is low, the lender will not give you a home loan to purchase it. To avoid financing becoming an issue as a last-minute deal breaker, please ensure you have been pre-approved for a mortgage, and for the appropriate amount (if you work with me, I’ll make sure you are). You might be surprised at how many applications are rejected during the mortgage approval process. Wait to get your finances in order before you apply for a loan, and then wait again to be pre-approved before you go off searching for homes, finding the perfect one, making an offer, etc. — only to have the deal go through because you didn’t end up qualifying for the loan after you’ve gotten yourself emotionally invested in a home you can’t have. Going through the entire process and finalizing everything with the seller and listing agent, but then faltering in the financing department, will stall or probably sink the deal, almost every time. Title insurance and even more home inspections should also be expected as part of the closing process. The lender will have to ensure the seller fully owns the house. Defaulters will not own the house fully. It’s important that you keep these potential pitfalls in mind before you get to the closing process. If
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