How To Choose Your Minnesota Mortgage

When you are buying your home and you sit down with the lender you will realize there are lots of choices to make then you may not have expected. Typically a lender will ask you for your social security number and a bunch of financial questions. After this information is gathered, that lender can assess what types of loans you can qualify for…

Once he or she knows what loans you qualify for, the choice is now up to you. Different loans have different interest rates and different terms for example, the more money you put down, the better your interest rate typically. Also, if you are putting less than 20% down, the less you put down the more PMI (private mortgage insurance) you pay.

Your lender can show you side by side how each loan will perform over time. Based on that you can discuss what works for your budget. Also discuss with your lender such creative solutions is having the seller pay for some of the closing costs. That, of course affects the purchase price, but can be a great solution if you don't have a lot of money out of your own pocket to pay for those closing costs.

For recommendations of good Minnesota mortgage lenders that will take care of you well, and manage all the details necessary for you to close on the purchase of your new home quickly and efficiently, ask your Realtor or friends and family for some recommendations.

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I was motivated to begin making smart investments after reading the book Rich Dad Poor Dad. I searched the Internet to see if I could find information from someone around the twin cities that is doing what the Rich Dad books teach. That is when I found Alex Anderson's website. We met at a coffee shop for a very relaxed, easy going, conversation about real estate investing. Her knowledge, friendliness and willingness to help is why I wanted Alex to help me get started with real estate investing.

The main advantage, I found, of working with Alex is that I could call or email her with my questions and she would respond promptly with an answer. Alex took the time to teach me rather than just try to sell to me. I was interested in investing and I wanted to buy a house. Alex explained to me that I could buy a duplex, live in one unit and rent out the other. She owns her own rental property and explained to me how it works though her experience as a real estate investor. Her knowledge and experience gave me the confidence that I can purchase a property and find good tenants to put in it. Now I own a duplex and the tenants pay the majority of my mortgage. Alex made the entire process work very smoothly.

Jesse Mattson
Maplewood

 

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