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Cash is the limiting factor with this loan

Cash is the limiting factor with this loan

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions… Q.  I am in my early 20s and have been at my current job for 3 years now. I…

Thinking of a refi? Tips for borrowers

Thinking of a refi? Tips for borrowers

This summer’s bout of falling mortgage rates has sparked yet another frenzy of homeowners looking to refinance their loans. Now could be a good time to do it, too, with interest rates at their lowest in decades — lower than in 2001, lower than in 2003 and even lower…

Reduce principle if you can in these tough times

Reduce principle if you can in these tough times

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions… Q. My wife and I are both employed. Combined income is under $150, 000. We bought a house in…

It’s not about common sense; it’s about qualifying

It’s not about common sense; it’s about qualifying

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of  “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions… Q. My son would like to refinance his loan on an attached home.  He has about $225,000 equity in…

Trying to dodge bullet before it comes

Trying to dodge bullet before it comes

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions… i Q. Today’s fixed loan rates are spectacular! I am a 41-year-old woman with a FICO score above 750.…

Widow wants to keep her home

Widow wants to keep her home

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions… Q.  I am in desperate need of help! My husband passed away on May 23, 2008. I was able…

Expect more from new loan servicing company

Expect more from new loan servicing company

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions… i Q. My husband and I live in south Orange County and had a first mortgage with Taylor, Bean…

A lot of ‘moving parts’ to this mortgage

A lot of ‘moving parts’ to this mortgage

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions… Q. Just wanted some advice on what are our options as far as lowering the monthly payments of $1,846…

Divorcee wants divorce from original loan

Divorcee wants divorce from original loan

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions… Q. When my ex-husband and I divorced two years ago, part of our agreement (done without lawyers) was that…

Suspicious of ’short sale-refi’

Suspicious of ’short sale-refi’

Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of “How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage” and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions… Q. I bought a condo in Corona in December 2005. I owe $290,000 on the first – 10-year interest-only…