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Mellisa A Lantaya Newbie....practicing analyzing your insight/advice please
12 February 2018 | 14 replies
You may find the best deals are the really ugly properties, especially if they are in such bad condition they cannot get a conforming mortgage. 
Benjamin Dutil Down payments and bank statements
8 February 2018 | 11 replies
@Benjamin Dutil Most conforming loans and portfolio loans are going to require 60 days of statements (so you need 60 days of seasoning in the account to get past this).
David Prince BRRRR- Refinance Strategy
5 October 2017 | 9 replies
It really does depend on the property type (condo, single family, 2-4unit, etc) and loan amount (Fannie/Freddie conforming loan limits or above), but as @John Leavelle stated it can be 70 to 80%. 
Gordon Way Single Mortgages vs Portfolio Refinance
27 September 2017 | 3 replies
They keep their loans in house so they don't have to follow all of the conforming mortgage guidelines.Nice problem to have, BTW!
Brandon Messier Request for review of my deal evaluation
19 December 2016 | 12 replies
Previous poster is correct--if you want a 30y fixed rate conforming mortgage, most lenders require 25% down on first 4 investment properties (then 30%).  
Account Closed Plenty of liquid assets...low income. How to find financing?
11 February 2017 | 10 replies
Most conforming lenders will use the rents included on the rent schedule, depreciate them by 25% and use them to qualify you.If you tried to refinance after the purchase and did not yet have renters in there, at that point most conforming lenders would not give you rent credit until you have a lease in place.
Jae Ham Baltimore SFH zoned properties with multi units? Legal?
12 April 2022 | 7 replies
@Jae Ham  Many properties have approval for a "Non conforming" use.
Sue Bishop Definition Of Unpaid Principal Balance?
22 October 2016 | 7 replies
While the industry does have many commonly used acronyms and terms the utility of those lacks conformity.  
Jason H. OK to ask lender for example Loan Estimate?
25 July 2017 | 2 replies
These lenders make all kinds of claims... is it ok to ask for an example/typical TRID-conforming Loan Estimate in order to see all the details of a particular loan product?
Skip Gilliam When finding a flip 70% guideline on a $200k house vs $800k
27 August 2017 | 5 replies
If $595k is above the conforming and (if applicable) conforming high balance loan limit in the area, then it's a jumbo loan (it's $636,150 for SFRs in the most expensive areas, like the Bay Area and Los Angeles), not a Fannie/Freddie loan.