About San Joaquin County, CA

Now that I am focusing on buyers more, I am finding out some interesting and yet confusing stuff about buyers out there.

When you first meet the buyer they tell you what they are looking for and they sound and seem to have a good idea and have it all listed out for you.  

• You put together a "information sheet" on your buyers and begin your search for the specs that they provided. 
• You set your MLS to send daily report of the new listings to your buyer and you get a copy too.

You work on that report on a daily basis to see what showed up on the report and how it can match what your buyer is looking for.

• You have already covered your buyers on the differences between a REO and a short sale. 
• You have already covered the market condition with your buyers. ** may have to do this a few more times as you goout viewing house to house
  
• You already know if they are going to occupy the property or if they are investors
• You have either determined that your buyer is a good candidate for trying to get a short sale or that they should steer away from then and try for the REOs or traditional sales due to time restraints or they have already told you they don't have the patience for waiting on a short sale approval.

Once that second or third day comes around, your buyers are calling you to see when can they go out and see the properties that they have driven around the neighborhoods to find!! They may end up saying nothing about the available listings that was included in the report.

• NO!... they want you to look up what they found - vacant homes through the neighborhood!
• So you go on and look up the properties and give the buyer a full report on each.  Then you get set to go out and view the available properties.

After going to three or four properties and realize that this is going to be much longer than you thought, you put on your smile and check your list to see what else might fit your buyers.... and this goes on for weeks.

Most of your buyers want to put offers in on almost every house they see... and with the market as it is these days -this is not necessarily a bad idea.  You feel it is your obligation at this point to let the buyers know that usually the way it goes is you spend hours looking and putting offers and more .......you are almost ready to resolve that you are just not going to find a home that you can get the bank to accept your offer on... and then WHAM!

Then one day you finally get a call from the listing agent to say the seller is interested in your offer on a property.  You literally jump for joy.  Then you start you uphill climb all over again when you call your buyer and they just don't seem interested in that property at all.  All you hear is disappointment, no concern or interest in the property after all!  They actually turn down the seller's acceptance.

You scratch your head and get ready to start all over again.  And you wonder how many times will it happen like this.

Yet you love being a Buyer's Agent..... you really do!

 

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So how many pre-approvals does one buyer really need?

One of the frustrations that agents and buyers experience is that while searching listings, you run into properties that require that the buyer get an additional pre-approval from that seller's preferred lender.

Now this does not sound like a big deal if you only had to do that with one other lender, HOWEVER.... This is not the case!  With the market condition (one of the highest hit foreclosurethe way it is - in the San Joaquin Central Valley and in the Alameda/Contra Costa counties of Northern California it is a lot of extra work, paperwork and time to get all of the pre-approvals before you can submit an offer on these bank owned properties.

Out of 10 new listings 5 had pre-approval requirements that included going to the seller's (Bank Owned Property's preferred lender for yet another pre-approval).  So which banks are asking for this?  Even if your buyer has a pre-approval from a direct lender - they still want this extra pre-approval!  These banks I have found to be more demanding of this extra pre-approval:

• Wells Fargo
• Bank of America
• Prime
• Prospect Mortgage
• OneWest Bank
• IndyMac
• Chase

 **HomePath but they do not require - yet!

It does work out better when your buyer's lender is willing to submit and request these pre-approvals for the buyer.  Now that is a good lender when they know that they can run the risk of loosing the buyer!  Terrie Nevis from Platinum Mortgage is direct lender that will work with the buyer to help them get these extra pre-approvals and I would like to add that Terrie and his team over at Platinum make sure their pre-approvals are solid.

 

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Every agent that represents a buyer should be able to explain to their buyer why they need a home inspection and that FHA appraisals are not a substitute for a home inspection.

While home inspections are for the buyers information and not of much interest to a seller... they should never be waived. Let me just say... the FHA Appraiser will not be seen climbing on top of the roof and sitting there inspecting that roof!

Here is some information on FHA appraisals:

1. FHA appraisal is for the benefit of the lender

2. It is not a home inspection, it does not take the place of a home inspection

3. FHA appraisers are checking to be sure the property is:

Save

Sound

in Sanitary condition

4. FHA appraisals are not even required for 203K streamline refinances

5. FHA apprisal does not guarantee that a home is without flaw, huge money drawing problems

6. FHA appraisal may find repair or replacements items that may affect the safe, sound and sanitary habitation of the house.

7. If FHA appraiser finds repairs or replacement during his evaluation, he will add an conditions addendum to the appraisal and buyers will get the appraisal conditions from the lender. Seller is usually responsible for the repairs and replacement that the Appraiser find at the property that are conditions to the property's appraisal value.

8. FHA appraiser will go out even if the utilities are not on, they will usually charge an additional fee if they have to make a revisit when the utilities get turned on.

Buyers, I know it is pretty confusing right now as to what programs, credits and assistance is available to you to help with your First TIme Home Purchase.  One day you hear all down payment assistance is dead in the water, next you hear some are coming back ---> it is plain confusing to keep up with all the changes.

Remember CALHFA? 877-922-5432  CLICK HERE

Well it is still breathing and did receive funds to keep hope alive - thanks to Obama!

CALHFA also launched a new First Mortgage Program - CAL30

Reinstates CHPAP - down payment assistance program

I invite you to check out the CalHFA site and read all about how this program maybe able to help you with your First Time Home Buying.  Also, ask your lender and be sure to get a lender that is up on all the programs out there so that you can get the best help.

In order to qualify for a CalHFA loan, certain requirements must be met. They are:

• Be a first-time homebuyer.
  (CalHFA considers you a first-time homebuyer if you have not owned and occupied your own home during the last 3 years.).
  (This requirement is not necessary if the property is located in a Federally designated "Targeted Area*")
• Have an annual household/family income within CalHFA's income limits for the family size and county in which the home is located.
• Purchase a home that is within CalHFA's sales price limits for the family size and county in which the home is located.
• Live in the home you are purchasing for the entire term of the loan, or until the home is sold or refinanced.
• Meet credit, income and loan requirements of the CalHFA lender and the mortgage insurer.
• Be a citizen or other national of the United States or a qualified alien.
• All borrowers must have completed homebuyer education counseling and received a certificate of completion through an eligible homebuyer counseling organization.
  • CalHFA will accept a homebuyer's education counseling certificate of completion issued through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac identified counseling administration agencies, mortgage insurance companies, or HUD-approved homebuyer counselors. CalHFA accepts education completion via online, face-to-face, or phone.
    • Fannie Mae Homebuyer Counseling Counselors/Administrators Search
    • Freddie Mac Homebuyer Counseling Counselors/Administrators Search
    • Genworth Homebuyer Counseling Online Option
    • HUD-approved Housing Counselors
    • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
      451 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410
      Telephone: (202) 708-1112 
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