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Home Mortgage Basic Qualifications

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Whether you are a first time home buyer or have purchased many homes in your lifetime, the minimum qualifications that lending institutions require are the same. These are typical guidelines, however they may be flexible depending on the situation. Check with myself or your loan officer. All of these qualifications exist so the lender and the borrower can examine if the borrowers are in strong financial standpoint. The banks, government, city, and myself, don't want to put a home owner in a position where they struggle to pay the monthly mortgage payment and are left without money for everything else. Qualifications for buying a home Employment History : The first sign that somebody is ready for the responsibility of a mortgage payment is that they have stable work history for at least the past two years. For the duration of those two years, if you did happen to change jobs, the jobs should be in an alike industry. Note: If you have been going to school, and have just recentl