1. I have no agreement and have been separated for years.
If you are separated or divorce, we are looking for an agreement that confirms that you pay no spousal support, child support and that all your assets have been divided equally. If none of these things would have applied you can reply to that doc request that you wish to sign a stat dec at the time of closing as none of this applicable.
2. I can’t get a job letter.
Every lender these days need to verify your employment by way of a job letter from your employer. Whoever does payroll will be able to provide you with one. The letter should be signed have a number in which a lender can to verify. The letter itself must state your start date, # of guarnateed hours every week or your yearly salary as well as your hourly wage.
3. I don’t have access to Tax Returns
You can get your tax returns from your bookkeeper or accountant or whoever assembled your taxes. Your tax returns are not the same as your notice of assessments that just tell us how much income that you have made. Your tax return must contain all the pages, which will tell us how much any business or rental property grossed and its applicable expenses. We have to get all the pages of the return to be able to use it.
4. Where do I get a property tax statement?
You can simply call your applicable municipal office, they can supply you with one by email which will be sufficient.
5. Where do I get a gift letter from?
We don’t need to have a gift letter signed till after we get you approved. Every lender will have their own form.
6. Do I have to sign all the contracts?
Yes, it's important that you know exactly what to expect and when to expect it, so please make sure to address any questions that you have.
7. Do I need to show the downpayment if I haven’t found a house yet?
Different sources of downpayment matter. We need to know that we can verify where your downpayment funds are coming from. We can’t wait to see funds in your account, but we need to know where we are coming from. Anti-money laundering insists that we can give a history of every account that is sourcing the downpayment as well. We can’t just accept a screenshot of your account
8. I work for myself- do I need a job letter?
If you are an owner of a company regardless of how you get paid, we will need to see your last two years tax returns as well as your last two years company financial statements. You won’t need a job letter though
9. Do you really need a void cheque?
The void cheque is the account which will be debited the mortgage payment. We can wait on that, but we will need it.
10. Can you give me a rough idea on what I qualify for
There are some many way we have to calculate qualifying. How much you work, for how long you have worked, how many hours, how much downpayment, and where you are buying are all questions that can make a meaningful impact on your application and change how much you qualify for. This is why we have to get all the information and documents before making a decision.