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Date the Rate, Honestly
The refinance your buyer is counting on usually does not fail on the rate. It fails on the appraisal. This one-page guide gives your buyer the honest version before they sign.
Who it is for: Real estate agents, and buyers being sold a payment that only works after a future refinance.
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Why it matters
A refinance is not a setting you flip later
A refinance is a brand-new loan the buyer has to qualify for all over again. Credit, income and the home’s value all have to line up, and rates have to cooperate, which no one can promise.
Not every refinance is the same, either. Taking any cash out can turn it into a different loan with different limits. A payment that only works if they refinance later is not a strategy. It is a hope with a closing date.
What the guide covers
- Why a refinance is not automatic
- Why the refinance that fails usually fails on value
- The honest rule for the payment a buyer signs
- Four questions that show whether a future refinance is even possible
The honest part. The clients who still call years later are the ones whose payment held without a rescue.
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