Monday, May 21, 2007

Loan is for straight home purchase

Steady employment (two or more years) with the same employer or in same line of work. Low debt: no recent major buys (such as automobiles) and a debt-to-income ratio of 36 percent or less.

Loan is for straight home purchase (or rate-and-term refinance). Property is detached single-family home to be used as primary residence. Down payment of at least 5 percent of sales price with your own money. You'll have at least two months' worth of mortgage payments in the bank after closing.

Traditionally, banks are more conservative with their investment dollars. Unlike many venture capitalists or angel investors, they are far more likely to approve a loan for an established business over a startup or emerging company. This is largely due to the fact that they are investing the money of their depositors.

However, thanks to government agencies such as the Small Business Administration (SBA), which work with many banks, small business owners can get business loans from banks with a strong business plan and well-prepared business loan request.

Q and A...

Q: I have a loan for SEK 60000 for 5 years. I am paying a mortage of SEK 1000 per month plus interests. The interests are calculated based on the remaining debt, i e the interests is decreasing each month. It seems like the only way you can set up a loan in Money -99 is a loan where you pay back the same amount every month. How can I set up my loan?

A: Money is not able to model this type of loan automatically. I would suggest that you setup a liability account and manually compute your payments in that account.