In today’s real estate market, there are more homebuyers than there are sellers, which makes it tough on buyers to separate themselves from all the other perspective buyers. Being prepared to make an offer on a home should start way before you even call a realtor. Our suggestion is to call Indigo Mortgage early in
In today’s real estate market with very limited homes for sale, many New Mexico borrowers are choosing to build a home and take out a construction loan to do so. Many homebuyers aren’t familiar with construction loans so let’s look at them today. Indigo Mortgage has been offering construction loans since our inception in 2003
In today’s tight housing market, homeowners who are looking for a larger home or an updated home may find Rehab Mortgage Loans a better solution than selling their current home and purchasing a new home. A rehab loan lets you bundle your current mortgage with the home improvement cost rolled into one loan. Rehab mortgage
Over the last year and a half, appraisals to determine a property’s value have been a hot commodity. With the demand for housing and a hot real estate market in New Mexico, getting an appraisal order back has been nightmare for many borrowers. Appraisers are running at full steam but there are too few appraisers
You’ve heard the old saying about a wolf in sheep’s clothing? That’s how we feel about predatory lending and the companies that don’t ethically take care of home buyer’s mortgage applications. We might sound like a broken record but we want to advise borrowers to be very wary of the big national lender predator, the
The inside scoop from Ben Lucero at Indigo Mortgage: I was listening to a radio ad the other day and the lender was saying that they offer a “no closing cost mortgage”, that the lender would pay all the closing costs for the borrower. This is actually a scam. I say that because I had
Even the team at Indigo Mortgage in Albuquerque gets mortgage offers in the mail—and some of them are borderline unethical. Here’s a recent example: our company owner, Ben Lucero received a letter in the mail from a lender he’d never heard of. They offered a 1.75% interest rate and the direct mail piece said he
Mortgage interest rates may not be at the record low rates that we’ve seen over the last year or so, but they “are what they are”. By that, we mean that, although interest rates are not at their all-time lows, they are still low enough for borrowers to accomplish what they need to. Borrowers are
When purchasing a home, there are many rules and requirements a borrower must follow. Previously, we touched on the source of funds and laws that are designed to prohibit money laundering. Let’s expand on how lenders verify the funds in bank accounts and investment accounts. When funds to close a home loan are required, mortgage
When you’re getting ready to purchase a home and need funds for the down payment and closing costs, it’s important that borrowers follow the rules in mortgage lending. One important factor is the source of funds. Where did the funds for closing come from? Source of funds falls under the Federal anti-money laundering law. In