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Home buying guide for the first time home buyer
 
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  A good mortgage broker will dot the i's, cross all the t's and make sure your mortgage money arrives in time for the closing.  
     
  For his services, the mortgage broker earns between .7% and 2% of the loan amount ($700 to $2000 on a $100,000 loan)  
     
  Can you work with the lender's loan officer and avoid the broker's fee?  
 
Sure you can but hundreds of things can go wrong (or simply arrive late).
Your peace of mind might be worth the broker's fee, ...besides, the fee is often absorbed by the lender.
 
     
  A mortgage broker is a must for people with:  
 
  • Credit problems (which must be explained).
  • Less than 10% of the purchase price for a down payment (most lenders avoid loans over 90% of the property value).
  • No time to shop for a mortgage loan.
 
     
     
 

Try Audrie's two step approach:

 
 
Find a few good loans on the Internet 
Ask your local mortgage broker to match the best interest rate you found on the Internet.
 
     
  Finding a Mortgage broker  
 
  • Ask friends who have recently bought homes.
  • Get a referral from your real estate agent.
  • If not working with a realtor, call a local agent and ask for a referral.
  • Find Mortgage brokers in the local telephone directory and use Audrie's two step approach above.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 

Mortgage brokers
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Mortgage brokers are independent agents.  They connect buyers to lenders and earn a fee that is a percent of the loan amount. The fee is often absorbed by the lender and does not necessarily make the loan more expensive

  
Advantages of using a mortgage broker:
  • Save time and effort in shopping for a lender.
  • Help with filling out forms and explaining pros and cons of different mortgages.
  • Help with the problems of a weak credit history.
  • Finding loans for 90% or more of the purchase price.
Main Drawback:  Limited choices
  • Most brokers claim to work with many lenders but often work with only a few.
  • The Internet offers hundreds of lenders, far more than the average broker can possibly know.
 
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