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Understanding Bridge Loans: Your Guide To Buying Before Selling

Are you wondering how to buy another house before selling yours? When the housing market is bustling and you're ready to move, the timing might not always align. Selling your existing home before you secure a new one can be tricky. This is where understanding the ins and outs of bridge loans becomes vital for a smooth transition. Navigating the real estate market can be challenging, especially when you're looking to purchase a new home before selling your current one. In fast-paced housing markets, aligning the sale of your existing home with the acquisition of a new one requires strategic planning. This is where a solid grasp of bridge loans becomes crucial for a seamless transition. Bridge loans offer short-term financing to "bridge" the gap between buying a new property and selling your current home. They come with higher interest rates and require collateral, usually your existing home. For those needing quick access to funds, bridge loans present a tactical option to expedite your move.Read More

Unlock Your Homebuying Power With The Trailing Primary Residence Program

Buying before selling a primary residence can present financial challenges. However, the Trailing Primary Residence Program offers a solution that increases your purchasing power and allows you to leverage the equity from your departing residence. In this comprehensive blog post, we will delve into the inner workings of the Trailing Primary Residence Program, its remarkable benefits, and how it can empower you to buy a new home easily.Read More

Buying Before Selling? Try This Bridge Financing Alternative

A bridge loan is a short-term loan that helps you cover the cost of a new home before selling your existing one. It sounds convenient, right? Well, yes and no. While bridge loans can indeed provide the funds you need quickly, they come with a few significant drawbacks.Read More

How To Buy Before Selling Current House

We often have buyers who want to buy a new house before selling their current house. They often want more time to move, more time to fix up their current […]Read More

Using Departing Residence Rents; Equity Cushion; Appraisal Issue

Many homebuyers want to buy a new home before selling their existing residence. And, in most cases those buyers need the rental income from their current residence to qualify for […]Read More

Buying New Home Before Selling Old Home; Considerations

We frequently have borrowers come to us who want to buy a new home before selling their current home, so they are not left homeless. Here are the considerations and […]Read More

Home Equity Line = Best “Bridge Loan;” Cheaper, Easier, More Cash

We mention this often, but Home Equity Lines of Credit are the best “Bridge Loans” for buyers who want to buy a new home before selling their current home. They […]Read More

Buying New Home Before Selling Current Home? Get Equity Line

We have many buyers who want to buy a new home before selling their current home. They often want “bridge loans” to do so. A “bridge loan” is temporary cash […]Read More

Once Current House is Pending, Do Not Need to Count Payment In DTI

We discussed several options yesterday for borrowers who want to buy new homes before selling their current home. Debt ratios are often an issue b/c borrowers will have two mortgage/housing […]Read More

How to Buy Now Before Selling Current Home?

We are repeating a previous blog b/c we are getting so many related questions lately. HOW TO BUY BEFORE YOU SELL (buy a new home before you sell your current […]Read More

How to Buy New House Before Selling Old House

We often have borrowers in a hurry to buy a new home before they sell their existing residence. Here are the options for borrowers not wanting to sell their existing […]Read More