Archive for Mortgage Answers

Hard to justify re-fi when you owe very little

By Maurine Pool : September 4, 2010

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions…
Q. I currently have a 20-year loan with 12 1/2 years remaining, owing $77,000. on a single-family home in Brea worth around $375,000. The existing interest [...]

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Cash is the limiting factor with this loan

By Maurine Pool : August 28, 2010

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions…
Q.  I am in my early 20s and have been at my current job for 3 years now. I make $57,500 a year plus bonuses (usually [...]

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Thinking of a refi? Tips for borrowers

By Jeff Collins : August 25, 2010

This summer’s bout of falling mortgage rates has sparked yet another frenzy of homeowners looking to refinance their loans.
Now could be a good time to do it, too, with interest rates at their lowest in decades — lower than in 2001, lower than in 2003 and even lower than in 2004, when we last told [...]

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Reduce principle if you can in these tough times

By Maurine Pool : August 21, 2010

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions…
Q. My wife and I are both employed. Combined income is under $150, 000. We bought a house in June ‘07 for $1.1 million. The [...]

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It’s not about common sense; it’s about qualifying

By Maurine Pool : August 14, 2010

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of  “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions…
Q. My son would like to refinance his loan on an attached home.  He has about $225,000 equity in the home.  Wells Fargo has refused to [...]

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Refinancing: Yes, jump on it

By Maurine Pool : July 31, 2010

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions…
Q. I have a question about a second home:
I purchased a second home (condo) in 2001 with an interest rate of 5.9%, and currently have a [...]

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Trying to dodge bullet before it comes

By Maurine Pool : July 24, 2010

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions…
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Q. Today’s fixed loan rates are spectacular! I am a 41-year-old woman with a FICO score above 750. I have no debt and make $120,000 a [...]

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Widow wants to keep her home

By Maurine Pool : July 17, 2010

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions…
Q.  I am in desperate need of help! My husband passed away on May 23, 2008. I was able to make my mortgage payments up until [...]

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Expect more from new loan servicing company

By Maurine Pool : July 10, 2010

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions…
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Q. My husband and I live in south Orange County and had a first mortgage with Taylor, Bean & Whitaker for about four years. Then last [...]

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A lot of ‘moving parts’ to this mortgage

By Maurine Pool : July 3, 2010

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions…
Q. Just wanted some advice on what are our options as far as lowering the monthly payments of $1,846 on our current home mortgage of 6.25% [...]

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