by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 8, 2019 | Credit, First-time Homebuyer, Purchase Process
Look at this as a business proposition first and foremost by scrutinizing the proximity and access to basic services regarding health, supply, security, and transport. There is a good deal of emotion wrapped up in buying a home. Determining where we will spend the...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 3, 2019 | Investment Property, Purchase Process
Your living room can offer you a space for hiding away from the worries of the day. You’ve just bought your first investment property, and you can’t wait to rent it out. You plan on being a responsible, accountable landlord to your potential tenants. But have you...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 2, 2019 | Real Estate and Home Tips
It’s that time of year when the words “spring” and “cleaning” get paired up. Why now? Somehow the prospect of taking a home from the doldrums of winter and preparing it for the warmth of spring days can become an impetus to finally DO something about those piles we...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 2, 2019 | Purchase Process
There is something life-affirming about a ten-second commute. Walking from your master bedroom to your home office every morning, you don’t have to deal with traffic, standing in line at Starbucks for that cup ‘o joe, or dressing for success. If you have a separate...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 2, 2019 | Credit, FHA/VA
Some once asked me: What’s a way to build my credit score back up if I’m constantly broke?Your credit score has little to do with your being broke. It is a function of two primary factors: your demonstrated history of meeting your financial...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 2, 2019 | FHA/VA, First-time Homebuyer
A gift letter is not about how much your mom wants to help provide a home for her future grandchildren Down payments are a bugger for first-time homebuyers. It seems that the initial financial stab at home ownership is among the greatest roadblocks of owning a home,...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 2, 2019 | First-time Homebuyer
There are few people you can learn better from than the ones who have been there/done that. In her Forbes article outlining her first time home buying experience, Julia Delitt names a few things she did not expect from it. Dellitt and her family were living in an...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 2, 2019 | FHA/VA, First-time Homebuyer
Down payments are a bugger for first-time homebuyers. It seems that the initial financial stab at home ownership is among the greatest roadblocks of owning a home, especially in high-cost urban housing markets, for which it may take a couple a decade or more to...
by Sistar Mortgage Team | Apr 2, 2019 | Credit
There is so much to worry about when you’re a parent. But one thing you may not think much about is your child’s credit score. Like grades at school, that magic number has a lot of influence on their future, reflecting their spending habits and financial...
