45 Tips for buying a home
1. Have all your money in one account prior to purchasing a home 2 months prior to getting under contract.(This makes it easy to source your funds) 2. This will make #1 even better. Open a brand new account just for purchasing a home. This will eliminate all deposit questions to that the underwriter may have. (Must be 2 months old prior to purchasing a home) 3. Have zero open disputes before having your credit ran by a lender. 4. Get pre-approved first then shop for a home. 5. Stop worrying about the interest rates until you get under contract. (Don’t ask what’s the rate, your lenders response will be, do you have a contract? If not the rate is irrelevant. Rates change hourly. It’s okay to ask the general rate but understand they change based on 18 different factors thus making everyone’s situation different) 6. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING BIG PRIOR TO BUYING A HOME! 7. Get your Debt to income ration down as low as you can. This will allow you to get a higher pre-approval and better appr...