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All About Mortgages: Insider Tips for Financing and Refinancing Your Home [Paperback]

Julie Good-Garton (Author), Julie Garton-Good (Author)

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Publication Date: March 1999

With mortgage rates at historic lows, it's never been a better time to invest close to home. But scrutiny of the fine details is absolutely vital to getting the best deal on a new or refinanced mortgage. Renowned real estate expert Julie Garton-Good provides an easy-to-follow road map through the harrowing twists and turns of the home mortgage loan process. Her bestselling book is filled with practical know-how and solutions to all your home loan questions.

This new edition includes a resource guide listing Internet sites, as well as names and contact information for consumer lending organizations and other valuable consumer resources.

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This new edition includes a resource guide listing Internet sites, as well as names and contact information for consumer lending organizations and other valuable consumer resources.

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About the Author

Julie Garton-Good, "America's Home Affordability Expert," is a syndicated columnist, author of several books, and an international speaker.

Product Details

Paperback: 270 pages
Publisher: Real Estate Education Co; 2nd edition (March 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0793132312
ISBN-13: 978-0793132317
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,369,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good for home buyer, fair for fledgling mtg loan officer, April 10, 2003

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I suppose this reference work is very informative to the home buyer ... if perhaps a bit too much to digest for the average casual reader. For an intern loan officer in an agressively propserous mortgage brokerage, the book provided some key information, but not the depth I had hoped for. Is it worth getting if your a mortgage professional? Yes, most definately. So much of the do's and don'ts of this industry are shrouded in statements like "well, we always did it that way" rather than simple straight forward explanations. This book was a breath of fresh air when I was floundering in my first year as a loan officer. Now, as a Senior Loan Officer at my company I still find myself referring to it from time to time for some of those elusive little details that always seem to arise in the loan process. Go ahead and get a copy. Either you'll learn something new or your boss will think you're applying yourself at home as well as on the job!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference Book!, July 4, 2000

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This book is a great book for consumers as well as real estate professionals. You will definitely want to keep it close by to reference information about FHA, VA and conventional loans. It is easy to forget some of the details about differnt loans but Ms. Garton-Good has made it easy to look up information such as who can pay closing costs on VA loans and does the veteran have to pay the funding fee. Having a list of closing costs FHA borrowers are allowed to pay or not pay is also very helpful. This book answers a lot of questions you probably wanted to know but may have been afraid to ask!

I would recommend anyone thinking about buying or selling real estate and all real estate professionals make this book a part of their reference library right away.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great mortgage book, December 12, 2003

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I'm a programmer analyst for a mortgage company. However, the one year experience I had working for a mortgage company with all the ongoing trainings and mortgage software application designs are nothing compared to this book. This is a great book with all info you need to know about mortgages. Would recommend to anyone.

All I can say is this is a great book, that is equivalent to 3 years of mortgage experience.

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2.0 out of 5 stars MAKE IT MORE SIMPLE. TOO MUCH IS TOO MUCH
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is the reason I'm a homeowner
My friend loaned me a copy of this book to read before applying for a loan. I had credit problems in the past and thought it was impossible to obtain a mortgage. Read more

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The mortgage market of a decade ago in no way resembles today's world. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
housing expense allowance, convertibility option, net effective income, original obligor, housing ratio, qualifying ratios, qualifying guidelines, maximum mortgage amount, financing concessions, discount points, negative amortization, first borrower, seller financing, underwriting guidelines, affordable housing programs, monthly gross income, escrow holder, closing costs, assumption guidelines, qualifying income, land sales contract, mortgage insurance premium, graduated payment mortgage, private mortgage insurance, sales concessions

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Social Security, Certificate of Eligibility, Mortgage Market Overview, United States, Fannie Mae, Cash Requirements Down, Department of Veterans Affairs, Qualifying For The Mortgage, Total Housing Payment, Total Loan Amount, National Guard, The Wall Street Journal

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