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Category: Financing (10 posts)
Principal and Interest
November 15, 2019 | Posted by: Keith Leighton
Principal and Interest Principal and interest are the two components that make up a mortgage payment. Principal is the portion of your payment that goes towards paying down the outstanding balance ... [read more]
Income Qualified
July 5, 2019 | Posted by: Keith Leighton
There are several different ways a borrower can qualify for a mortgage when it comes to their income. One of the most common ways is known as income qualified. All of the following methods of employme ... [read more]
5 Factors Affecting If You Qualify for a Mortgage
February 21, 2019 | Posted by: Keith Leighton
5 Factors Affecting If You Qualify for a Mortgage It’s not just because of finances.As a mortgage broker I receive calls from people who want to know how to qualify for a mortgage. Most o ... [read more]
Steps to Repair and Improve Your Credit
January 14, 2019 | Posted by: Keith Leighton
Though credit scores aren’t always an indicator of financial health, they are used in a variety of ways that could have a major impact on your life. Interest rates (including mortgage rates) a ... [read more]
Grow Your Credit Score
December 12, 2018 | Posted by: Keith Leighton
7 Sure-Fire Ways to Grow Your Credit Score Have you ever wished for a simplified guide on how to actually GROW your credit score? Well today is your lucky day! We have had years of experience w ... [read more]
Some Facts About Using a Guarantor
November 30, 2018 | Posted by: Keith Leighton
Some Facts About Using a Guarantor A Guarantor, when it comes to mortgages, is exactly what it sounds like—they “Guarantee” the mortgage for another person if they are unable to p ... [read more]
The Right Kind of Debt
June 22, 2018 | Posted by: Keith Leighton
The Right Kind of Debt Put yourself in a bank or lender’s shoes. Someone comes into your branch and asks you to politely loan them $300,000. You are a big bank, but $300,000 is still a lot of ... [read more]
Strategies to Dig Yourself Out of the Debt Hole
May 24, 2017 | Posted by: Nick Hamblin
Debt. It's something almost everyone will have at some point in their life. But what happens when your debt begins to get the better of you? What options are available? Some simple strategies can he ... [read more]
Why You Need an Emergency Fund And How to Get One
May 17, 2017 | Posted by: Nick Hamblin
Building an emergency fund is something most people know they should do but few actually get around to doing. A recent study found that nearly two-thirds of Americans did not have an emergency fund, a ... [read more]
