Posts Tagged ‘mortgage loan officer’
Student Loan Debt: My Story
Time for some real talk. Some personal sharing. In 2008, I went into graduate studies with very little debt, a teaching assistantship, and grand visions of academia. As sometimes happens, things did not go as planned, and I ended up with a ridiculous amount of student loan debt after two years of my master’s program.…
Read MoreNew Construction: What to Know Before You Buy
FULL DISCLOSURE up-front: No loan officer who is not in a “preferred lender” relationship with a builder can compete with new construction. Builders mark-up the sales price of their homes so that they can entice buyers with a rebate (which can be used to buy down the rate or cover some closing costs) in exchange…
Read MoreHow to Best Today’s Mortgage Rates
I hate to break it to you, but barring another global disaster or pandemic, we are unlikely to see mortgage rates drop to the 3% playing field again in our lifetime. The COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns seemed to last an eternity, so mentally and emotionally what happened during those times seems like the way things…
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