How Much Does It Cost to Buy A Home?

By Team Hochberg | August 11, 2017

Whenever people call 855-563-2843 to buy a home, they almost always ask me how much it’ll cost to buy a home. The answer is always the same… It depends.   How much do you have to put down? It doesn’t have to be 20%! Are you interested in pursuing many of the grants and down…

Everything You Need to Know About Your Credit Score

By Team Hochberg | August 10, 2017

You hear from my credit enhancement expert Gary Novel every single Saturday on my radio show on WLS. Gary offers a tip about your credit every time he’s on and those tips are vital information for consumers who are credit challenged. No matter where your credit score is, my team can give you a plan…

The Housing Crash: Not Every Community Has Recovered

By Team Hochberg | August 10, 2017

I came across this article from the Chicago Tribune that I wanted to share with you. It provides data and insight to something you likely are unaware of. While most of the country has recovered, some communities are still dealing with the fallout of the housing fiasco that began to show in 2007. In the…

Homeowners Regrets and How You Can Avoid Them

By Team Hochberg | August 4, 2017

Trulia recently came out with a survey detailing homeowners regrets about the purchase process. You can check out the various regrets in their survey, but I wanted to share with you my informal survey about the regrets of real estate financing. 1. Going with their realtors lender or the bank: You should shop around for…

Cash is No Longer King at Epic Burger and Elsewhere

By Team Hochberg | August 4, 2017

I was talking to one of my expert loan officers who tried to go out to lunch at Epic Burger and had to put the order on her credit card because they are no longer accepting cash. Why is your mortgage guy writing about a burger joint no longer accepting cash? Because while more and…

“Why do I have three credit scores?”

By Team Hochberg | August 3, 2017

I had someone today, who happens to have excellent credit, “why do I have three credit scores?” This legitimate question reminded me that, while I’ve learned everything about credit from my Credit Enhancement Guru Gary Novel, not everyone has gotten the crash course in credit that I have. You have three scores because there are…

Retirement Calculators: Reverse Mortgage Loans Can Help “Hack Your Retirement”

By Team Hochberg | August 3, 2017

If you’re like a huge percentage of Americans, your retirement seems like a mysterious ideal that you know you should be working towards… but you don’t really know what you’re doing. The fact is, more and more financial experts and retirement advisors are encouraging people to take a look at reverse mortgage loans. Reverse Mortgages…