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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Best bank for a first time home buyer?
Hi everyone, my fiance and I are looking to buy and move into a place in April of next year. We want to get pre-approved soon so we can start seriously looking into places instead of me just drooling over my dream homes. But - I have no idea where to even start! What is experience's experience with finding a bank/broker to get approved for a mortgage? Are there some banks that are nicer or cheaper for first time home buyers?
Re: Best bank for a first time home buyer?
We talked to our realtor who directed us in the right direction. We used a mortgage company and the broker did all the work with getting us pre-approved then found then dealt with getting the loan. We used Mercury Mortgage but I believe they are no longer in business now. If you ask the realtor they may have a suggestion for someone they have worked with.
Good Luck!
We found the broker that was associated with our realtor company to be pushy & too fast talking for our taste. So, we went with a traditional bank.
We used Chase as 1st time home buyers & were/are very happy with them. We have a 30 yr conventional loan w/ their 1% cash back program.