Buying a property with a Greencard?
Nov 19th 2019, 8:20 pm
#16
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Re: Buying a property with a Greencard?
Are there mortgage brokers in the US that operate the same way as in the UK and Australia? I.E, they search for all mortgage products that suit the buyer's circumstances, and their fee is paid by the institution that the buyer is successful in getting a mortgage from. No fee payable by the buyer if they decide not to approach any of the mortgage providers the broker comes up with, nor if they apply for a mortgage and are refused. They're a handy way of getting the leg work done, especially if your circumstances are not straightforward.
Nov 20th 2019, 12:17 am
#17
Concierge
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Re: Buying a property with a Greencard?
Absolutely. And most times, they do good work. The lenders are happy to pay them a commission because the broker does a lot of legwork with the client/borrower. A lot of buyers can be hard work (especially first-time buyers) and the lenders will happily let the brokers do the educating / chasing / nagging / etc.
Nov 20th 2019, 3:15 am
#18
DE-UK-NZ-IE-US... the TYP
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Re: Buying a property with a Greencard?
Nov 20th 2019, 11:35 am
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Re: Buying a property with a Greencard?
;-)
that’s quite a US/western centric view.... I can think of at least 1 state out west are more like toddler “lala’s” - pair and a spare.... than 1 xyz + 1 abc, long gone are the days of 1 woman 1 man.... from a personal perspective I would not solemnize anything beyond 1+1... but I have read about other countries where wives are treated as property...
that’s quite a US/western centric view.... I can think of at least 1 state out west are more like toddler “lala’s” - pair and a spare.... than 1 xyz + 1 abc, long gone are the days of 1 woman 1 man.... from a personal perspective I would not solemnize anything beyond 1+1... but I have read about other countries where wives are treated as property...
Nov 20th 2019, 11:36 am
#21
Often not so civil...
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Re: Buying a property with a Greencard?
There's a difference between having a laugh and taking a legitimately useful thread in an irrelevant and pointless direction. If this were the immigration forums, all those posts would be deleted.
Nov 20th 2019, 12:09 pm
#22
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Re: Buying a property with a Greencard?
Nov 20th 2019, 12:11 pm
#23
Often not so civil...
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Re: Buying a property with a Greencard?
I understood what you meant, and I agree that the devil is in the detail, but that level of pedantry is up there with ian-mstm 
Nov 20th 2019, 12:19 pm
#24
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Re: Buying a property with a Greencard?
I would never even claim to be close to his caliber... miss that guy... his liking my prostitution in Nevada post was probably the high point of my time in here.
Nov 27th 2019, 3:26 pm
#25
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Re: Buying a property with a Greencard?
... looks like he's trying to use a visa to get a mortgage - "Taking out a mortgage on a home I already own with nonimmigrant b1/b2 visa
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