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With the rapid rise of interest rates, today's mortgage qualifications have become challenging to say the least. Many of today's borrowers are not able to qualify on what is called the A-Lenders such as the banks. However, today's B-Lenders have become quite competitive with their rates and products.  This allows people to get into their first home or into the home that they want now but can't quite qualify yet.

B-Lenders are an approach that can be used for the short term to get into something that you really want and your income is going to improve in the near future. The Idea is to have a plan to get into or graduate into mainstream “A lending in the near future”

 There are several unique lenders and programs allowing more flexibility outside the standard lending allowing for a larger purchase price

Key highlights will include:

  • No Stress Test to prequalify 

  • Amortization period up to 45 years 

  • Interest only payments

  • Pure Equity Deals, no income docs required for pre qualification 

  • Higher Total Debt Servicing or higher allowable overall debt

Of course each individual circumstance is reviewed on its merits 

At the time of this post, the 1 year and 2 year fixed rates were only .5% and .6% above a 5 year fixed rate.

With B lending there is a 1% upfront fee that is paid so using such an approach has to make sense.

  • Allows you to get into something sooner and stop paying rent

  • Allows you to get your dream home now

  • Allows you to hold on to a pre-sale or an investment you really wanted

  • Allows you to get in to a single family dwelling sooner skipping the step of a townhouse along with all the fees associated with an extra sale and purchase

  • Purchase a 2nd property to flip with less income