If you’re a first time home buyer, financing is one of the most important pieces of the first time home puzzle. For a lender to get a complete picture of your financial situation they will evaluate four areas in your financial picture.
Like the four legs of a chair, the four pillars of a loan application are mutually supportive, and require each to carry its own weight.
Previously we’ve discussed:
Credit History
Asset
Income
The fourth and final leg of the loan application chair is Reserves. The new catch phrase for Reserves, is your “skin in the game” and it refers to how much of your money you are bringing to the closing table.

First Time Home Buyer Loans
It’s been a long held tenant of loan underwriting, that the more “skin in the game” you have the less likely you will be to default on your mortgage payments.
Here are a few things you should know about Reserves: (more…)