Posts Tagged "Earnest Money"

How close to good faith estimate will my home loan be?

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Annie asked:


I’m just about to sign on my first home loan but want to know how close to good faith estimate will my loan be? I don’t want to pay much more than what I was quoted. The loan agent at the mortgage company (referred by builder) has told me that the good faith estimate is a breakdown of what I can expect but he estimates it will be a bit lower. I don’t want to lose my earnest money and money for upgrades if at closing it looks wrong.

 

What happens if a loan rejection happens after the option period is up and an offer is already made?

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toni asked:


I heard FHA loans can take anywhere from 1 to 6 weeks to approve. If our option period is 10 days from today, and we get rejected for our loan 15 days from now, what happens? Do we just lose our earnest money and that’s it? Or is it a more serious problem, as we’ve already made an offer because we were preapproved?