Way to go Brad!! Congratulations and may you have years of happiness!

Patty Neri
Keller WIlliams Realty

congratulations, I wish you well in your new home.

I closed on the home today. Thanks to all of you for your input. It definitely helped ease my mind about the process.

Brad

Well being on the Real Estate end of it I cannot quote you statistics but maybe I can help you sleep better by letting you know that Underwriting is taking much longer than it use to to approve someones mortgage. They are going over everything now with a fine tooth comb and asking for every little thing to cover themselves to make sure the buyer is worthy of their mortgage. If you have confidence in your mortgage broker or lender that did the preapproval letter I do believe you should be fine. As the lenders tighten up their requirements it is more important than ever to have a really experienced mortgage person in your corner. If you need a different mortgage broker for some reason and need a referral, I work with some awesome ones that know how to get the job done!

For those folks that do end up getting turned down, I would guess typically it is because something has changed, maybe they bought a big ticket item, maybe they make less money than they said, or maybe they stopped paying some bills to show money in their savings account causing their credit scores to nose dive. Again great brokers will explain to you what to do or not do while waiting for approvals.

I wish you the best of luck, Talk to your broker. I am sure they will explain underwriting is taking longer these days and should hopefully be able to make you feel more confident in the process. Congrats on the purchase of your new house!!

Patty Neri
Keller Williams Realty
Palm Harbor, FL

Since your loan is with the underwriter I would not recomend getting another broker.

Joe the Builder, I loved your response.

I definitely agree that home ownership is a priviledge. I have been in the home I currently own for 7 years. I have remodeled almost the entire home. I bought the home when I was single, so it's a smaller home. I am now married with 3 children, and this home is way too small to allow my young children to grow up in. If I didn't need to move on, believe me I wouldn't. Especially in this marketplace. I think of the $70K I left on the table by not selling in 2006, but am reminded that the extra profit would most certainly have come at the expense of someone else.

As for the responsibility of owning a home, I'm well aware of the risks involved. There are risk for not only my family's financial well being, but for the overall economy's financial well being. Believe me, I don't plan to fail. In fact, I have a plan to succeed. My wife and I have budgeted our next ten years at 75% of our current income, and our plan is to be debt free, mortgage included, by the end of 2019. The other 25% of our income will go towards savings, college funds, and retirement.

I appreciate your comments, because there are many out there that don't consider the future when making financial decisions, but I think we've got a good plan in place. That being said, a plan is only guaranteed to work if it's God's. I've seen this first hand, going from just me to my wife and three in 5 years. Anything can happen and the best we can do is try to prepare.

I spoke with my broker this afternoon, and she informed me that she gained my pre-approval using Desktop Underwriter, and she was waiting for the underwriter to get back to her with the final approval on the loan.

The home I currently own is under contract and is set to close on the 24th of this month. This contract was executed on the 2nd. I was originally going to rent a home for a year to avoid the stress of a buy/sell transaction, but my real estate agent found a nice home in one of my favorite neighborhoods at a very reasonable price. With the low loan rates, we decided to go for it. My house was on the market for 8 months, so I wasn't actively looking for a new home, or lender which is why everything is so rush rush. Obviously, I would like an answer on the home I plan to purchase very soon. Would it be in my best interest to reach out to another broker and see if I can get a deal done faster, or would that lessen my odds of getting approved? If so, how long would it take to get an answer?

Brad,

If you have a true pre-approval, you should already have an underwriting decision and it would only take about a week to two weeks to close a transaction. The problem is that most brokers not knowing the difference between pre-approval and pre-qualification issue pre-qualifications calling them pre-approvals. Since most likely you have a pre-qualification and the loan was "NEVER" submitted to an underwriter for a pre-approval, your loan could now take up to 4 weeks just to get through underwriting. The fact of the matter is that underwriting staffs at most if not all lenders are cut down to skeleton crews and the amount of applications have increased considerably lately with historic low rates, rock bottom home prices, and incentives like the $8000 tax credit. This is causing longer turn times. FHA loans do not have to take longer in underwriting. A good broker will know of the proper investor to take the loan to that has decent underwriting turn times and get your loan through in a timely manner. Hope everything works out for you Brad. If you have any issues, feel free to contact me.

Thanks guys! You know I'm looking for a little peace of mind right now and you just provided it. I'll let you guys know how it goes. Ryan, I'll contact you if something falls through with the lender I'm using.

This is an FHA loan, so perhaps David is correct. I hope it doesn't take too long though. I'm closing on my current property on the 24th, and have to be out by the 23rd. Last thing I want is my belongings in a moving truck trying to find a rental last minute. All that plus I have 3 kids.

Great answer David!

Brad,

If you made it through Desktop Underwriter, you should not have a problem. The only issue would be the information you provided or input by the loan processor was incorrect. If you got yourself a loan officer, you should be ok!

If I can help let me know

Ryan Brandenburger
954-394-9005
Mortgage Loan Officer/Broker

I have seen loans in underwriting from 2-15 bus. days, FHA Takes a while with a lot of lenders right now. If the loan passed the AUS you have a high chance.