Thursday, January 15, 2015

Work Your Way to Securing Home Purchase Loans

For many individuals, one of the most important goals in life is to purchase a house. But often, not everyone has the cash to pay for a house immediately. This is the reason why many people try and get a loan from the bank or a real estate loan lender.


If you are thinking of buying a house and are faced with the same situation, you can always turn to a lender to give you a hand. However, lenders don’t just approve home purchase loans easily. You have to prove that your loan application will be approved. Here are the ways to improve your chances of getting approved:

·         Prepare your credit report. Your credit score is very important to a real estate loan lender because they want to see your ability to pay your debts. A good credit score will always be helpful, while a bad one can reduce your chances. Also, it is best to prepare your credit report early on as to avoid any inconvenience when you find an error with it.

·     Reduce debts. Usually, home purchase loans do not get approved if the lender sees that your debt-to-income ratio is too high. Either you reduce your debts or increase your income.

·   Offer a bigger down payment. If you can offer to pay a bigger down payment, this increases your chance of getting approved. A real estate loan lender will always prefer lending you less money.

·        Shop around. There are many willing lenders out there, but you need to find the right one. How? You compare their interest rates, payment schemes and requirements. Each lender will have its pros and cons so make sure you land the best deal.

·      Complete the requirements. Lenders want borrowers to submit applications with complete requirements and documents. This enables them to see well though the home purchase loans. If the lender sees that you have the complete set of documents, they will think that you are very ready for the loan and has prepared thoroughly.

What you need to understand with home purchase loans is that lenders are taking a huge risk to lend you money, or perhaps, lend money to someone they don’t know. This is a risk they are taking to earn though the interest rates.

Thus, your main objective is to lessen that risk for them by reducing your debts, submitting a thorough application and offering to pay more for the down payment. If a real estate loan lender sees your readiness, they won’t hesitate to approve your loan.

i3 Lending
1041 E Brandon Blvd, Brandon, FL 33511
(813) 502-5167

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