time and if the agent is experienced, they have an assortment of lenders they know are professional, reliable, ethical people … and they also know who to avoid!!!! Talk to a few recommended lenders … have them prequalify / preapprove you, making recommendations on programs they think your financial profile best fits. As long as the rates they offer are "in line" with with the market in general, I wouldn't worry about getting the best "deal". When you're looking at just raw numbers, you don't know what is being "cut" to get to that number. Quite often it's reliability and/or service.
By the way, my preference is to ALWAYS deal with a lender who will shephard you through the process from application to closing on your purchase. As the process moves along, you want to have a real live person you can call to answer questions, follow up to be sure all the proper steps are being taken, and to hold accountable if/when they're not.
Good luck! I know this is an exciting time and I hope all goes well for you!
As a rule its 2 years in the same job field. It does not need to be the exact same job at the same company just the same field really. Also you may want to tell this person to get a quote from more than one mortgage person. Try going thru a bank like chase bank…. forget brokers they are more like a middle man. I'm sure i'll get thumbs down for that comment… good luck!
FDIC is great and all, but it has almost nothing to do with lending. FDIC means that they have a Federal Deposit Insurance Company protecting your deposits (checking, savings, CDs, IRAs, etc) in the case of the bank going belly up. If the bank ends up getting in trouble, they will sell your loan off to another bank or financial institution for the capital. This can happen in large banks as well as small banks, especially the way the economy is right now.
To test this small bank for their federal guidelines, when you walk in next time ask them where they have posted their Community Reinvestment Act public notice. If they look at you like they have to no idea what you are talking about, walk back out the door and don't look back. If they have one, take a seat!!
well that sounds good but that wouldnt pass inspection in midland county michigan i just put in a manufactured home and i had to put in 16 inch round footings which had to be 42 inches deep your guys footing will still move with frost heaving from frost is the second strongest force in the world besides plate tectonics so your guys solution sucks
if the seller is asking more for the house than what the lender thinks its
worth they won't give you the loan. the lender you are going to use
will appraise the house and if the price you are paying for the house is the same or less than the appraisal they will loan you that amount. if their
asking more for the house than it appraises your not going to get a loan.
your not going to borrow more money than what the value of the home
is. if the asking price is 200,000 and it appraises for that, that's how much you will get, not any more. you won't see any of the money, your
lender will pay directly to the title holder of the house.
To have a mortgage loan you must have land involved, so no trailer park rentals. Lender's are not fond of mobile homes because they lose value – unlike a stick-built home which will appreciate in value. You are unlikely to find 100% financing for a mobile home. 90% or less is the norm and that is with good credit. Your interest rate will be higher as well.
If you are buying this as an investment (in your own future-not as an investment property) you should look into a modular home. Anything but a mobile. You won't get out what you put into a mobile. That said, there are some very nice mobile homes out there.
No, there are no loans for more then 96.5% of the sales price, that is as high as it is possible to go.