by Jennifer Ferri | Jan 12, 2018 | Buying, Financing, Mortgages
Buying a home in the Cape Coral or Fort Myers area soon? The world of real estate has many different types of professionals. If you are a buyer looking to purchase a piece of property with financing, an area that can get a little confusing involves the professionals...
by Jennifer Ferri | Dec 20, 2017 | Mortgages
Looking to secure a home loan in the Fort Myers or Cape Coral areas and curious about the “Ability to Repay” rules? In a nutshell, as this video shows, new laws require lenders to make a good-faith assessment of a borrower’s capacity to pay back...
by Jennifer Ferri | Dec 6, 2017 | Buying, Financing, Mortgages, Title and Closing
Shopping lenders for your Cape Coral or Fort Myers new home purchase? Have you come across the term “Escrow Account” and wondered what it means or if you even need one? As we show you in this video, an escrow account is an account, established by...
by Jennifer Ferri | Nov 22, 2017 | Buying, Financing, Mortgages
Starting the home buying process in the Fort Myers or Cape Coral areas? One term you may hear your lender use is “DTI” or Debt-To-Income Ratio. Measuring your existing debts against your existing income is one part of a lender’s required assessment...
by Jennifer Ferri | Nov 8, 2017 | Buying, Mortgages
Are you looking for a mortgage to buy a home in the Fort Myers or Cape Coral area? The original phrase “mort gage” translates as “death pledge”! But as this video explains, a mortgage is a loan obtained to purchase real estate. The “mortgage” itself...
by Jennifer Ferri | Sep 14, 2017 | Buying, Mortgages
In the process of looking for a home in the Fort Myers or Cape Coral areas and wondering how large a down payment you may need? There are mortgage options now available that only require a down payment of 5% or less of the purchase price. You’ll see some...