Many people who live in Arizona have went through a short sale in the last few years and are now wondering “how long after a short sale can I get a new mortgage?”

In the case of Sharon Johnson-Smith, Academy Mortgage and Steve Alonso were able to get them into a new home with financing only one year after a short sale.

Have you had a short sale in the past and now want to get a mortgage? Contact Steve today to find out how.

Get a Mortgage One Year After a Short Sale

Here is a letter from a client who recently closed on a new home only one year after having a short sale.

From: Sharon Johnson-Smith
To: Steve Alonso
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 11:12 AM
Subject: Endorsement

Hi Steve,

Here is our endorsement – and we mean it sincerely. -Sharon and Pinkie.

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And they said it couldn’t be done… My husband and I began to have our doubts, but Steve Alonso pulled it through.

We are elated about being able to get financing on a home after only ONE year since our short sale closing.

I was particularly doubtful after talking with several other realtors who were sure that “it takes 2-3 years after a short sale before any lending institution will finance a mortgage.”

I had serious second thoughts about going through with purchasing our new home, after talking with a couple of mortgage brokers who saw it “highly improbably we would get financing this year.”

However, Steve with his “This will be done,” attitude, actually did it. Thank you Steve for performing what was considered an impossible feat!

Sharon Johnson-Smith, REALTOR
480-893-0600
Fax:888-400-1956
West USA Realty
sjsmith100@hotmail.com
sjsrealestate.listingbook.com

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Nowadays – 2011 – most home buyers start their home search online. This is unlike how our parents and grandparents did it. Today, we have access to homes for sale on the Internet and we can get mortgage rates in just a few clicks with our mouse. In our parents day they had to contact a real estate agent to show them paper copies of homes for sale and they had to go down to the bank to physically speak with the local banker. With this said, here is a brief list of some of the steps you might consider taking if you are looking at buying a home.

Determine your financial position first. Believe it or not, buying a home doesn’t start with a real estate agent, it starts with conversations with mortgage lenders. You must determine what kind of loan program you can qualify for and what home price you can afford. Are you going to take advantage of low VA rates as a VET or use an 203K rehab loan from FHA? Are you going to pay points or how much downpayment will you need? How does your credit look?

Determine a wish list for your home. It helps to determine what you want in a home before you start looking. You waste a lot of time looking at homes that don’t fit your needs – it can also be frustrating sorting through homes that are in your price range but don’t have what you want or need. Also, by putting together a list of things you want in your home you can help your real estate agent (once you pick one) get right to the types of homes best suited for you.

Do some snooping. With the Internet making home searches so easy, take some time to start looking around to see what’s out there. You need a real estate a lot less than you used to when it comes to looking homes for sale.

Pick a real estate agent. There are a lot of steps to buying a home and real estate agents walk people through the home buyer process all the time. You don’t want to miss something as it may end of costing you a bunch of money and time. Once you get a sense of what, where, when etc. it’s time to hook up with a real estate agent. You’ll want to get an agent to represent you with submitting purchase offers and negotiating.

Hopefully this list will help you through the early stages of looking for a home.

With the number of short sales happening in the Phoenix AZ real estate market, many homeowners who have gone through the process (or are thinking about the process) wonder about what’s next after the short sale is complete. This post will not cover the legal battles you might have with your ex-lender but rather it is going to cover your options for living arrangements and home buying after your short sale is complete.

One of the first things to get comfortable about when it comes to a short sale is that you will not likely be able to buy a new home for at least 2 years (all mortgage programs including VA loans, FHA loans and Conventional mortgages). The 2 year guideline stands as long you keep your credit record spotless from the time your short sale is complete until you try to get a new mortgage.

With this in mind you’ll need to think about renting a home for a at least 2 years to give yourself time to meet the minimum time requirements that you’ll need to get any type of mortgage. Mortgage programs differ and there are different time requirements following a short sale that you’ll need to know about if you plan to purchase a home after your short sale. Below you’ll see a summary of some of the time requirements.

Time Requirements To Getting a New Mortgage After A Short Sale

Fannie Mae (Conventional and Freddie Mac):

• 2 years with 20% down
• 4 years with 10% down
• 7 years with 3% down

FHA:

• 3 years from short sale completion date * Per FHA – you may be able to get a FHA mortgage under 3 years under special circumstances

VA:

• The VA hasn’t specified wait time guidelines after a short sale but plan on nothing less than 2 years.

USDA Rural:

• 3 years from the completion date

Jumbo:

• 7 years from completion date

Now that you have this list you may want to think it is set in stone. What you need to remember is that if you have a good reason for what caused the short sale you may be able to get an exception to any of the time frames listed above. Best thing you can do is talk to a few loan officers to get different opinions.