Category Archives: Mortgages

How To Protect Your Credit Score When Getting A Mortgage

The debt totem poleA client, who’s buying a house and closing next week, was emailing back and forth with me this afternoon. When I told her we were “clear to close”, she said that this seemed like a good thing, and to let her know if it wasn’t. “Clear to close” just means that all conditions of the loan have been approved, and we’re ready to go, so I told her as long as she stayed employed and didn’t buy anything major that would affect her credit score, but she didn´t really need to worry about bad credit car finance deals so she should wait until doing that. Read More

How To Find The Best Mortgage

Interesting graphic from TheMortgageReports.com, and Dan Green. It takes a look at your downpayment amount, your loan size, and your credit score, and walks you through specific questions to help you determine the best program for you. Obviously an infographic can’t determine exactly what you need, but a good lender certainly can – so once you’ve walked through the information, contact Dan and let’s get started. Read More

Home Modification Grants Available in the New River Valley

Home modification grants, designed to make “aging in place” easier than every before, are now available in the New River Valley. I’m told that Roanoke just had the same grant, and did $900000 (that’s HUNDRED THOUSAND) worth of work last year. Read More