When Getting A Mortgage, Don’t Trust Lenders Unless They Do THIS

 

 

Banks sometimes lie…

 

I had been warned by my managing broker when I first got into the industry.  I took note and was careful to advise all my clients of this.  What is it you say?

See, everyone knows that it would be a good idea to get a mortgage pre-approval and pre-qualification prior to searching for a home with their Realtor.  

A mortgage pre-qualification is just a preliminary assessment of a borrower’s financial position.  This can often be done on the phone and the bank or lender just needs to know the borrower’s overall condition.  A mortgage pre-approval is more in-depth and requires financial statements to be provided to the bank or lender and would require the borrower to fill out a credit application so the bank or lender can assess the borrower credit situation.

But, how many people know that the mortgage pre-approval or pre-qualification doesn’t guarantee the bank will lend to you?

 

What do you mean, Gary?  

 

That’s right.  First of all, when the bank or lender says they’ll lend X amount of money for your purchase, you MUST make sure that this pre-approval or pre-qualification be given to you in WRITING.  A verbal commitment is as good as hearsay.  

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