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What Can I Afford On My Home Mortgage?

The type of home you buy should depend on a large number of factors. That being said, being able to afford your first home may be far easier than you previously imagined. There are a number of steps you can take to turn your dream home into a reality.

Calculate an Affordable Price Range

Not long ago, it was common advice to tell someone looking to purchase a home that they should put down 20% of the home’s value as a down payment. Although there is nothing wrong with this advice, it is no longer a requirement. That being said, it is still a great way to avoid paying for costly private mortgage insurance. But lenders no longer require a 20% down payment on home mortgages. Some loans, however, do require as little as 3.5% down — which means you can finance a larger amount of the purchase price of the home. For example, FHA loans are a great option available to you. They offer the flexibility of a low down payment with credit score guidelines that are far less strict.

Quicken Loans offers a home affordability mortgage calculator that you can use to figure out just how much you can afford on your monthly home mortgage payments. This calculator can be found at the following address:

http://www.quickenloans.com/mortgage-calculator/mortgage-payment

Remember Other Living Expenses

When you are trying to figure out just how much you can afford on your monthly mortgage payment, it is extremely important that you don’t neglect or forget about other costs. For instance, you’ll need to put aside some cash for closing costs associated with your home purchase. Closing costs are the costs and fees for settling your home mortgage loan. These costs can include title fees, attorney’s fees, recording fees, and appraisal fees.

Lastly, it is also important for you to remember that you will still need money set aside for household expenses. Your monthly mortgage payment isn’t the only thing that should be included in your budget! Other expenses can include repairs and maintenance, heat, water, electricity, furniture, and other similar necessities. Including all of these aspects of owning a home into your budget will truly help you find the total cost of owning a home.

Pre-Approval Letters Help

Although getting pre-qualified for financing helps with the home mortgage loan process, it still does not guarantee you’ll get the financing you need. There are a whole host of reasons the deal could fall through even if you have been pre-qualified. That being said, the best thing you can do to find out how much you can afford on a home is to get pre-approved. By getting a pre-approval letter, you’ll be handed important information that will tell you exactly how much you can spend on a home. This will save you the trouble of wasting time looking at houses that are outside your price range. Further, by getting pre-approved for financing, any offer you make on a home will hold far more weight than offers made by other buyers.

What Should I Do If I Have Bad Credit?

The most important thing for you to know about bad credit: just because you have blemished credit history, doesn’t mean that it’s the end of the world and you cannot qualify for a home mortgage loan. Chances are you can still qualify for a mortgage. You need to be aware, however, that you may be required to pay a higher interest rate to offset the risk you present to a lender. Further, if you find yourself in the situation where you are having significant troubles getting a mortgage loan, you can try to find someone to co-sign on the loan with you. Or you can try and improve your credit rating before you apply for a home mortgage loan. There are a whole host of tips online that can help you through the credit rebuilding process.

Owning a home can be a very expensive venture. That being said, it doesn’t have to be a venture that breaks your bank. There are numerous ways that you can afford the home of your dreams without overspending. You just need the right information. And ask lots of questions!

Here at FederalMortgageServices.com, we can help you find the mortgage loan you need for the home of your dreams! It only takes a few minutes to fill out our online mortgage loan quote information form. You can be on your way to quality mortgage financing today!

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Nonetheless lenders made the loans to promptly package and sell to the secondary market. Predictably, as a result of these predatory loans, scores of borrowers across America now face foreclosure, and many have already lost their home and savings.

However, borrowers do have remedies to address their foreclosure related issues. The following is a list of some of the protections afforded homeowners under Federal and state law.

FEDERAL PROTECTIONS
- Truth in Lending Law
- The Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994
- The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act – Federal Fair Housing Act
- Federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act – National Housing Act

STATE PROTECTIONS
- General Business Law (Deceptive Practices Act)
- Existing Anti-Predatory Lending Laws
- New Anti-Lending Laws enacted by State

NON LITIGATION OPTIONS
There are also options available other than other than litigating the foreclosure issues that can enable homeowners to keep their home. Such options are:

- Negotiate the loan repayment with the lender
- Short sale
- Refinance with a new Lender
- Seek reverse mortgage (if a client is a senior citizen
- Consider a Chapter 13 bankruptcy

Homeowners that act quickly have the best chance of being able to obtain remedies for their foreclosure related issue and ultimately save their home.

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