If you're planning on buying a home after bankruptcy you'll want to read this article carefully.
Buying a home is probably the biggest purchase you will ever make. Having a bankruptcy on your credit report adds an extra challenge.
If you've read my book After Bankruptcy Credit Solutions, then know that many people who have had a bankruptcy apply for credit and loans the wrong way.
Mistakes in this arena can cost you $10,000s in extra interest and other finance charges. Let's look at an example:
You finally find the home you've been looking and the seller's asking price is reasonable. So you apply for a $250,000 thirty year loan to purchase the home.
You fill out a mountain of paperwork... sign here, initial here nike air max 270 wholesale , sign here, etc. Then not to long after that the lender call you with great news - you've been approved!
But don't pop the cork on the champagne bottle just yet. Sure, you were approved but at what cost?
You were able to get a $250,000 thirty year loan at 8%. That means that over the life of the loan you'll pay $410,388.12 in interest.
What if you had been able to take specific steps to increase your credit score and shop loans - and cheap nike air max 270 , as a result, reduced interest rate by 1%. In that case you would end up paying $348,772.12 in interest.
The 1% difference comes out to $61,615.87! If you were able to achieve that by taking some very specific steps that would have been EXTRA money in your pocket!
What's the point of this example? You simply can't afford to get it wrong when it comes to buying a home.