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Personal Finance and Investing

Schema Thing

(10,283 posts) Fri Apr 19, 2013, 10:56 AM Apr 2013

Buying my first home... any tips on choosing a Mortgage banker/broker? [View all]

I don't know where to start. Do I go straight to a bank, or do I go through a broker?

A couple of details: I'm purchasing the house from my mother at a good but fair price, and I'm self employed. My income for the past two years fits the calculations just fine, but before that it was probably not quite enough.

Thanks for any advice in advance; I'll check the thread at lunch!

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Buying my first home... any tips on choosing a Mortgage banker/broker? [View all] Schema Thing Apr 2013 OP

Closing my house today. Be prepared to document EVERYTHING! OffWithTheirHeads Apr 2013 #1

thanks for the advice! Schema Thing Apr 2013 #3

Join a credit union. They actually care! OffWithTheirHeads Apr 2013 #5

Congrats on buying your first home! woodsprite Apr 2013 #2

Thanks, woodsprite. Schema Thing Apr 2013 #4

Yep. Go to bankrate.com (link) trof Apr 2013 #6

I bought a home four years ago, SheilaT Apr 2013 #7

Congratulations. David Zephyr Jul 2013 #8

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