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Both banks and brokers have their strengths and weaknesses. Start with credibility. It’s not easy to know if the prices quoted by lenders are reliable. Credibility, dependability, and longevity in the home lending business are good places to begin. In other words, the mortgage is a security for the loan that the lender makes to the borrower. And of course, each loan and each borrower are different. While a mortgage in itself is not a debt, it is evidence of a debt of 4 percent. Some will quote you precise, competitive rates 9 percent. Arranging a mortgage is seen as the standard method by which individuals and businesses can purchase residential and commercial real estate without the need to pay the full value immediately. It is a transfer of an interest in land, from the owner to the mortgage lender, on the condition that this interest will be returned to the owner of the real estate when the terms of the mortgage have been satisfied or performed.

Many of these fees are fixed but some can be negotiated.

See mortgage loan for residential mortgage lending, and commercial mortgage for lending against commercial property. Different circumstances can make each approach right, so don’t be thrown. Different lenders charge different fees. Although most mortgage experts say that rates 8 percent are pretty much the same wherever you go, give or take this tiny 8 percentage. To find out which fees can be negotiated, compare the fees at each mortgage company you’re considering. So how do you find a lender or broker you can trust? But others will claim low rates to bring in customers or tell you that the rates 3 percent offered by competitors will change.

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Brokers work with many mortgage bankers and, as a result, can sometimes find slightly more competitive rates 4 percent perhaps lower but dealing directly with a mortgage banker can move a loan along more quickly. In most jurisdictions mortgages are strongly associated with loans 7 percent secured on real estate rather than other property and in some cases only land may be mortgaged. Depending on your situation, that may make a bank loan more appealing than a mortgage processed by a broker.

Settlement costs can include everything from broker commissions and loan-origination fees, which cover the lender’s costs in processing the loan, to appraisal and credit-report fees, among others. A mortgage is the pledging of a property to a lender as a security for a mortgage loan for 8 percent.

Foreclosure rates have been on the rise lately. If you find that you are having trouble making ends meet, what can you do?

There are many homeowners that find they can no longer afford their mortgage payments. It may be due to illness, job loss or a death in the family. Others have adjustable-rate mortgages that have adjusted upwards to an unaffordable amount.

The best way to avoid foreclosure is to avoid the circumstances that bring it on. Too much debt, adjustable or exotic mortgages, little to no emergency savings and lack of insurance can often make foreclosure more likely. Stretching to buy an expensive home is also a large risk.

But the fact is, no one knows the future. You can make the right decisions and still face losing your home due to facts outside of your control. It happens. If you find that you are having trouble making your mortgage payments and are risking defaulting on your loan, you need to take action right now.

The key is to keep an open discussion going between yourself and your lenders. Take action immediately. If you think you are going to be late on a mortgage payment, contact your mortgage company immediately. Don’t let them just wonder what happened to you.

In many cases, your lender will be more than willing to discuss your financial options with you. Lenders do not want to foreclose on properties. It costs them money and drives down the home values in the area around your property.

Get your bills and debts together. Form a budget and a plan of action. If you need to notify all of your lenders, do it. Let them know you are having financial problems, but fully plan on paying all of your debts and bills. Many will be willing to work with you on a plan of payment. Don’t just write checks hoping that they will be covered. The late fees and bounced check fees can cost you a lot.

Protect your credit score if you are able. You don’t want this one crisis to hurt you for years to come. Make your payments on time, or according to new agreement. Once you have an agreement with a lender, stick with it. If you default on this second chance, you will probably be called to task for it.

Don’t get desperate and look for the first help that comes along. There are a lot of predatory lenders out there looking for the desperate. Before you sign any paperwork dealing with your home, have your lawyer or mortgage company check it out.

Don’t just sit back and wait for things to get better. Take action. Doing nothing gets you nothing. You can avoid foreclosure if you put a little effort into it. Start saving and getting yourself back on track. If you can’t afford the home you have, sell it and buy one that you can afford. Don’t let your pride keep your from starting over. A fresh start in a new place is better than staying in a place that is draining you, financially and mentally.

Martin Lukac (http://www.MartinLukac.com), represents http://www.RateEmpire.com and http://www.1AmericanFinancial.com, a finance web-company specializing in real estate/mortgage market. We specialize in daily updates, rate predictions, mortgage rates and more. Find low home loan mortgage interest rates from hundreds of mortgage companies!

It can be very frustrating to put your home on the market, expecting a fast sale, only to find that after six months you’re still waiting for an offer. What can you do?

First, determine if it’s a result of timing. You may have started worrying too soon. If it has been only a month and you haven’t gotten a bite, not to worry. The time a home stays on the market is related to the market’s strength, which varies regionally. According to The 2003 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, two-thirds of all homes sold in the United States in 2003 sold within two month, with the average sale taking place within five weeks. However, homes in the Northeast and West sold slightly faster (four weeks) than those in the Midwest and South (five weeks).

Of course, other factors may be responsible for your home not selling.

Inaccurate pricing. A house priced at market value piques the interest of real estate professionals and buyers, while overpricing chases them away. Even if the seller adjusts the price later, it’s difficult to recapture people’s interest.

Because it’s only natural to overestimate the value of one’s home, homesellers should depend on factual reference points, such as an appraisal and comparables (Comparable Market Analysis or CMA) to help estimate market value. Real estate professionals prepare comparables by examining similar properties that recently sold in a neighborhood. This practice is the best way to arrive at a realistic asking price.

Insufficient exposure. If you’re selling your home on your own, you may want to consider using a real estate professional. As reported in the previously mentioned NAR study, buyers were most likely to learn about the home they purchased through a real estate professional. Sales professionals develop comprehensive marketing strategies to sell a home. They generally use open houses, yard signs, MLS, newspaper ads, the Internet and brochures to give a property maximum exposure. Limited interest and thinly attended open houses may indicate a need for more exposure.

Condition and appearance of a home. Sellers shouldn’t rely on buyers to use their imagination; they need to capture it. Remember that buyers may see seven or eight homes in a single day. The most memorable home will be the one that seemed the brightest, the most spacious, the most cheerful. This invariably means rearranging and eliminating furniture, removing excess knickknacks and so on, to create an open, uncluttered look. Outside, do a visual check of the front of the house from across the street. Does it have curb appeal? It should look inviting, with a trimmed lawn and a freshly painted front door. A real estate professional can offer some guidance in this area.

Terms/conditions. Even if the home is accurately priced, and the buyer is delighted with what he or she sees, if the buyer can’t live with the terms of the sale, he or she may walk away. What sort of terms or conditions have you placed on the sale? Evaluate how this may be affecting a potential sale.

Less-than-desirable neighborhood. Normally, there’s not much a homeowner can do about the surrounding neighborhood. But if your home is not selling and you’ve examined every other factor, this may be something to consider.
For homeowners who can postpone selling and are aware that certain issues need to be addressed on the neighborhood level, now is the time to join or organize a town beautification group. By the time you’re ready to sell, today’s eyesores will have been eliminated.

Neda Dabestani-Ryba is a licensed Realtor in Maryland. She is a member of the President’s Circle of Top Real Estate Professionals. She can be reached at (800) 536-3806 or visit her website for more information: http://neda.dabestani.pcragent.com/
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When I first started getting active in creative real estate, my skill set at negotiating was very weak. I had done the telemarketing thing for American Express as a financial planner and had studied and learned a few techniques. On the surface one might think that would be a perfect tie-in to talking to sellers about their properties and their financial situation. I can promise you it wasn’t.

Yes, I did pick up asking general sales techniques like never asking close-ended (”yes” or “no” answers) questions. Also, it still works to ask multiple choice assumptive questions like “Would Tuesday at 6 p.m. or Thursday at 3 p.m. work better for you?”. The basics were not enough.

When I first began asking sellers what their loan balance was, I may have actually received a number for an answer 50% of the time. I had two major obstacles facing me.

First, my belief system was cock-eyed in that having come from a financial/accountant type background, I knew without a shadow of a doubt that no one would ever just give me their house and that only a complete fool would tell me the balance remaining on their loan.

Second, I didn’t have a clue as to the right way to ask and I can tell you from experience that it matters greatly.

The first obstacle, belief system, was easily overcome after I met my first truly motivated seller. Okay, beliefs systems are trashed and I must be the complete fool because that was way too easy.

The second obstacle, phraseology/negotiating, is no longer an obstacle, per se, but it is still a skill that I continually try to improve upon. The two key components, assuming you have already properly established good rapport, are timing and the phrases you use.

Here are some quick examples of how NOT to ask a seller what the loan balance is:

Now, don’t get me wrong. If you use these phrases and similar ones enough times and with enough confidence, you will be able to get a numerical answer on occasion (as opposed to some of the not so friendly responses I received early on).

Contrast the above phrases to these:

The first set of questions personalizes the issue and attaches the debt, and thus the problem, with the seller. The second set of questions creates detachment and since it’s no longer “their debt” or “their problem” or “what they owe”, it’s just simply a number and not a problem to share.

Since I first picked up on this one little tactic, I would estimate I get all the information I want on 99 out of 100 calls with almost no real effort. Granted, it does take time and practice to develop decent phone skills. The ability to naturally create rapport and flow with the call, yet still get the information you want will come with time. My point is that it’s important to begin testing and tracking different approaches. If you do this, you will notice some very interesting results.

Here’s another example when asking about whether or not the seller would consider a carryback (financing it for you). I’d suggest actually trying this one out just to verify the reality. If I ask a seller something like:

What do you think my responses will be? Yes, I know that we like to use our fancy terminology once we’ve mastered it. I’m probably as guilty as anyone in that regard. However, what the above questions accomplish is forcing the seller into a corner. Either they have to admit they don’t understand, and thus appear foolish, or simply say “no”. Which do you think happens most often?

Compare the above questions with something like:

These questions almost always lead to a “yes” or a “tell me more” type response. You’ll be amazed at the difference.

These are just two quick examples of how the phrases you choose can affect your results. Take a minute to consider how many questions you ask and how much information you attempt to extract from a seller in a single call. Knowing what to say and when to say it will improve your performance more than you can imagine.

I highly recommend picking up some books and/or taking some courses on sales and negotiating. Roger Dawson has great materials available on this web site… http://www.texasrealestateclub.com/courses.html#negotiating and you can visit his site at www.rdawson.com.

I’d also recommend reviewing our recommended book list for materials on sales and negotiating which can be found here… http://www.texasrealestateclub.com/booklist.html.

Grab some books by Tom Hopkins, Zig Ziglar, and other top sales and negotiators and begin the quest. I firmly believe no other action will make you as much money as fast as developing these skills and practicing them.

Regardless of your specific approach to your business, these skills will absolutely be used in every aspect of your life.

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Tim Randle can be contacted through his web site at www.TexasRealEstateClub.com; info@texasrealestateclub.com

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If you are shopping for a mortgage loan you have probably seen the acronym PITI in many of the loan offers you receive. PITI stands for principal, interest, taxes, and insurance. Here is what you need to know about PITI.

Principal

Mortgage principal is the total balance of your loan. When you make your monthly mortgage payments you are gradually paying down this balance along with the interest due for that month. Mortgage loans are front loaded with interest so in the early years of your mortgage you will find very little of your mortgage payment is being applied to the principal loan balance. The interest paid on any given month is based on the outstanding principal balance; as the years go by more of your payment is applied to the principal balance and less is paid to the lender as interest.

Interest

Interest is what you pay the lender for loaning you the money to pay for your home. The interest is a percentage of the principal balance due. Interest rates come in two flavors: fixed rates that do not change over the term of the loan, and adjustable interest rates that change at regular intervals set in your loan contract. If you have an adjustable rate mortgage your interest rate is tied to some financial index plus the lender’s markup. When the lender periodically updates your interest rate the amount of your monthly mortgage payment will change with it.

Taxes

Property taxes are often included in your monthly payment amount. Lenders do this to protect their investment in your home; if you allow your property taxes to lapse, your State or local government could put a lien on your home. If this happens the lender would be unable to foreclose if you fall behind on your payments.

Insurance

Your homeowner’s insurance policy protects your home from damages. Insurance premiums can be rolled into your monthly payment like property taxes; again, lenders do this to protect their interest in your property. Most homeowner’s insurance policies only protect your home against fire, vandalism, and certain other damages. If you live in an area prone to flooding the mortgage lender could require you to purchase flood insurance in addition to your homeowner’s policy. Mortgage lenders may require borrowers with poor credit or low down payments to purchase Private Mortgage Insurance in addition to their homeowner’s policy. Private Mortgage Insurance protects the lender from loses in the event of foreclosure. This insurance does nothing to protect you, the homeowner.

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There is a lot of money to be made in real estate, even for people who do not own any property. This is possible if they decide to buy and sell mortgage notes. Real estate notes, commonly known as mortgage notes, are basically contracts that promise to pay the amount that is secured by any real estate property.

What are the steps involved in selling the mortgage note? First, after note sellers receive an initial quote, they advise the broker or the buyer on the cash option that they have chosen.

In note transactions, the phrase ’simultaneous closing’ is often used to describe transactions that take place when the seller is carrying back a note as payment for his property. The intention behind selling the note is to exchange it for cash. Thus, ’simultaneous closing’ means that there are two separate closing transactions taking place at the same time, during an escrow closing.

Why do people try to sell a mortgage note? Mainly because people have sudden exigencies or requirements that call for ready cash. Alternately, there are other incidents like the depreciating values of real estate, insurance liabilities, or vandalism that force people to sell mortgage notes. There are also instances where a low interest rate might mean that the mortgage is worth more today than it would be in the future. Then there is the belief that with a nationwide recession, people with ready cash who are quick to act have more prospects than the ones who like to wait and watch.

In the recent years, owner financing has emerged as an established and accepted practice in real estate. The emergence of the private mortgage industry in the US has boosted owner financing as a better and more attractive option that it ever had been in the past.

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If you have never purchased a home before then you might be surprised at how much you actually need for a down payment. Coming up with this large sum of money can be a very hard thing to do, especially for those just starting out in life. If you are in one of the lower income brackets it can seem next to impossible to come up with the whole 20 percent that is needed to avoid mortgage insurance but there is hope, even for these people. Lenders are much more flexible than they used to be and you should be able to find some lenders willing to work with you to get you a mortgage even if you do not have a lot of money to put as a down payment.

The majority of lenders out there will want anywhere from 5 to 20 percent of the sale as a down payment but there are some with zero down mortgage programs but these are harder to get. And it is a good idea to remember that the larger your down payment the more likely the lender that you choose will be to forgive any bad credit history. If you can manage at least a 25 or 30 percent down payment then the lenders might even be willing to approve your loan and not look into your income. And remember that if you cannot muster up 20 percent of the money you will, as mentioned before, have to pay mortgage insurance, which will drive up your monthly payments.

All of the above means that the more money you can put towards your down payment the bigger, better house you will be able to afford and the lower your mortgage payments each month will be.

There are mortgage calculators online that can help you to find out how much you can actually afford to spend on your new home. These calculators will take into consideration the amount of money that you make each year and the amount of debt that you currently have to pay off.

If you want the entire mortgage process to go as smoothly as possible there are some things that you can do. For example you can have your down payment all ready to go well before you even apply for your mortgage. And start planning your savings around your mortgage before you get it as well. By saving the money you will need in advance you will not have to worry about defaulting on any of your payments.

If you are still having trouble coming up with the cash that you need for your down payment consider asking your family if you can borrow some money from them. And if this does not work for you look into the special mortgages that are out there for first time homebuyers. These loans might be for you.

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