Writing the Offer - Financial Considerations

It is standard practice to make a purchase offer contingent upon obtaining a mortgage. Because of this contingency, the seller will want the details of your financing plan included in the offer.

Down Payment
In the purchase offer, we will include the down payment amount you will apply toward the purchase. This will give the seller further evidence of your qualifications to secure a mortgage.

Interest Rate
Within the purchase offer, we will provide a safeguard against any dramatic change in interest rates between when the offer is made and when the loan is closed. The offer will not only be contingent upon qualifying for a mortgage, it will also be contingent upon an interest rate within a certain range.

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Seller Assistance
If the house you select is at the top-end of your budget range, we may want to include a request for seller assistance to pay a portion of the closing costs traditionally paid by the buyer or to help "buy-down" your interest rate. Other seller assistance may include having the seller "carry back" a second mortgage to cover your down payment or even 100% seller financing.

With any of these seller assistance options, you can expect to pay a higher purchase price than if you had handled the financing through a traditional mortgage lender.

Craig S. Shatto 813-503-3329 shattorocks@earthlink.net
Tom Conway

813-493-2936

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Traci LeVines    813-748-2170 levinesrocks@earthlink.net
Renee King 813-391-8279 kingrocks@earthlink.net
Chris Valentino                    813-967-2108 brokerchrisv@gmail.com
Dave Medich                        813-263-7109    KW Referring agent - Tampa

Traci Straub

813-784-7744 KW Referring agent - Atlanta
Ellis Richman 813-368-4111 Referring agent - Maryland
Garland & Bob Hartsfield 813-293-7131 KW Referring agent - Texas
Sherry LeVines 865-977-1004 Referring agent - Tennessee

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