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USDA Guaranteed Rural Home Loan or USDA Direct?

On December 8, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Paul Dunn

What’s the best USDA Rural Home Loan, the Guaranteed USDA Rural Home Loan or the USDA Direct Loan? It’s important to note that the USDA Rural Home Loan is gaining enormous popularity in Arizona.  Primarily because it allows home buyers in qualifying areas to purchase a home with absolutely zero down payment and without the [...]

Do You Know What Your Underwriter is Looking For When You Apply for a USDA Rural Loan..

On December 3, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Paul Dunn

What The USDA Rural Loans Underwriter Looks For When You Apply… Part 1 This is a three part series where we will look at the 3 factors that a USDA Rural Development underwriter will look at when reviewing your file for loan approval.  If you have questions that are not addressed here specific to USDA [...]

USDA Loans Refinance Funds Now Available

On November 24, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Paul Dunn

USDA Loans ARRA Refinance Funds NOW Available! The USDA released a Notice of Funding Availability for USDA Loans Refinance Assistance under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. USDA Loans Refinancing by using ARRA funds is more restrictive than typical USDA Loans. USDA Loans ARRA Refinance Requirements: The new USDA Loans must have an [...]

USDA Rural Development Home Loan Has Lower Monthly Payments Than FHA AZ Mortgages

On October 20, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Paul Dunn

USDA Rural Development monthly mortgage payments Did you know that for the same loan size and a similar rate that the USDA Rural Development Home Loan will ALWAYS have a lower payment than FHA?  Sometimes the USDA Rural Development payment will be substantially lower. Let’s talk rates and payments… When most people shop for a [...]

$8000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Video

On October 4, 2009, in Uncategorized, by Paul Dunn

The $8000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit is set to expire soon and is available for Rural USDA Loans. The deadline to fund your home is November 30th. That isn’t even 60 days from today to qualify for the Home Buyer’s Tax Credit. The average AZ Mortgage is taking 35-45 days to close. The [...]

How To Tell If Your Tucson Real Estate Qualifies For A Rural USDA AZ Mortgage

On September 29, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Paul Dunn

The Rural USDA AZ Mortgage – How to find Tucson property that qualifies How do you know if the real estate you are looking at in Tucson AZ, qualifies for the now popular Rural Development USDA Tucson Loans? Let’s take a look at a few ways to find out if the AZ Mortgage for the [...]

Arizona First Time Home Buyer With High Debt Ratios Gets A USDA Home Loan

On August 25, 2009, in Mortgage Programs, by Paul Dunn

We’re starting a new category on the USDA Rural Home Loans website. It’s USDA Home Loan Success Stories. I hope you enjoy hearing about how the Rural Development USDA Loan has positively impacted so many families here in Arizona.  So let’s take a look at the first installment of… (drum roll please…) USDA Home Loan [...]

Tucson-FHA-Loans now has the FHA Mortgage Calculator

On August 6, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Paul Dunn

We’ve added a new Tucson FHA Mortgage Loan Calculator that allows you to make the following calculations: Calculate your FHA Mortgage Loan payment Calculate if you Should Refinance Your FHA Mortgage Loan Calculate your FHA Mortgage Principal Calculate the Affordability of your FHA Mortgage Loan Calculate what happens If You Pay Extra Every Month Calculate [...]

Tucson Arizona FHA Mortgage Loan Tip – MUST know when buying vacant real estate in AZ

On August 4, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Paul Dunn

Tucson FHA Mortgage Loan Tip There is an abundance of Arizona Bank Owned REO property on the Tucson MLS.  Anybody planning on buying a home in Arizona using a Tucson FHA Mortgage Loan must know the following tip.  A vacant Bank Owned or REO property will typically have all it’s mechanical systems turned off.  Often [...]

FHA Mortgage Credit Tips for the First Time Homebuyer Buying in Arizona

On July 27, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Paul Dunn

First Time Home Buyers are experiencing an opportunity like never before. And HUD’s FHA Mortgage Loan is the primary financing tool for the majority of First Time Home Buyers in Arizona. Today’s Arizona Real Estate market has many deep discounts and Tucson FHA Mortgage Loans is positioned to be the financing tool of choice. “Real [...]