I co-own a home with a family member. It is owned free and clear, no debt is on it. We are considering consolidating all of our outstanding debt and doing home improvements on the property. What is the best option from a mortgage lender? Variable? Fixed? I have an appointment with a lender coming up soon and would like to be prepared. I have done some research but would like advice from someone in the field. Thank you very much.
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We are in the process of an amicable divorce-he really wants to keep the house-I have no problem with it, I just don’t want to be legally resposible for the debt if he keeps it.
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We now won’t get enough for our first house, the banks won’t loan us any money fir a second mortgage on our new house because of debt to income ratio. We just need enough to take care of whats left on the first home after the sale. What do I do?
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I recently graduated from grad school, and I have my share of student loans. I also am in the market to buy my first home. I have a decent sum of cash saved to put toward a down payment. However, I’m wondering what the smartest thing to do with my savings would be: 1) Pay down some of my variable interest rate private student loans or 2) Apply the savings to a downpayment. Essentially, it’s just a trade off between having student loan debt or having mortgage debt. I’m going to buy a house regardless, but it’s a question of whether I have less mortgage debt or less student loan debt. My instinct would be to apply the savings to the student loan debt since it’s interest rate is NOT tax deductible like the mortgage debt would be (I make too much money to deduct student loan interest). The variable APR on my private student loans is hovering around 7% right now (Before you ask, I have already consolidated my federal loans). What would be the smartest thing to do in this case
i am mortgage loan officer and have a client who needs to take out a loan/refinance for debt consolidation and home improvements. he only owes a little over $20,000.00 on his home and it appraised at $220,000.00. he wants to borrow $100,000.00, so there would still be $120,000.00 of equity left. his credit is poor, thus the need for debt consolidation. and he is disabled with a minimal monthly disabilty check. ofcourse, his wife is on title aswell, but her credit is worse, but she does have a monthly income of a very modest amount. the fact that he recieves disability does show up on his credit report, however, the dollar amount does not. what can be done for this family? are there any mortgage lenders out there that have “stated disability” a program? please respond if you are a lender that can help,or have information on the subject that could help. thank you so much.