Purchasing a home is a huge investment, but does that mean it should come with fees? Unfortunately, Borrowers can often be charged unnecessary fees. There are many lenders out there that will charge borrowers upfront application fees. Here’s why you should wait before paying them. As you know, many lenders may charge upfront application fees
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 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
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
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 preparing to purchase a home or apply for a new mortgage or refi, there are some things you really should not do. We call them “The 10 Commandments of Lending”. Here are some of the most important ones: Thou shalt not buy a car, truck or van or thou might be living in
If you’re about to purchase a new home or refinance your mortgage loan, you are bombarded daily with ads for mortgage loans. They’re especially aggressive from the national lender whose name rhymes with “Pocket” and the big internet lenders who say they can manage your home’s purchase and mortgage. But do big internet lenders really
When we meet with potential home buyers, we always discuss not only what their down payment will be, but what their share of the closing costs will be. Often, these home buyers have already met with another lender yet the other lender didn’t say anything about closing costs that the buyer would pay. These buyers
Don’t reward bad lenders. Many mortgage borrowers in this market have heeded our call to shop their mortgage around, especially when dealing with that “quick in pocket-sounding lender” or that VA lender that is supposed to “unite” veterans. They call us because they want to compare offers to see if they are getting a good