Saturday, December 31, 2005

Home Loan Refinance Online –Benefits To Refinancing Online

Carrie Reeder

There are a number of different reasons to do your home refinancing online. The internet is changing the way people do business today. Your experience refinancing online should be better than the traditional way to refinance.

Here are some of the benefits to doing your home loan refinance online:

Everything seems to happen faster – You search around, you fill out an application. A few minutes later, you can be receiving a pre-approval letter via email. There was no calling, no driving & no waiting on hold for an answer. The mortgage company will usually contact you quickly and give you all the information you need to move forward.

You will be more informed and make better decisions – People nowadays that use the internet as consumers, use it primarily to make better purchasing decisions. If you are sitting at home on the couch with your phone book calling every mortgage company listed, you are not going to know what the current interest rate is. You aren't going to know what this companies competitors are like. All you will know is what that loan officer is telling you and the one before him. Online, you can view a lot of information very quickly. After looking at a few mortgage loan websites, you will know that when you refinance you have many options. Do you want to get cash out of your home? Do you want to borrow more than your homes current value? Do you want an interest only loan? And, which mortgage companies offer these options? There are many different kinds of refinance loans, and all of this information can be learned after a few minutes of searching online.

Deal with large, reputable companies – When applying online, you should quickly be able to spot the larger, more reputable mortgage companies. I always prefer to use the companies that will submit your application to multiple lenders. That way, your credit is only pulled once, and you can receive multiple offers from usually up to 4 lenders. For a list of lenders, see the link below.

Save money – Many online mortgage service companies can save you money by cutting out fees like origination fees and underwriting fees. You will also save money using mortgage services where more than one lender competes for your business and you can receive multiple offers, because you will know that you are choosing the loan with the lowest rate possible and the best terms you can qualify for. I usually recommend applying with about 3 different mortgage service companies that will submit your application to multiple lenders.

Less Commitment – You can go around online and apply to 2-3 different lenders, without feeling guilty for working with more than one company. That way you make can make sure you are getting the best deal. Often when you start working with a mortgage broker in person, even if the person isn't doing the best job for you, you start to feel obligated to continue to work with the person, not so online. If you aren't getting what you want, you can move on with no guilt.

About the Author

Carrie Reeder is the owner of ABC Loan Guide. To view her list of recommended refinance lenders, visit her site at www.abcloanguide.com/refinance.shtml Her website provides informative articles about mortgage loans and lists of recommended lenders.

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Friday, December 30, 2005

Have you ever considered Bridging Finance

Anthony Harrison

Bridging loans can be used for a wide range of uses and put simply, it is a very convenient way of raising finance against property within a short period of time.

Bridging lenders have the ability to move very quickly and are generally more flexible in terms of the condition and type of properties they will lend against. They will also tend to look more towards the property as opposed to the borrower and they have the ability to lend against value instead of purchase price.

Lending against value, as opposed to purchase price can have significant benefits for experienced developers/property experts who are often able to identify a bargain or perhaps create value by buying an option to purchase at a lower price and then securing a planning consent, resulting in an increase in value by the time they complete the purchase.

Bridging loans are very useful tools when purchasing a property in very poor condition and non-income producing, where High Street funds will probably not be readily available. A good example is the purchase of a derelict bungalow, which has the potential for demolition and the construction of 2 or 3 modern units. As long as the worst case scenario is covered, in that the bungalow can be refurbished and sold or refinanced to repay the bridging loan, the borrower can use the bridging loan period to apply for planning. If planning is obtained then they have the option to stay with the bridging lender to complete the development funding, or alternative finance can be arranged through the High Street or a specialist development lender.

Using an experienced broker in the above circumstances can have major advantages, in ensuring that the costs and right lender balance is maintained. For example not all bridging lenders offer development finance, however in a small scheme with a short development period it could be more cost effective to stay with the same lender, even if the interest rate is higher, due to savings on valuation, legal and lenders fees.

Bridging loans can come into their own for auction purchases. Lenders have the ability to act extremely quickly, so the time constraints posed at auction are not a problem. Indeed a 14 day completion is becoming quite common and provides the luxury of knowing that you can bid safely at auction, knowing that the funds will be available on time and just as importantly with the minimum amount of fuss.


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Anthony Harrison is the Managing Director of Capital Mortgage Solutions, a specialist mortgage broker helping people with adverse credit problems. Visit them at

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Thursday, December 29, 2005

Getting Your Finances Ready for your SSD case II

Maricon Williams

Why is it important to anticipate financial hardships? This is because it is arduous to live for two and a half years, sometimes more, with no income and means of support. It can happen that before a judge get to decide the case, claimants do not have penny left. Another reason is to allow claimants to plan and minimize or avoid financial loss.

Planning ahead financially is a crucial step that you should take in pursuing a Social Security Disability case. A claimant has no idea up to when the claim will last. An Initial claim may develop into a series of reconsideration or appeal and it will take a longer time so he better prepare his finances to avoid being left broke or homeless due to foreclosure or eviction order.

To avoid insolvency or financial drain in the process of your claim, you should avoid incurring additional debts and obligations. These may accumulate interest and may add to your financial burdens. Try to look also for some ways to minimize your obligations and financial burdens. In some instances specified by the law, claimants are allowed to work to sustain your expenses. You may also consider restructuring your debts and obligations to make surviving the disability process more likely. You can consider these choices at any level of your social security disability case.

A sad but very common scenario is where a claimant, after several months have passed, gets a denial letter. Then he filed an appeal and wait a little more. Once a gain, he received a denial letter though it stated that an appeal may be filed and this time it involves a hearing before an administrative law judge. The hearing was then set. Unfortunately it doesn't end there. After the hearing, a number of weeks or even months shall be waited before a decision is promulgated. And even if the approval was granted many weeks more before benefits are made available. Availability depends also if the system in a particular state of residence, is clogged or not. It may take up to two and a half years before disability benefits are ever received.

Most of the claimants are shocked to know the lengthy process of a claim. Unfortunately, only a few know this blatant reality. Claimants only realize this when their finances are already at minimum or worse. Too late though, but the only bright spot is that the amount they received in due benefits can cure their situation.


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Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Getting Your Finances Ready for a SSD Case

Lala Balattan

Financial security is what everybody wants in life; that and emotional and spiritual security. However, without the sense of being financially secure for the years to come, this has disastrous effects on a person's general well being.

Now American working class citizens have come to believe that the Social Security is an institution to protect them when the need finally arises. What do we need then is to rest a weary body and soul from the long years of hard work. Or the need to settle down again as burdening illnesses and frustrating restrictions troubled your body. The vision held for everybody – the Social Security disability (SSD) benefits program and supplemental security insurance (SSI) is something for them all to built on dreams of a secured, life after their years of hard work.

Alas, when they first applied for the Social Security Disability Benefits, very few claimants were ever told how long the process of eventually securing their claims might take. .

A sad and commonplace scenario is what occurs to these persons, employed for many years, perhaps at just one job, suddenly find that their medical condition has worsened and they can no longer do their job, or any other job. Either by their initiative or advice taken from others, they contact the social security office and file a claim for benefits. However, instead of finally being able to reap the fruits of the many years of their labors, they realize that they have to wait.

Two months in the process, they check the status of their claim and are told that "evaluation will take 90 to 120 days". Later on, after several months, they get a letter, unfortunately, denying their claims. They file an appeal and another long wait commence, only to receive another denial letter after several months upon their appeal. They would then be informed that another appeal may be processed which involves a hearing before an administrative law judge.

And of course another long wait for a hearing and even after a hearing has been held, it may take yet another innumerable weeks or even moths before a decision is made by a judge. And if ever the disability benefits are ever received at all, it had taken them 2 ½ years from the day their claiming process began. As 21/2 years had passed they may never realized that during all that time all their savings are exhausted, bills and loans are still waiting to be paid, valuables are lost in order to pay for other debts. They have been reduced to drastic living conditions and still, they still haven't taken hold of their benefits.

Learning a lesson from the situations, it is extremely important to know how long the application and appeal process of the SSD system would really take before the eventuality of being awarded by the benefits.

By having advanced knowledge of how long a social security SSI/disability application might take, claimants could plan their assets and finances and avoid instantaneous financial downfall.

Also, practical rules may apply in planning financial aspects while still in the process of applying and/or appealing for your disability claims. On top of everything else, it would be wise not to take on additional debts or obligations. Get the cooperation of your family and list down other ways which would greatly minimize financial burdens and obligations. With regards to the bills and payments that have earlier compromised you, find out a way of restructuring them so that your budget would not suffer greatly as each day passed, still without the approval of your benefits. Who knows, sacrificing but a little more is what it probably takes.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Get control of your finances!

Clare Evans

When it comes to money we tend to fall into three main categories: spend less than we earn, spend what we earn, spend more than we earn. If you'd like to have more money each month or want to get control of your finances read on.

Create some good financial habits by taking a look at where you are now. Where do you want to be? Follow these tips to help you get there.

- Keep a money diary for a week. If you don't know where you spend your money, you can't start making changes. Carry a notebook with you and write down every single penny you spend as soon as you spend it, every day for a week – every bill, standing order, newspaper, snack, bus fare, coffee … At the end of the week look at where it all went. Can you see any areas where you could make changes?

- What is your minimum survival income? How much do you need to pay for the basics like mortgage, rent, insurance, bills, food and car each month? Aim to save at least three times your monthly survival income with easy access in case of emergency.

- Your monthly expenditure. Work out what you spend monthly on everything else: meals out, entertaining, clothes, holidays, presents, credit card repayments etc. etc. Including the basics, compare your total outgoings with your income. Where's the fit? Are you overspending?

- What are any debts costing you each month? How much do you pay in interest? What would you rather be spending that money on? If you can create some spare income each month can you put it towards 'busting' some of your debt. Contact me for a specific debt-busting exercise.

- Save 10% of your income. As a minimum put aside at least 10% of your monthly salary. You never know when you might need it. Place it somewhere with easy access, preferably earning interest – not under the mattress!

- Search around for the best deals. How often do you check out the best deals available for insurance, mortgage, fuel, credit cards? I've just saved myself almost £200 on my car insurance renewal. Check out all the brokers and online insurance companies for the best quote. Use cost comparison sites such as www.kelkoo.com and www.dealtime.com. You can also save money by switching to a different energy supplier via sites such as www.uswitch.com.

- Talk to a Financial Advisor. While you can learn a certain amount from newspapers, magazines and the Internet, it's always worth discussing your financial requirements with a good IFA. Your bank may be a place to start – they may not be independent but will be able to advise you on your financial needs for your situation depending on age, family, income and future plans. The sooner you start the better off you'll be.

If you'd like some more information on getting your finances under control then contact me directly.


About the Author

I work with individuals and small businesses wanting to grow. I provide the tools, techniques and strategies to help them improve their time management and planning skills to increase their productivity and effectiveness.

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Monday, December 26, 2005

Foster Home Uses Pay Option Mortgage Loan For California Refinance

Keith Hunt

"We recently received an application from Angela P. who needed to refinance her California home. While finding out her specific goals for the refinance I learned that she was a foster mom and cared for multiple "crack" babies that had been taken away from their mothers at birth because of testing positive for an illegal substance during labor," states Gary Rees of GoldMedalMortgage.com

"She was trying to utilize the equity in her home to remodel and add a bedroom to make it more comfortable for the two teenage and two newborn children her and her husband care for."

"For their situation I decided that a Pay Option mortgage loan program would give them the cash flow needed to cover shortfalls. It also lowered their mortgage payment over 1500 a month," continues Rees.

A Pay Option Mortgage Loan allows the complete flexibility to decide, every month, which of four mortgage payments you would like to make.

This program is ideal for anybody that has fluctuating income such as the self-employed. Pay Option is also an excellent choice if you are looking to buy a new home and want the lowest possible monthly payment, or if you simply just want to lower your existing mortgage payment.

The Pay Option Mortgage is a relatively new product that allows you four payment options each month.

1. 15 year payment- Pay your loan off and build equity faster as well as save thousands of dollars in interest

2. 30 year payment- This option will let you know how much to pay to have your home free and clear in the standard thirty years

3. Interest only option- This option allows you to pay only the interest portion of your monthly payment so you can increase monthly cash flow

4. 1% Minimum payment-This option allows you to pay your mortgage at a 1% rate of interest for maximum savings

The Pay Option Mortgage is the absolute best adjustable mortgage product available today. It has built in features that protect you
from the typical worries associated with an adjustable rate mortgage.

One is the fact that your payment cannot increase more than 7.5% above the previous year for the first five years. Another gives you the option to convert to a fixed rate mortgage after the first three years. With these features in place you can rest easy with your new adjustable mortgage.

Here is an example of what a Pay Option Mortgage could for you

Estimated Current Monthly Payment - $1663.26
New first year payment - $833.13
Estimated increased monthly cash flow- $830.13
Estimated increased yearly cash flow - $9961.52

Disclaimer-First years interest rate 1.25%. Interest charged at 3.45% for the first month. APR 3.74% subject to increase monthly. 30-year loan.

This loan may have negative amortization. Max increase/decrease in monthly payment is 7.5% per annum for the first five years. This is an ARM product.
Example payments based on 7.0% interest rate and $250000 loan.

"During the loan process I got a chance to visit her home and was really impressed by the cleanliness of both her home and all the kids. I have three of my own and I can tell you it's a challenge to keep up the house and the kids and the homework."

"Clearly a great family! We decided to waive our fees and pick up the costs involved in this transaction for Mr. and Mrs. P who are providing love and shelter to the innocent children victimized by addiction."

"It was the least we could do for this amazing family that breaks even after buying clothes and food for the kids. For Angela and her husband, this is truly a labor of love!" concludes Rees.

For more information on Pay Option Mortgage Loans please call 1-866-398-4664 or go to http://www.goldmedalmortgage52.com


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Sunday, December 25, 2005

Florida Refinance - Refinancing in Florida

Carrie Reeder

The decision to buy a home in Florida can be one of the best you will ever make. If you own a home in Florida you may be considering refinancing. Refinancing now can potentially save you thousands of dollars over the length of your mortgage. Florida lenders are offering low interest rates and could save you thousands of dollars over the length of your loan. Mortgage companies serving Florida and the United States are able to offer loan packages that make refinancing your home a wise decision. Compare your current interest rate to the rates being offered now and see how much money you can save by refinancing your home.

Florida is a great place for families, seniors, and businesses. Owning a home in Florida is a good financial investment due to the constantly expanding real estate market. There are many historical and modern cities in the state of Florida. Jacksonville is a historic city and was named for Andrew Jackson. It has two seaports, seven universities and five colleges. Winter Park is equally fascinating and abounds in social, educational and cultural amenities. As an added bonus, both Winter Park and Jacksonville have affordable housing to fit any budget and a multitude of mortgage lenders across the state, both online and traditional, to help you with all your refinancing needs.

Mortgage lenders in Florida and across the country are currently offering the lowest interest rates in many years. If you have been considering refinancing your home, contact a Florida lender today. You can often get multiple quotes from different lenders with one quick online application. Florida is the perfect location for those who enjoy the sunny weather and sandy beaches that dominate the landscape. Refinancing your Florida home can give you lower monthly mortgage payments, which could lead to extra cash in your pocket each month to explore all that Florida has to offer.

Mortgage lenders online generally service loans in all states and will be able to assist you in your refinancing goals quickly and efficiently. Apply today for a home refinance loan and you could start saving money every month and give yourself the freedom to accomplish your financial goals. Lenders are anxious to get your loan approved and will handle the processing of your loan with personal attention and professionalism. Interest rates in Florida are at all time lows and the real estate market is expanding constantly. Refinancing your Florida home is a smart investment in your future.

To view our list of recommended nationwide mortgage lenders who service the
Florida area online visit this page:
Recommended Florida &
Nationwide Online Mortgage Lenders
.

About the Author

Carrie Reeder is the owner of ABC Loan
Guide
, an information website with articles and the latest news about
various types of loans.

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