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Month: January 2020

Utah First-time Home-buyers: Do You Need Down Payment Assistance?

January 29, 2020February 10, 2020 musicman Home Buyer, Realtors and Borrowers

Buying your first home is hard.  I mean it’s not easy saving up a 3.5% down payment on any home especially when starter homes are in the $250K – $350K range in the Salt Lake valley with few exceptions.  That means that many first-time home-buyers will need between $8,750 and $12,250 just for their down […]

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Get Pre-approved Now, Even If You don’t Plan to Buy for a Year

January 16, 2020February 10, 2020 musicman Bedtime Stories, Home Buyer, Realtors and Borrowers

Over my 25 years as a loan officer, I have worked with a number of clients who were confident that they were ready to buy a home but ended up being surprised when I brought up issues either with their income, assets, or credit history.  Sometimes these issues were relatively easy to fix and other […]

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