Ways to Finance a Home Purchase One of the more obscure fields on MLS lists the various kinds of financing the Seller will accept, or may be available to buy the home. So, it’s typical to see “Conventional” (federally guaranteed mortgages under $417k), “FHA,” “DVA” (Department of Veteran Affairs), and “Jumbo” (loans over $417k) —...Read More
Solid Financing? Who Says? Assuming that one of the offers isn’t cash, for full price (or over), what can be a deciding factor for Sellers weighing multiple offers? A Buyer who has rock-solid financing — and a loan officer who vouches for same. So, an especially good strategy wooing such a Seller is to make...Read More
Post-Deal Hurdles Every day you see one more card You take it on faith, you take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part –“The Waiting“; Tom Petty, lyrics Buyers have certainly been known to wait — sometimes for years — for the right house. At least to Realtors, however, it is Sellers...Read More
