Your Lake of the Ozarks Mortgage Lender: Tips to Help Speed Up the Mortgage Process

The mortgage process can often feel like a long and daunting event, but it doesn’t have to be. While there are always aspects of the mortgage process that can’t be controlled, there are so many things that you can set the pace for. Team Lasson wants to help you purchase your Lake of the Ozarks Vacation home, and we want to help you get everything in order as fast as possible. This real estate market has been busy, to say the least, so anything that you can do to help speed it up on your end is going to be very helpful.

Gather Your Documents

This is one of the first things you can do to get a head start and help speed up the mortgage process. Getting your loan approved will require a series of documents, and if you have them ready at a moment's notice, the pre-approval process will be much smoother and faster. Here are a few documents that you will want to dig out of your files.

Personal Information:

Social Security Number
Date of Birth
Current driver’s license or photo ID
Current and previous addresses (two year history)
Names and information of any co-signers or co-borrowers

Income & Employment Information:

Most recent two years W-2
Current paycheck stub reflecting a year-to-date income of 30 days or more.
Present employer’s name, address, and phone number. Length of employment, position, and salary. If employed less than two years, please provide a previous employer’s name, address, and phone number to cover two consecutive years. Exact dates are required.
Last two months’ bank statements for all accounts. Please provide explanations of any deposits larger than a normal paycheck and please include all pages, even if blank.
If self-employed or paid any commission or have any business income, please provide complete copies of your federal tax returns along with all schedules and W-2s for the past two years. Include corporate or partnership returns, if applicable, for your business. Also, include a year-to-date Profit & Loss statement.
Verification of other income needed to qualify, such as retirement, rental, interest, or dividend income. If receiving Social Security or pension income, you will need to provide the current award letters.

Get Pre-Approved

This can speed up your mortgage process exponentially. When you have a pre-approval letter in your hand while house hunting, you are essentially saying “this is how much my lender is willing to lend me right now.” This means that your lender has reviewed your information and has decided that you would be approved based on some initial basic information about your financial status. You can apply for this pre-approval on our website (www.YourLakeLoan.com), and while we are a mortgage company based out of Lake of the Ozarks, we can assist you anywhere across the country with your next mortgage.

Finalize Negotiations Quickly

This will be done with your real estate agent, but it can really slow down the buying process if both parties aren’t communicating quickly. There will be a variety of negotiations that happen between the buyer and seller, and as you get these notifications from your agent, it’s important to respond quickly and not let these things sit around for too long. Properties are selling quickly these days, and it’s important to keep this process moving - there are plenty of other buyers ready to swoop in.

Schedule the Inspections

Your home will require a variety of inspections. If you schedule these well in advance of the closing date, you are giving yourself plenty of time to react to these inspections.

Avoid These Slow Downs

There are a few things you can do that will really slow down the mortgage process. If at all possible refrain from doing any of these things while purchasing a home:

Changing jobs
Applying for new credit cards
Changing bank accounts
Missing payments or bouncing checks
Transferring money within your accounts
Make large deposits
Co-sign on any new accounts
Pay off or close debts

Don’t Forget to Stay In Touch

When you are in the process of purchasing a home, one of the most important things you can do is stay in touch with your mortgage lender at Lake of the Ozarks. We want to help you close on this home as quickly as possible, but if there are delays in communication, this can slow things down.

If you are ready to buy a home at Lake of the Ozarks, we are ready to assist! This has been an amazing time to buy and refinance homes - and if you are looking for a good rate, it may be worth it to do it now. You can visit our website to submit an application or learn more about our company, we look forward to working with you, and helping you close as fast as possible!

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