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we have a pre-approval situation

November 22nd, 2008 at 05:21 pm

I paid off the computer on the 0% Bestbuy card. I have 10 more months of 0% interest, but I have the money now and don't want it on the credit report. So that's done.

Working on bank pre-approval for a mortgage. I initially went on lendingtree a few months ago and was pre-approved within a few hours...but it didn't feel legitimate. We are somewhat risky on paper and they just didn't ask enough questions... I don't want to start a house buying process to have the financing fall through.

So we went to WAMU and have the opposite problem. They are very non-personal and are only looking at a certain set of numbers and not listening to the explanations we provide around the numbers. After waiting almost 2 weeks I get an email asking me to provide an explanation for purchasing a primary residence in GA when BB is contracted to work in TX.They also asked why BB worked for 4 different companies in a span of 6 months...("its not companies! It's teams!") they are not really taking our situation into account. They keep saying BB was "fired" when he was traded...Thats a blow to the self esteem to hear (trading is good! Firing is bad! Dont label me fired!)...Then they also want an explanation for buying a duplex rather than a SFH. BB just got fired up at their emails and then no response attitude.

So we are now working with a woman in GA who so far is friendly, listens and works hard. We just priority mailed off our paperwork to her so hopefully we will have a pre-approval that I feel comfortable with in a week or two.

So that is 3 agencies who have checked our credit in the last 3 weeks...our excellent credit is our most valuable asset at this point and I do get nervous allowing all these people to check the credit but it is what it is.

The woman in GA of course asked all our income and sadly I couldn't talk about ebay without IRS problems-which is too bad because I have been earning a normal middle class salary off of ebay. oh well- I will keep earning and the lender will keep asking where all this money keeps coming from and I will just keep saying I am downsizing to move to the smaller space. Which is true. I'm just downsizing pretty hardcore.

3 Responses to “we have a pre-approval situation”

  1. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    On the Ebay issue - I don't see how that would cause you IRS problems. You are selling items that you already own. They aren't items that you bought with intention to sell for profit. So, essentially they are used items that you are taking a loss on. You don't have to pay taxes on that. Check with a tax person to be sure, but this is at least my understanding of the whole thing.

  2. swimgirl Says:
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    My advice is to stay away from WAMU. I know they've been taken over by Chase, but I think it will take time to work out kinks. I have been EXTREMELY unhappy with all aspects of WaMu customer service. I would suggest that you talk to a realtor who you trust, and ask who she knows who is good with loans. We found a loan that way. The guy our realtor referred us to was able to communicate to loan companies OUR unique situation. And he was used to doing this all the time. Look for a small town company...they will work with the big companies, of course, to get the loan... but they will treat you well and personally. Ask a long-time realtor for a long-time loan expert.

  3. fern Says:
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    I believe if you condense your mortgage pre-approval shopping around to a fairly short amount of time, say 2 weeks, you won't get zinged on your credit report for all those checks by lenders.

    I think if it were me, i would try a good, well-established local bank or credit union. Becus i think the smaller regional banks and credit unions largely steered clear of the whole sub-prime lending debacle. And so they have more $ to lend. And if you compare credit unions mortgage loans to banks, regardless of type, i think the CU will always be a little better, becus credit unions are non-profit and aren't there to make money but to serve their members. It's worth looking into.

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