How Business Owners & Self-Employed Professionals Qualify for a Mortgage

by Justin Williams | January 29, 2026 | Blog, Featured | 0 Comments

Even When Tax Returns Show Low IncomeIf you’re a business owner, self-employed professional, or independent contractor, your tax returns may not reflect what you truly earn — and that can make qualifying for a mortgage frustrating. Many entrepreneurs do exactly what...

17 Questions Every First-Time Homebuyer Should Ask a Mortgage Lender

by Justin Williams | November 13, 2025 | Blog, Home Buyers | 0 Comments

Feel confident. Get clear answers. Make smart decisions. Buying your first home is exciting… and a lot to take in. With so many moving parts, it’s easy to feel unsure about what to ask a lender — or what the answers even mean. This guide gives you the exact questions...

What is a mortgage?

by Athena Paquette | November 17, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

A mortgage is a loan or debt that is secured by real estate. In some states it is also the word used for the lien that is put on the property to secure the debt. Normally this loan is paid back over a specific time , like 30 years or 15 years, until the entire...

How raising the prime rate makes mortgage rates go down

by Athena Paquette | September 26, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

I have talked about this before but I think it is worth revisiting after our talk last week about the prime rate. The Federal Reserve raised the Fed Funds rate (often confused with the prime rate) by 0.75% this week.to 1.75% it was 0.25% a year ago. The highest 1-day...

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Success Story: A Wake Up Call

Feb 3, 2019 | Blog

This week’s success was not about a loan, but saving $1000s in legal fees by correcting your paperwork. I receive calls every once in a while from people who read one of my blogs, after they found me in a google search. This week I got a call from a gentleman who owns...

Weekly Jobless Claims Lowest Since 1969

Jan 27, 2019 | Blog, Home Owners

Here's your economic news for 1.27.2019 Not all the data was available due to shut down. Here’s your economic news based on the data we did receive: Tuesday: December existing home sales were down 6.4%. Typically, bad news is good for rates. But, the east coast was...

What is a Reverse Mortgage

Jan 27, 2019 | Blog, Home Owners

This is a loan that has existed since 1961. According the AAG, “The very first reverse mortgage is written to Nellie Young in Portland, Maine by Nelson Haynes of Deering Savings & Loan. Haynes designs this unique type of loan to help the widowed wife of his high...

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