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A good credit score is not enough to be mortgage-ready Yes, you need a good credit score. Just as important is your debt-to -income ratio. Your debt to income ratio tells a lender how close you are living to the edge. It is known as DTI. DTI measures the percentage of your gross monthly income is used to service certain debt types. The minimum monthly payment you are obligated to make compared to your verifiable gross monthly income.
There are 2 types of DTI
The front-end ratio, also called the housing ratio, shows what percentage of your income would go toward your housing expenses. housing ratio front-end ratio includes
Back End Ratio The back-end ratio shows what percentage of your income would go toward debt service. It includes
Conventional Loans Lenders typically say the ideal front-end ratio should be no more than 28%. The back ratio, including all expenses, should be 36% or lower. In reality, depending on credit score, savings, and down payment, lenders accept higher ratios. Limits vary depending on the type of loan. For conventional loans, most lenders focus on your back-end ratio. FHA Loans The recommended debt-to-income limit is 31% on the front ratio and 43% for the back ratio. But with certain compensating factors, the FHA automated approval system accepts ratios as high as 46.99% for housing expenses and 56.99% for the total back ratio. Downpayment assistance grants and other first time home buyer programs usually overlay additional DTI underwriting guidelines on a mortgage application. The overlays are not necessarily more restrictive. Some may loosen DTI limits. You should consult with a knowledgeable, experienced loan officer (LO) in first-time homebuyer programs for specific options. This person and your research will be your best resources in finding programs. Be woke to the fact that many of the grants and other applications can be geo-specific even down to the zip code Other DTI Ratio Need to Know
DTI is calculated on GROSS Monthly Income. You live out of NET Monthly Income. This is mainly a consideration when the LO tells you how much home you qualify based on your DTI. You should decide how much of a monthly payment you can afford before you begin the mortgage application process. Home ownership is arguably the American dream. Its sometimes nightmarish qualities are often obscured when the "dream" is promoted to novice home buyers. The hugely influential real estate-financial services complex(real estate agents and brokers, banks, mortgage brokers, builders, retailers, and real estate services companies (title, appraisal and inspection) generate huge profits from the first time home buyers. It is in their interest to keep that outlook as rosy as possible. When it comes to buying your home you need to be laser-focused on what your interests are in the transaction. Understanding this will give you confidence and negotiating leverage. Owning a home is more than a notion. Buying a home has a certain degree of difficulty. Keeping a home may be more difficult yet depending on your buying choices. Did you make informed choices based on information provided by non-interested parties? Was the information objective? Were all your options vetted? The assumptions that often go with the homeownership dream are often countered by geo-vulnerability. Not all the traditional assumptions are valid for all neighborhoods. If nothing else your home's real estate is hyper-local, zip code level local.
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