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Old 11-13-2012, 08:24 PM
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I hear ya Mike!


We just bought this condo in Sun Valley --- and against my better judgement and the way I "normally" do things -- we'll take a mortgage on it. The cost of money is too cheap not to. I'm using Schwab "influence" via their loan offering and getting a pretty sweet rate.

Just a little "funny". I like funnies.... This guy calls and asks me "how much do you want to finance"? I said -- I don't know - what are my options? He says how much do you want to put down? I said - I don't know... I'll put down whatever I have to until I'm happy with the rate etc I guess... This raised another question. What happens if it doesn't appraise for the sales price? I said - well - then I guess I'll just have to throw more money at it until the numbers work.

What I ended up with is a "conventional" mortgage - I think they call it - No --- wait --- it's called "conforming". We settled on that amount and whatever money I need to bring to close the party is what I'll bring.

My take on the whole process.... super easy.... WHY? Because I have lots of cash! If I didn't - we'd have had to have a whole different discussion - and I'd be sitting on pins and needles wondering what the end result would be. Now -- I'm just telling him "you put in this much - and I'll just bring all the rest!"

By the way -- Gwen's credit score is way higher than mine! We've been married for 33 years this month! Go figure that one out! I pay all the bills. Why should hers be higher than mine by like 50 points!?!? Both are quite high -- but I did get a good laugh out of that. Like her credit quality is any DIFFERENT than mine! Geez --- we're hooked at the hip!
Cause you wife had a job, and a steady stream of income. it adds to the score.
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Old 11-13-2012, 09:25 PM
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Cause you wife had a job, and a steady stream of income. it adds to the score.



Probably so!


Hadn't thought about that!


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Old 11-13-2012, 09:37 PM
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I found this "interesting" and spot on statement about Annaly Capital Management (NLY).... and thought I'd share it.

No one buys these mREITs because they love the mortgage business. People buy them because they like to collect high dividends. Everything being equal, declining mortgage rates equals a lower spread equals a lower dividend equals a lower stock price, and that is exactly what we saw in the case of NLY.
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