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classon
in Mortgage 13 years and 4 months ago
Mortgage Broker rec
hello Brownstoners, I wanted to share the very positive experience I had recently refinancing my home with the expert guidance of Julio Cordon of Nationstar…
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elm_bk
in Mortgage 13 years and 5 months ago
Ways to finance with help from my parents
Hi, I know that I’ll ultimately need to hash things out with a lawyer, but I wanted to see if anyone else had expertise on…
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elm_bk
in Mortgage 13 years and 5 months ago
Ways to finance with help from my parents
Hi, I know that I’ll ultimately need to hash things out with a lawyer, but I wanted to see if anyone else had expertise on…
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mikea
in Mortgage 13 years and 5 months ago
Mortgage Broker Recommendation
I recently had the pleasure to work with Vanessa Thatcher from Atlantic Home Capital to refinance my house in Park Slope. Back in ’08 I…
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classon
in Mortgage 13 years and 6 months ago
silly question perhaps but...
Is it appropriate to send a gift to the mortgage broker who helped me refinace my house? If so, what? Or would an email suffice…
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Brownstonerlogin
in Mortgage 13 years and 6 months ago
Financing small co-ops: hopeless??
Anyone know of any lenders who will finance units in small co-ops? We own an apartment in a 4-unit co-op and are interested in refinancing–but…
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classon
in Mortgage 13 years and 6 months ago
silly question perhaps but...
Is it appropriate to send a gift to the mortgage broker who helped me refinace my house? If so, what? Or would an email suffice…
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cjs
in Mortgage 13 years and 6 months ago
Shout out for Barry Koven & Renovation Loans
We just closed on a townhouse that needs a full renovation in Park Slope. Barry Koven of Wells Fargo handled our loan and guided us…
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jaxhouse
in Mortgage 13 years and 6 months ago
Coop Refinancing - Commercial Mortgage Reference?
Hi Brownstoners – Our coop is looking to refi – but are having trouble finding a commercial mortgage broker to help us. We have…
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ame_raleed
in Mortgage 13 years and 6 months ago
Need a Mortgage Broker?
We just refinanced our mortgage. First time we tried was a fiasco, and we were unsuccessful. Now with rates down even further we tried again and…
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Brownstonerlogin
in Mortgage 13 years and 6 months ago
Financing small co-ops: hopeless??
Anyone know of any lenders who will finance units in small co-ops? We own an apartment in a 4-unit co-op and are interested in refinancing–but…
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JimmyLegs
in Mortgage 13 years and 6 months ago
refinancing home, rate locked in but appraisal higher than expected
When we started the refinance process, the bank came up with a market value for our home which was way less than what we paid…
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arad
in Mortgage 13 years and 8 months ago
SRO FINANCING
I am looking to purchase a brownstone in West Harlem that will be delivered vacant upon closing (only one tenant in there now). Does anyone…
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valerie
in Mortgage 13 years and 8 months ago
Mortgage Broker Recommendation - Harold Sokol
For anyone looking for a mortgage or to refinance, I highly recommend Harold Sokol (212-318-9472) of Manhattan Mortgage. I couldn’t believe how quickly and smoothly…
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petrinij
in Mortgage 13 years and 8 months ago
2 family home vs. 1 family home
Dear All Attesting to the fact that I was numb from the shock of signing my mortgage papers and/or to plain ignorance, I’m not sure…
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guikazoid
in Mortgage 13 years and 8 months ago
PMI based on sale price of house or bank appraisal?
Quick question – we’re currently in contract and the bank just finished the appraisal. The house was appraised at 8.30% higher than the sale price.…
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semigli
in Mortgage 13 years and 8 months ago
illegal one family???
I am trying to refinance my house but am running into trouble. The house is set up and used as a one family but has…
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Boerumresident
in Mortgage 13 years and 9 months ago
Reduction of jumbo conforming loan amounts?
I heard this week that the limits for all Fannie Mae loans are being reset to lower levels as of September 30. Can anyone confirm…
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