by Athena Paquette | Sep 10, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
Client turned down by underwriter because of too much tax write off, even though he is a salaried engineer! This often happens when underwriters, who have to look at 4-7 profiles a day, make a technical mistake. (My client is an engineer buying a home to live in as...
by Athena Paquette | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
This week I was able to help a client, who has been renting for 2 years, buy the house she is renting. Her landlord was going to put it up for sale but offered it to her first. She thought she couldn’t qualify, and so told her landlord unfortunately she couldn’t take...
by Athena Paquette | Apr 2, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
One of my investor clients who got tired of bidding against all cash offers here in California came to me a few months ago and asked me for coaching on where to invest. I shared an area of Florida that I am investing in. I also told her that she needed to know her...
by Athena Paquette | Feb 27, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
A week of slightly better than expected economic news and yet rates only moved up slightly. On Tuesday, January existing home sales were up stronger than expected (up .4%). Tuesday January New Home sales dropped like a rock by 9.2%, bringing rates back the little...
by Athena Paquette | Nov 6, 2015 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
Client who has a lot of property and a lot of depreciation gets turned down for a home equity line by Chase. They came to me as a referral from one of the financial planners that refers me their clients for refis. The financial planner asked if it was normal to not...
