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Ask an RU: How do I Calculate Rental Income for Primary Residence Conversions?
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Rental income has been a popular guideline topic over the last…
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Ask an RU: How do I Navigate Fluctuating/ Variable Income on Mortgage Loans?
The best part about the mortgage industry is that we have the…
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Ask an RU: Best Practices to Handle Assets and Reserves for Loans?
Borrowers come with many stories and backgrounds. That’s why…
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Ask an RU: Any Updates to Manufactured Housing Requirements?
Manufactured housing requirements have certainly seen some revisions…
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Ask an RU: What makes a Condominium Non-Warrantable?
You’ve got a borrower interested in buying a condominium (condo…
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Ask an RU: Navigating Loan Scenarios with Borrowers on Temporary Leave
Everyone needs some time off, our borrowers included! We have…
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Ask an RU: How HFA and DPA Programs are Helping Tackle Affordability Issues
Affordability has been top of mind for many in the housing industry,…
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Ask an RU: An Exploration of Home Loan Assumptions
When a borrower pursues the homebuying process, they may come…
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Ask an RU: Underwriting Loans with Restricted Stock Units as Income
[Updated March 2024; originally published July 29, 2021]
It’s…
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Ask an RU: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and How They Can Impact Your Loans
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), previously known as in-law suites…
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Ask an RU: Everything you Need to Know about Non-Arm’s Length Transactions
Referrals and networking are key tactics that many of us rely…
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Ask an RU: Top Compensating Factors to Help More Borrowers Get into a Home
Not all mortgage loan submissions are the same! When you are…
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Ask an RU: How Do Citizenship and Residency Impact a Borrower’s Mortgage?
When working with borrowers, you must first determine if your…
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Ask an RU: Renovation Loans For Borrowers Seeking Home Upgrades
A borrower wants to upgrade, update, add, or change their home,…
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Ask an RU: Everything You’ll Need to Know About Gifts, Gifts of Equity and Gift Funds
We strive to help lenders bring the dream of homeownership to…
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Ask an RU: Understanding Construction-to-Permanent (C2P) Loans
[Updated August 2, 2024]
More families are looking to move…
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Ask an RU: Tips to Submit Quality Loan Originations
We’re all human… and humans will make errors on occasion.…
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Ask an RU: A Comprehensive List of Tips for First Pass Approvals
We understand that you’d like to have a clear to close commitment…
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Ask an RU: Contingent Liability Basics
You’re reviewing the loan file and notice a line item under…
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[Ask an RU] How to Verify Future Income for Borrowers Mid-Job Move
The loan is finally set to fund, but the processor calls out…
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[Ask an RU]: Demystifying Interested Party Contributions, Financing Concessions and Sales Concessions
Ever get confused over what the difference is between financing…
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[Ask an RU] Underwriting Mortgages for DACA Borrowers
Since the inception of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
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[Ask an RU] Underwriting a Mortgage with Tip Income
If you’ve ever worked in the service industry or know someone…
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[Ask an RU] Permanent Heat Source Requirements
As you start turning up your thermostat to ward off dropping…
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[Ask an RU] Qualifying with Rental Income from a Departure Property
The calculation of rental income from a departure property can…
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[Ask an RU] Underwriting Mortgages with Student Loan Debt
With a record 44.7 million Americans with some level of student…
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[Ask an RU] Underwriting Manufactured Houses: Labeling Conundrums
If you don’t spend a lot of time underwriting manufactured…
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[Ask an RU] Underwriting a File with Cannabis Income
Working for or owning a cannabis business has become a commonplace…
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[Ask an RU] Got Solar? Questions to Ask When Underwriting a Home with Solar Power
Solar power is gaining momentum in the U.S., and we’re moving…