Underwriting Basics

Discover the key principles and factors that contribute to the mortgage underwriting process.

March 23, 2023

Co-Habitation Income – Underwriting Fundamentals 101

Co-Habitation Income You guys are going to love this one. It’s very, very unique and very few lenders offer this. It’s called co-habitation income. So what this is, is we have certain lenders that will allow you to use income of somebody who is living in the property, even though they’re not on the mortgage. […]

By Scott Dillingham

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March 21, 2023

Closing Costs – Underwriting Fundamentals 101

Closing Costs Today we’re going over closing costs and how this can impact you as a buyer. So when a lot of investors are homeowners purchase a property, they just think mentally in their head of how much they need to have saved for the down payment. And that’s what they work on. And then […]

By Scott Dillingham

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March 20, 2023 March 19, 2023

Cash Back – Underwriting Fundamentals 101

Cash Back Our team today, we’re going to be talking about cash back. So there’s a lot of cashback offers that you see in the market and it’s quite attractive to a lot of buyers. But a lot of buyers don’t know the hidden terms and conditions behind that cashback. So I want you to […]

By Scott Dillingham

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March 17, 2023

Broker vs Bank – Underwriting Fundamentals 101

Broker vs Bank Financing, which one is better and why should you use a broker.

By Scott Dillingham

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March 20, 2023 March 15, 2023

Bridge Financing – Underwriting Fundamentals 101

Bridge Financing Today we’re going to be talking about bridge financing. So bridge financing is when somebody sells a home and the closing date is usually after when they’re purchasing. So they need a bridge to get their equity from their old home, even though it’s not officially sold. And then they put that to […]

By Scott Dillingham

1 min Read

March 13, 2023

Blanket Mortgages – Underwriting Fundamentals 101

But what a blanket mortgages is, is a lender will give you one mortgage for multiple properties.

By Scott Dillingham

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March 14, 2023 March 11, 2023

Beacon Score VS Credit Score – Underwriting Fundamentals 101

Beacon Score VS Credit Score Today’s lesson is super important to understand. So what happens is a lot of times is people will say, Oh, my credit score was awesome, or my credit score is terrible and I can’t qualify for a mortgage. And that might be true. Or they think the score so good […]

By Scott Dillingham

2 min Read

March 9, 2023

Bad Appraisals and Their Outcomes – Underwriting Fundamentals 101

The market has cooled and some people are getting bad appraisals on their own properties when they're buying or refinancing.

By Scott Dillingham

2 min Read

March 7, 2023

Automated Appraisals – Underwriting Fundamentals 101

Hey, team, I want to talk to you today about automated appraisals.

By Scott Dillingham

2 min Read

March 14, 2023 March 5, 2023

Assignments – Underwriting Fundamentals 101

Now, a lot of assignments happen mostly on new construction, but they can happen on a resale home as well.

By Scott Dillingham

1 min Read

March 14, 2023 March 3, 2023

Areas of Lending – Underwriting Fundamentals 101

So it's very important for you to know about the areas of lending that the lenders will cover.So every area, depending where it is, usually every lender has a different role.

By Scott Dillingham

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March 14, 2023 March 1, 2023

Acreage and Agricultural Zoning – Underwriting Fundamentals 101

Acreage and Agricultural Zoning When you are buying acreage style property, which is a farm or a piece of land with a house on it – or the property has a lot of features or the zoning is agricultural – you have to be very, very careful. Usually we’ll give a client a pre-approval and […]

By Scott Dillingham

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