How Does Your Credit Score Affect Your Mortgage?

 Before you apply for a mortgage to buy your dream home, check your FICO score. It is a key determinant of the interest rate that lenders are likely to offer you. A good FICO score makes you a less risky borrower in the eyes of lenders. Naturally, they’re willing to earn your business by offering you a competitive rate of interest. A lower interest rate translates into savings amounting to thousands of dollars over the life of your loan. So, pause, and think if you should improve your credit score to become a favored borrower, or go right ahead as your credit history is nothing short of impeccable. To make this decision, these tips may come in handy.

          A credit score of less than 550 makes you a deep subprime borrower; you may find it hard to get a mortgage or bear a high-interest rate and stringent and/or inflexible terms and conditions

          A credit score between 550 and 620 makes you a risky, sub-prime borrower

          A credit score between 680 and 740 makes you a less risky, prime borrower

          Any score over 740 makes you a super-prime borrower; you are highly likely to be offered the lowest mortgage rates available.

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The Truth About How a Short Sale Will Affect Your Credit Score

So exactly how will a short sale impact your credit score?  The short answer is a short sale can have less of an effect on your credit score than a foreclosure. But, it must be done correctly.

Should I do a short sale?

Short sales can happen if a lender agrees to accept less than the amount owed against the home because there is not enough equity in it to pay all costs of the sale.

Firstly, it’s important to get legal and tax advice before making any decision. A real estate agent experienced in Orlando short sales can be of invaluable help to you as you negotiate with your lender. It’s important to note that not all lenders will agree to a short sale.

Although there are a few lenders that will agree to a short sale if the homeowner is current, most lenders won’t even consider a short sale unless the mortgage holder is at least 30 days behind on their payment.

What tips should I know for negotiating my short sale.

When negotiating a short sale it’s important to be aware that there is no guarantee that the lender will accept the short sale offer. You should also know that short sales can take several months to complete sometimes depending on who the lender is.

If the lender does not agree to a short sale there are other options available to the homeowner such as a “deed in lieu” which is basically a voluntary foreclosure in which you sign the property back over to the bank.

Other options include trying to negotiate a loan modification or filing for bankruptcy. If neither of these options work than the property will most likely be foreclosed on and sold at public auction to the highest bidder.

If your request is approved, ask your lender to report the short sale as “paid in full,” as part of the negotiation.

So what’s the impact on my credit score?

Many sources report that a short sale has about the same impact on your credit score as a foreclosure when the seller is in arrears; however, that’s not always the case.  With some short sales, sellers report that their credit score only dropped by 100 points.

The biggest advantage of a short sale is that you will be able to qualify to buy another home within two years as opposed to five to seven years after a foreclosure.

Talk to an Orlando real estate agent experienced in short sales to discuss the possibility of doing a short sale of your home.

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