What Happens After I’ve Applied For My Loan?

  Have you applied for a loan to purchase a home in the Tampa Bay area and now wondering what’s next? It usually takes a lender between 1-6 weeks to complete the evaluation of your application. Like the video shows, it’s not unusual for the lender to ask...

How Do School Zones Affect Home Buying?

Curious to know how school zones may impact a buyer’s decision when purchasing a home in the Tampa Bay area? When reading home listings online, you often see mention of school zones and access to quality schools.  In general, parents want to live in...

What Is A Qualified Mortgage?

  Do you know what a qualified mortgage means in the Tampa Bay area? As this video explains,  Federal laws put into effect in 2014 and  supervised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau define lending practices and loan terms for a new category called...

Title Insurance Explained Visually

  What is title insurance and why should any buyer purchasing a home in the Tampa Bay area get it when purchasing a home (single family, townhouse, condo, apartment, or whatever format your home purchase takes)? Doesn’t the attorney or settlement company handling...