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House Hunting Get a Home Loan Prequalification First

House Hunting Get a Home Loan Prequalification First

Author: Pranil Maharaj
Date: 2019-04-12

Due to the present economic status, home loan applicants are struggling to obtain home loans for their dream houses. Economical, high cost of living and growing interest rates could make potential buyers afraid of entering the property sector due to being fearful of being rejected by financial institutions. Regardless, there are still many solutions to ensuring your offer to purchase is firm and acceptable. By obtaining your prequalification before you begin your house hunting will take away some of the stress from the buying process.


Some of the benefits of getting prequalified are:

Being prequalified will help you get a better understanding of which properties you can and cannot afford. It also shows sellers that you have accessibility to finances and a solid offer to purchase. Prequalification is the start to ensure that you are able to find your ideal home.

The first step to getting prequalified starts with a bond originator. You would need to provide the necessary FICA documents such as bank statements and payslips for the last six months. This will help acquire your credit history and status. A bond originator will be able to provide you with a report and a figure amount of what you can qualify for.

When you have found your perfect home and made an offer to purchase, the bank will proceed with providing you a home loan at a specific interest rate, the cost of the credit, and terms and conditions that are required to approve your home loan. Once you accept the banks offer, you can officially become a property owner and registration of the bond on your name will proceed by a designated attorney.

Purchasing a property should not be seen as difficult for many first time buyers. Remember to start with being productive and getting prequalified as this indicates to sellers that you are serious about the property buying process.