FHA condo approval: what to check before you offer
A three-step FHA condo check (approved list, Single-Unit Approval, offer clause) and how to decide: FHA as usual, FHA with extra time, or another loan or building.
Sophia WarnerSenior Loan Officer
Gift Money for a Down Payment: The Paper Trail Lenders Want
A four-step checklist for using family gift money on a down payment: gift letter rules, matching transfers, a clean deposit trail and the 2026 IRS gift figures.
Sophia WarnerSenior Loan Officer
Removing PMI from a conventional loan: a step checklist
A five-step checklist for dropping PMI on a conventional loan: find your CFPB 80% and 78% marks, ask in writing, weigh an appraisal and confirm it stopped.
Sophia WarnerSenior Loan Officer
Divorced and self-employed: what a lender reads before you buy
One San Diego file from decree to underwriting: what the lender read first, when support counted as income, and what self-employed buyers should ask.
Sophia WarnerSenior Loan Officer
Tax season mortgage papers: which year the lender reads
A six-step tax-season checklist for self-employed buyers: which year the lender reads, returns or transcripts, Form 4506-C, bank statements and Loan Estimate.
Sophia WarnerSenior Loan Officer
Buying a house after a short sale: a San Diego comeback
How long you wait after a short sale for FHA, VA and Fannie Mae loans, and how one San Diego couple timed their purchase to buy again.
Sophia WarnerSenior Loan Officer
Two Loan Estimates, line by line: what to compare
Five steps for comparing two Loan Estimates across pages 1 and 2, written for self-employed buyers, with a side-by-side table and a check on which fees can still change.
Sophia WarnerSenior Loan Officer