Chris Williamson, Mortgage Advisor with Mortgage California explains what a lender looks for in a loan application including credit requirements, income requirements, assets, down payment, closing costs and the Good Faith Estimate.
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Qualifying for a San Mateo Mortgage
1. Qualifying for a Mortgage
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Tonight’s Speaker
Chris Williamson
Mortgage Advisor - Mortgage California
Phone: (650) 520-0915
www. SanMateoMortgageBlog.com
2. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Questions During the Webinar
• Financing experts are available to answer questions
throughout the presentation
• This is an interactive learning environment. You will
get the most value from this program by having your
specific questions answered.
• The only dumb question is the one you don’t ask
3. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Questions During the Webinar
You may type questions in at any
time during the presentation –
Question box on your screen
4. Qualifying for a Mortgage
Chris E. Williamson
Mortgage Advisor
Phone: (650) 520-0915
Email: Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com
Blog: www.SanMateoMortgageBlog.com
5. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Purpose & Goals of the Webinar
Purpose
• Empower and Educate Home
Buyers
Goals
• Share with you the things we’ve
learned about qualifying for a
mortgage loan
• Leave you more aware and
informed about financing
6. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Overview
• Poison Pill of Home Buying
• What is a Pre-Approval
• The CIA of Lending
• Down Payment
• Gift Funds
• Closing Costs
• Good Faith Estimate
• Loan Application
7. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Poison Pill of Home Buying
• Financial Unpreparedness
• Not Putting Your Financial House in Order is Setting
Yourself Up for Failure
Key: Find a Loan First, then Find a Home
8. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Pre-Approval vs. Pre-Qualification
Get Pre-Approved, Not Pre-Qualified
• Pre-Qualification
▫ An informal estimate of what you can afford
• Pre-Approval
▫ A loan commitment from a reputable lender
9. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
What is a Pre-Approval
A Pre-Approval is Verifying your….
• Credit Score and Continuing Liabilities
• Income
• Asset
A Pre-Approval Gives You...
• Purchasing Power
▫ A Pre-Approved Buyer is a CASH Buyer
• The Upper Limit of What You Can Afford
11. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
What is Credit?
• Snapshot of How You Handle Debt
• Risk Assessment for the Lender
• Look at Previous 2 Years of Debt Management
• Project 3 Years of Your Ability to Repay Mortgage
14. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Credit
• What is Good Credit?
▫ Above 680
• What is Bad Credit?
▫ Below 620
• Credit Score Above 580 to Qualify for a Mortgage
15. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Income – W-2 Employees
Documentation Needed
• 2 Paystubs (Covering 1 Month) and YTD Income
• 2007-2008 Tax Returns and W-2s
• 2 Year Work History
• To Count Overtime and Bonuses in Your Income
▫ 2 year work history with same employer and same
position
▫ Letter from employer to show likelihood of
continuation
16. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Income – Self-Employed
Documentation Needed
• 2009 Profit and Loss Statement
• 2007-2008 Tax Returns
• 2 Year Work History as Self-Employed
17. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Debt to Income Ratios
• Housing Expense = Principal+Interest+Taxes+Insurance
• Front End Ratio
▫ Housing Expense Only / Gross Monthly Income
▫ Ideally Should Be Less than 38%
• Back End Ratio
▫ (Housing Expense + Continuing Liabilities) / Gross
Monthly Income
▫ Ideally Should be Less than 45%
▫ Can Be as High as 55% with Compensating Factors
18. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Assets
• Your Assets Determine
▫ Down Payment
▫ Closing Costs
▫ 2-6 Months Reserves (depending on loan program)
Reserves = Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance
• Show 2 Months Bank, Investment and Retirement
Account Statements
• Large Deposits Need to be Sourced and
Documented
19. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Gift Funds
• Money from Family to Go Towards Down Payment
• Speak with Your Mortgage Advisor Before You Accept
or Deposit Any Money
• Gift Letter
▫ States money is a true gift & doesn’t have to be repaid
• Show Cancelled Check or Wire from Donor
• Show Receipt of Money Into Your Account
▫ Deposit Slip and Bank Statement
20. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Down Payment
• Loan Programs with Less than 20% Down Payment
▫ 3.5% Down = FHA
▫ 5%-15% Down = Conventional
▫ Require Mortgage Insurance
▫ Impounds Required for Less than 15%
• 20% Down is Ideal
▫ Best Interest Rates and Terms
▫ No Impounds
▫ No Mortgage Insurance Req’d
21. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Closing Costs
What Can I Expect to Pay to Close the Loan?
• Closing Costs are Like Thumbprints
• Vary from City to City, Program to Program and
Borrower to Borrower
• Impossible to Pinpoint Exact Numbers Before You
Find a Home
22. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Closing Costs
• Items Payable in Connection with the Loan
▫ Appraisal
▫ Loan Points
▫ Processing Fee
▫ Underwriting Fee
▫ Application Fee
▫ Document Preparation Fee
23. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Closing Costs
• Escrow and Title Charges
▫ Owner’s Title Policy
▫ Lender’s Title Policy
▫ Courier Fee
▫ Recording Fee
▫ Wire Fee
24. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Closing Costs
• City Transfer Tax
▫ San Mateo only City in San Mateo County
Ex: $5/$1,000 purchase price
$500,000 = $2,500
▫ Customarily Split 50% Buyer/50% Seller
• County Transfer Tax
▫ Customarily Paid by Seller
25. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Reserves and Prepaid Costs
• In Addition to Closing Costs and Down Payment
• Prepaid Interest
• Mortgage Paid in Arrears
▫ Opposite of Rent
• Prepay One Year Homeowner’s Insurance
26. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Loan Application
• Resume to the Lender
• What’s Required?
▫ Name/Date of Birth
▫ Social Security Number
▫ Income
▫ Assets
▫ Address(es) for Last 2 Years
▫ 2 Year Employment History
▫ Continuing Liabilities
▫ All Real Estate Owned
31. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Home Buyer 2.0
First Time Home Buyer Class 2.0
Tuesday, January 19th at 7pm
Sign up at
www.budurl.com/BuyerClass
32. Chris Williamson Chris@ChrisEWilliamson.com Phone: (650) 520-0915
Condo Buying Class
Guide to Buying a Condo – Including
New Financing Regulations
Thursday, January 21st at 7pm
Sign up at
www.budurl.com/CondoWorkshop