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Kent Mikkola
Mortgage Consultant
M & M Mortgage, LLC
Roseville, MN
651-558-9807 Direct
651-639-9803 Fax
kmikkola@themmmortgage.com

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06/07/2009 In buying a new home, how are estimated closing cost determined? How are estimated prepaid items/reserves determined? 2,679 [view]
05/31/2009 What is the pros and cons for taking the second mortgage loan as home equity loan? 455 [view]
05/31/2009 What is a HARP loan? 15,932 [view]
05/24/2009 What type of employment verification is done when processing a mortgage loan? Is the employer Tax ID required and verified with the IRS? I have recently applied for a mortgage loan and left the company I worked for of 3 years and started my own small business. However, I have not been in business but 6 months. 1,323 [view]
05/03/2009 Do I have to get a loan from a mortgage company or a bank to qualify for the first home buyer credit? Does a loan from a private party qualify? 443 [view]
04/11/2009 I want to pay my mortgage only once a year - are there any calculators for this? How would I set this up? Thanks 623 [view]
04/11/2009 Are home equity loan rates higher than regular mortgage rates? 1,623 [view]
03/08/2009 How do I know I have a great broker? Are there some statistics somewhere that I can look up, about the individual broker that tells me he/she is experienced, or that they are a good fit for my situation? 3,614 [view]
03/08/2009 How do I renegotiate a mortgage interest rate with my lender? 2,575 [view]
02/28/2009 How do I write a Mortgage Hardship Letter? Can you provide an example? 12,169 [view]
02/08/2009 Can some explain how rapid rescore works? 891 [view]
02/08/2009 What is a correspondent lender? 6,719 [view]
02/04/2009 How does buying points affect the rate? Example, if the mortgage rate given is 5.25 % and loan amount is $200,000 for 30 yrs and i pay one point. how much does it lower the 5.25% 2,331 [view]
02/04/2009 I would like to find out if a transfer of ownership took place, but i don't know where to start looking. 477 [view]
01/31/2009 How much can I gross up child support on a FHA loan? Conventional loan? 948 [view]
01/31/2009 What is the legal limit a relative can give me as a gift as a down payment on a home I want to purchase? 8,962 [view]
01/31/2009 How long does debt take to be removed from credit score? 2,683 [view]
12/10/2008 If I reduce the mortgage of my house, will the monthly payments will be reduced? 4,320 [view]
12/01/2008 I am buying a two-unit house and will live in one unit and rent out the other. I was told by my lender that the mortgage rate for this type of housing is higher than single family house. But a friend of mine said it is “owner occupied two-unit” and should be treated like single family mortgage. Which one is correct? 4,493 [view]
11/30/2008 I got a HELOC loan 2 yrs ago. It started out at a reasonable interest rate. In the last year it has gone up to 10%. Why is it not dropping now that the interest rates are declining? Is it an oversight of the bank? 1,056 [view]
11/27/2008 I lost my home to foreclosure one year ago. How long do I have to wait before I can buy another home? 2,657 [view]
11/23/2008 I am considering selling my home and looking for a larger one. I dont have a down payment for the new home. Is there a way that a contract would be contingent for the down payment from selling my first home to use for the down payment on the 2nd? And what happens if it takes a while to sell my original home? 714 [view]
11/23/2008 What happens next when the house did not pass inspections and subsequently the bank will not loan to us? We still want the house badly.. can the seller drop the price to get approved or can the seller make improvements and try again? 536 [view]
11/23/2008 Is it ok (or unethical) to ask three agents to take a look at our home and provide their evaluation and also provide their fee proposal when selling, in order to make a wise decision on who to hire as our agent? 643 [view]
11/16/2008 How many square feet in an acre of land? 40,295 [view]
11/16/2008 What is a fast claim? I want to get my name off of a mortgage loan. 397 [view]
11/16/2008 What are lender required repairs? 677 [view]
11/08/2008 What happens with your loan when it goes to underwriting? What does underwriting do and how long does it take? 1,487 [view]
11/08/2008 What is a balloon payment loan and what are the pros and cons to this type of loan? 1,197 [view]
11/07/2008 My mortgage company told me that my mortgage rate is based on the treasury bond rate. What does this mean and how do I know the rate if I have an adjustable rate mortgage? 803 [view]