Who says you can't buy a home! /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
AMACOM, American Management Association,
©2006.
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=156516 |
Table of Contents:
- Where to find mortgages
- The key people in your approval process
- Types of mortgage loans
- The mortgage application process
- Debt ratios and how they're calculated
- Loan documentation: proving your income
- Loan fraud
- Buying with no money down
- Government programs with zero money down
- Conventional zero-down loan programs
- Borrowing from a 401(K), an IRA, or other asset
- Seller carry, lease-purchase, wraps, and land contracts
- What's in a credit report?
- No credit versus bad credit
- Credit scores
- How to repair credit
- Mortgage loans and bankruptcies
- Consumer credit counseling services
- Bad-credit loans
- the world of subprime lending
- Finding the best subprime loan
- Should you just wait?
- Buying foreclosures
- Finding the best deal
- Closing costs
- Appendix A: 10 biggest mistakes mortgage applicants make
- Appendix B: Additional resources
- Appendix C: HUD-approved nonprofit agencies and home buyer assistance
- Appendix D: Payment tables
- Glossary
- Index.