Student Loans and Homeownership

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Don't let student loans delay your homeownership goals! If you have student loans and want to buy a home, you might have questions about how your debt affects your plans. Do you have to wait until you've paid off those loans before you can buy your home? Or is it possible you could still qualify for a home loan even with that debt? You should know, even with student loans, waiting to buy a home may not be necessary. While everyone's situation is unique, your goal may be more within your reach than you realize. Here's why:

Can You Qualify for a Home Loan if You Have Student Loans?

According to an annual report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 38% of first-time buyers had student loan debt and the typical amount was $30,000.

That means other people in a similar situation were able to qualify for and buy a home even though they also had student loans. And you may be able to do the same, especially if you have a steady source of income. As an article from Bankrate says:

“. . . you can have student loans and a mortgage at the same time. . . . If you have student loans and want a mortgage, there are multiple home loan programs you might qualify for . . .”

The key takeaway is, for many people, homeownership is achievable even with student loans. 

Everyone's finances are unique - we can walk you through your options based on your situation, and share what’s worked for other buyers!

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"STAY AWAY! We used Thrive mortgage/Patty Newby to get a short term loan, the basic terms being that we had 6 months to refinance it (or pay it off). We purchased our new home, then put our other home on the market. When we weren't getting buyers or interest in our old home, we needed to find a way to refinance the loan. Asked Thrive for quotes on down payments, they gave us numbers that turned out to be WAY off-saying we needed 40% down. When I asked why, I was advised by Patty Newby to just "pay off my car" (??). We decided to unlist our property to sell it ourselves to an investor. The same day, I received a call from Patty Newby- stating that our house "can't be off the market", and she told me “You have 24 hours to get the house on the market or I will report you". I asked her for our contract so I could understand my rights. For 4 days, I received threatening emails, and calls daily from Patty Newby harassing me to get my house back on the market. After reviewing the contact-it turned out- there was NOTHING in the contract surrounding a requirement that our old home be on the market, or even that we sell it at all. I questioned Patty on this, and she responded with "oh yea, you're on the old paperwork, so its fine". No apologies from her after 4 days of constant demands and threats! The threats and demands made by Patty Newby that were all based on a lie created extreme distress for us and caused delays in us selling our home since we were in fear. Then we find out, she was completely lying to us! Because of the threats, the lies, Thrive giving us incorrect numbers several times, we needed to end our business with them. We used another lender to settle the loan without issue, and no, it didn’t take a 40% down payment to secure a new loan, nor did I need to pay off my car. Patty is HIGHLY incompetent! It is unbelievable that a mortgage company would threaten a customer the way she threatened and harassed us. Steer Clear of this business!"

cristy lovick

"STAY AWAY! We used Thrive mortgage, Patty Newby, to get a home2home loan (short term loan), the basic terms being that we had 6 months to refinance it (or pay it off). We purchased our new home, then put our other home on the market. When we weren't getting buyers or interest in our old home, we needed to find a way to refinance the loan. Asked Thrive for quotes on down payments, they gave us numbers that turned out to be WAY off-saying we needed 40% down. When I asked why, I was advised by Thrive (Patty Newby) to just "pay off my car". I didn't think that was the right thing to do to lower a down payment requirement, very odd financial advice! We decided to unlist our property to sell it ourselves to an investor. The same day, I received a call from Patty Newby- stating that our house "can't be off the market", & she told me “You have 24 hours to get the house on the market or I will report you". I asked her for our contract so I could understand my rights. For 4 days, I received threatening emails, and calls daily from Patty Newby harassing me to get my house back on the market. After reviewing the contact-it turned out- there was NOTHING in the contract surrounding a requirement that our old home be on the market, or even that we sell it at all. I questioned Patty on this, and she responded with "oh yea, you're on the old paperwork, so its fine". No apologies from her after 4 days of constant demands and threats! The threats and demands made by Patty Newby (that were all based on a lie) created extreme distress for us and caused delays in us selling our home since we were in fear. As it turned out, she was completely lying to us! Because of the threats, the lies, +Thrive giving us incorrect numbers several times, we needed to end our business with them. We used another lender to settle the loan without issue, and no, it didn’t take a 40% down payment to secure a new loan, nor did I need to pay off my car. Patty is HIGHLY incompetent! It is unbelievable that a mortgage company would threaten a customer the way she threatened and harassed us - the threats were based on lies or ignorance on her part! Patty didn't even know the terms of the contracts she was basing her threats on. Steer Clear of this business!"

cristy l