This journey into home buying is quite the adventure and emotional roller coaster. We found what seems like the perfect house but are short on the amount to qualify by just a bit. This is where the never ending research and up and downs begin.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Fixed Rate or AR 5/1 ... or just win the financing :)
So today my hubby entered us to win a $10k sweepstakes... :) I'm crossing my fingers but for now without that I still haven't been able to figure out much more for qualifying in a good priced mortgage. We did stop at mountain america credit union and talk to a broker. They have a 100% financing loan for first time buyers and there is no mortgage insurance because its an in house loan. Its a good rate and an affordable payment, the downfall is that we wouldn't qualify until almost december because of how many pay stubs they need, even though my hubby has a solid teaching contract (other mortgages only need the contract as proof or 1 month of stubs). The other downfall is that its an adjustable rate mortgage 5/1, so a locked rate for 5 years and then who knows whether the rate would totally derail our life like it did so many others in this housing crisis a couple years ago. That scares me not to have a fixed rate.
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