Ryan Boyer Expert Realtor Keller Williams-shares Documents You Need for Mortgage

SAN DIEGO - Dec. 17, 2018 - PRLog -- Documents You Need for Mortgage Pre-Approval: A Checklist for Each Type of Loan

By: Kelley Walters
Published: December 13, 2018
Whether you're self-employed or applying for an FHA or USDA loan, here's the pre-approval paperwork you need.
If you're serious about buying a home, getting pre-approved for a mortgage is a critical step. It's also a tedious one. Lenders seem to want a mountain of documents and have so many {{ start_tip 124 }}requirements.{{ end_tip }}
Yet the payoff is worth it. Most agents recommend mortgage pre-approval because it strengthens your offer. Sellers like to know the buyer already has financing secured.

Plus, you're going to need that same hefty stack of paperwork for your official mortgage application once you've got a contract on a home, so you're really knocking out two tasks at once.

To help, we've created a documents checklist for each type of mortgage pre-approval. Warning: Some lists are longer than others:

Conventional Loan | FHA Loan | Buying an Investment Property | If You're Self-Employed | VA Loan | USDA Loan | Job-Based Incentive Loan

Conventional Loan Documents

If you're employed and get regular paychecks, plus a W-2 every year, and you're not going through FHA, USDA, or an incentive-buying program, these are the documents you need to apply for mortgage pre-approval:

• Identification (one of these, which you will need to show in person)

• Driver's license
• Passport
• Other state- or federal-issued ID

• Income

• Pay stubs for the last 30 days
• Last two federal tax returns
• Last two W-2s
• Proof of any additional income (second jobs, social security, alimony, etc.)

• Accounts

• Last two statements on all bank accounts — be sure to include all pages, even blank ones
• Statements for all investment and/or retirement accounts

• Property

• Settlement statement from previous home sale, if applicable

• Additional documents

• Contact information for your landlord(s) for the last two years, if applicable
• Divorce decree, separation agreement, and/or property settlement agreement, if applicable
• Gift letter if a family member is helping with down payment (lender will have form)
• A letter of explanation (LOE) for late payments, collections, judgments, or other derogatory items in your credit history, if applicable

FHA Loan Documents

If you're applying for mortgage pre-approval with the Federal Housing Administration, you'll need these documents:

• Identification (one of these, which you will need to show in person)

• Driver's license
• Passport
• Other state- or federal-issued ID

• Income

• Pay stubs for the last 30 days, if applicable
• Last two federal tax returns
• Last two W-2s or 1099s, if applicable
• Proof of any additional income (second jobs, social security, alimony, etc.)

• Accounts

• Last two statements on all bank accounts — be sure to include all pages, even blank ones

• Statements for all investment and/or retirement accounts

• Property

• Closing disclosure (or HUD-1 if the sale took place before Oct. 3, 2015) for previous purchase

• Additional documents

• Contact information for your landlord(s) for the last two years, if applicable
• Divorce decree, separation agreement, and/or property settlement agreement, if applicable
• Gift letter if a family member is helping with down payment (lender will have form)
• A letter of explanation (LOE) for late payments, collections, judgments, or other derogatory items in your credit history, if applicable

Ryan Boyer
Keller Williams San Diego Metro
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