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    The Truth About Lending: Ten Steps for Home Buyers
    The Truth About Lending: Ten Steps for Home Buyers
    The Truth About Lending: Ten Steps for Home Buyers
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    The Truth About Lending: Ten Steps for Home Buyers

    By Melinda Payan

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    Before you even start the mortgage process, you need to have a plan.

    Melinda Payan, who has been helping people make wise mortgage decisions for more than twenty years, provides a blueprint so you can protect yourself in this guide that reveals The Truth about Lending.

    Key steps in your plan should include:
    • setting a monthly budget for a mortgage payment
    • figuring out how much you want to pay out of pocket to cover all costs
    • researching your loan officer
    • understanding your loan program

    In the guide, you’ll learn how to reduce lender fees, navigate the home inspection process, shop around for the best interest rate, and gather the documents you’ll need as you move through the process.

    Protect yourself by taking the right steps and asking the right questions—and don’t be satisfied until you get the answers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu Publishing Services
    Release dateJul 12, 2017
    ISBN9781483470139
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      The Truth About Lending - Melinda Payan

      THE TRUTH

      ABOUT LENDING

      TEN STEPS FOR HOMEBUYERS

      MELINDA PAYAN

      Copyright © 2017 Melinda Payan.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means—whether auditory, graphic, mechanical, or electronic—without written permission of the author, except in the case of brief excerpts used in critical articles and reviews. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this work is illegal and is punishable by law.

      ISBN: 978-1-4834-7012-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4834-7013-9 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2017910346

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect

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