Category: Mortgage Advice

  • Low & No Down Payment Mortgages

    Today’s home buyers don’t need to make a 20% down payment in order to buy a home or condominium. Here’s how to buy a home with less than 20% down.

  • What You’re Reading…

    This page is a collection of ideas, and links to works I’ve written elsewhere. It includes some of my highest trafficked posts on the other sites (including at Homebuyer.com) and new posts worth sharing. It’s also image-free.

  • VA Streamline Refinance

    The VA Streamline Refinance is a special refinance program available to homeowners with U.S. military experience. Backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the VA Streamline Refinance program waives the verifications required by a traditional refinance, and offers below-market rates to qualified applicants. To qualify for the VA Streamline Refinance is simple: You must…

  • FHA Streamline Refinance

    The FHA Streamline Refinance is among the simplest, fastest refinance options for homeowners with FHA-backed mortgages. There are no required verifications for the FHA Streamline Refinance program. Appraisals aren’t required, income is not verified, and credit scores can be waived. Even retired and unemployed homeowners can get approved via the FHA Streamline Refinance program. There…