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Folks, I am working with LenderFi on a refinance, do these servicing firms (Citizen, Cooper, Lenderfi themselves et all) allow to make extra payments monthly or one-time bigger payments? Has anyone had issues with Servicing entities paying State Taxes from escrow on time? thanks No issues with Escr...

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Refinanced in Sept 2020, Sold to Citizen One. How is Mr. Cooper and AmeriHome websites? At CitizenOne, you cannot see transactions/cancel a payment. If you schedule one, you have to call and be on the phone an easy 10 mins. Their website is so bad that once we thought we had actually paid when the ...

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We were in a similar situation a while back and never renewed the Home Warranty ($750 worth). We had our garage door repaired twice and the guys who came twice did a band aid fix and yes had to pay twice a trip fee ($75). So garage door - $150 and then in 5-6 months it broke and apparently the sprin...

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Refinanced in Sept 2020, Sold to Citizen One. How is Mr. Cooper and AmeriHome websites? At CitizenOne, you cannot see transactions/cancel a payment. If you schedule one, you have to call and be on the phone an easy 10 mins. Their website is so bad that once we thought we had actually paid when the ...

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Refinanced in Sept 2020, Sold to Citizen One. How is Mr. Cooper and AmeriHome websites? At CitizenOne, you cannot see transactions/cancel a payment. If you schedule one, you have to call and be on the phone an easy 10 mins. Their website is so bad that once we thought we had actually paid when the p...

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Is anyone's loan with Citizen One over here after LenderFi sold their loan? Ours is and it is a nightmare dealing with this bank. Their website is horrible and doesn't let you see a history of payments. If you a schedule a payment and need to cancel it, you have to call and speak to someone (10 minu...

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Hi All, I am curious how would boggleheads approach this problem and what would be the right approach? I have couple of foreign debts in India below are the details, a) original loan amount INR 7,500,000(USD 104,166).Prepaid some principal and outstanding principal of INR 3,300,000(USD 45,833) for ...

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Hi All, I am curious how would boggleheads approach this problem and what would be the right approach? I have couple of foreign debts in India below are the details, a) original loan amount INR 7,500,000(USD 104,166).Prepaid some principal and outstanding principal of INR 3,300,000(USD 45,833) for ...

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Thank you all for the suggestions. I have increased it to 9% and had set the auto increase initially to 0.5%.
Moving forward set it 1% increase.

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Hi All, I am expecting a bonus of $1k and can definitely just use it towards my 401k. Bonuses are usually taxed at 22% but employers tend to do a 40% and yes we get some of it back. I contribute 8% towards my 401k, to get the maximum of the bonus invested which of these are the best - 1. Adjust pay...

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Bonuses are usually taxed at 22% but employers tend to do a 40% and yes we get some of it back. Just a clarification. Bonuses are taxed at whatever your marginal rate is. They are WITHHELD at 22% federal which may or may not be enough depending on what your marginal is. I'm guessing what you mean b...

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Hi All, I am expecting a bonus of $1k and can definitely just use it towards my 401k. Bonuses are usually taxed at 22% but employers tend to do a 40% and yes we get some of it back. I contribute 8% towards my 401k, to get the maximum of the bonus invested which of these are the best - 1. Adjust payc...

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There is a 3% fee if I make a credit-card purchase. Would it be wise to pay with a new credit card and see if there is a cash bonus/cash-back or just write a check and be done with it? I don't mind paying by card and then paying it off in a month. I went with 0% financing for 18 months at the time ...

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Thank you all. So after doing some reading around, got a reality check now after going to the attic. So sounds like for me the issue has really been the 2.5 ton AC Unit and the Evaporator coil. My Ac tech showed me the coil and it was no doubt rusted/corroded and given it's history I will happily re...

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Funny timing on this thread. As I write this, we are getting a new furnace and AC installed. Our units were 17 years old and still functioning but after a routine inspection there were a number of things that just didn't make sense to fix with a cost of $3K. Regarding brands, I decided against Lenn...

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You may be able to get 5 or even 10 years out of the working unit. But at 12 years old it isn't crazy to replace them both. I don't think there is a right answer. I recently replace my furnace and water heater because they were 20 years old even though they were both still functioning. There were g...

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It seems like a great price. 3 years ago we replaced (2) 2.5 ton units and furnaces. Went with Rheem, and included electronic thermostats, variable speed motors, new line sets, all vents cleaned. $15,000. You don't mention anything about system efficiency. There are three options, something like 85...

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These are for 2 units?
8.5k is a great price!

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I can definitely use some expert advice here from seasoned home-owners. Question - As I have already filled Freon and spent on it's maintenance, Do I let the 2 ton unit run until it breaks or be proactive and repalce it now? How long do you plan to own the house? Plan to be here atleast 10 years. I...

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Just for reference and I know we are in different metropolitan areas so pricing will be different. However I just replaced my parents Furnace, AC, Coils, Plenum, Nest thermostat (and the other stuff that is standard like float switch, amp upgrade, condenser pad etc) With a 4 Ton Carrier unit for $5...

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It seems like a great price. 3 years ago we replaced (2) 2.5 ton units and furnaces. Went with Rheem, and included electronic thermostats, variable speed motors, new line sets, all vents cleaned. $15,000. You don't mention anything about system efficiency. There are three options, something like 85...

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I can definitely use some expert advice here from seasoned home-owners. Question - As I have already filled Freon and spent on it's maintenance, Do I let the 2 ton unit run until it breaks or be proactive and repalce it now? How long do you plan to own the house? Plan to be here atleast 10 years.

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How old are both units? You mention the coils are rusted. Are you near the coast? Some manufactures have "coastal" models that supposedly hold up better to the salt air with less corrosion. Those prices look very good to me, but we are in a HCOL area. Choose the deal based on which ever i...

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My only suggestion is that if you replace both, don't replace with the same brand (or manufacturer, really, since some brands are made by the same manufacturer.) After my experience with an engineering/design issue, I think diversification where there is little or no cost to it would be a good thin...

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I can definitely use some expert advice here from seasoned home-owners. We are first time home owners and are 2nd owners of this house (3000 sq ft) . We have 2 units - 2 ton and 2.5 ton single stage - Lennox systems (12 years old). We had to refill Freon for both units over 3 years, and the 2.5 ton ...

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This has been my time-line - July 8 - Verbally Locked rate July 13 - Received Locked rate in writing July 16 - Loan processor assigned July 20 - Moved to Underwriting July 23 - In-house Appraisal July 29 - Received Appraisal and loan is sent to underwriting to close the loan July 31 - Received Pre-c...

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Ok I feel better now. Thank you for the reassurance:). I thought asking them to get the new principal from my old lender is the same as getting loan adjusted? Sorry this is my first time doing a refinance and first time every having a mortgage, so excuse the questions. Did you ask them after your l...

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Guys need some clarification here. So our loan funded and it is with the new lender. My fear is Lenderfi slipped in a fee in the end that I just noticed :( Based on the last page $642.99 was rolled into the closing costs of the loan. Loan Amt - $207997 Pay off amt to old lender with interest is $20...

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Guys need some clarification here. So our loan funded and it is with the new lender. My fear is Lenderfi slipped in a fee in the end that I just noticed :( Based on the last page $642.99 was rolled into the closing costs of the loan. Loan Amt - $207997 Pay off amt to old lender with interest is $20...

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Guys need some clarification here. So our loan funded and it is with the new lender. My fear is Lenderfi slipped in a fee in the end that I just noticed :( Based on the last page $642.99 was rolled into the closing costs of the loan. Loan Amt - $207997 Pay off amt to old lender with interest is $20...

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Guys need some clarification here. So our loan funded and it is with the new lender. My fear is Lenderfi slipped in a fee in the end that I just noticed :( Based on the last page $642.99 was rolled into the closing costs of the loan. Loan Amt - $207997 Pay off amt to old lender with interest is $20...

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Guys need some clarification here. So our loan funded and it is with the new lender. My fear is Lenderfi slipped in a fee in the end that I just noticed :( Based on the last page $642.99 was rolled into the closing costs of the loan. Loan Amt - $207997 Pay off amt to old lender with interest is $207...

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My loan was funded last week and received this email from Lenderfi and then received a tax-bill from my county. Is this normal? Shouldn't Lenderfi take care of this with the Escrow? Amrock cashed the Escrow check as well. Did they collect tax payment as part of the prepaids? Yes they did. Anyway go...

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My loan was funded last week and received this email from Lenderfi and then received a tax-bill from my county.
Is this normal? Shouldn't Lenderfi take care of this with the Escrow?
Amrock cashed the Escrow check as well.

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We have been with Chubb for 12 years. We live in Central VA, no claims history. Premium went up 49% earlier this year. I think there are several ways to describe the increase. Over the 12 years we've been with Chubb, the dwelling value in the policy has risen by a compounded 4.5% per year (5.0-5.5%...

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Lenderfi LO: How did you hear about us? Me: found out online End of conversation...there is no need to give details. In the end after locking the LO said "Tell your friends about us" :) Haha they did not ask how I found them when I did my refi with LenderFi last month. But the LO did ask ...

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Lenderfi LO: How did you hear about us?
Me: found out online
End of conversation...there is no need to give details.

In the end after locking the LO said "Tell your friends about us"

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However, following a spouse seeking “better pastures” is a voluntary separation from a job. Unemployment compensation does not cover a couple’s lifestyle decisions and aspirational locale changes.

Flobes - Thanks! that is good to know.

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I don't see this against your spouse as given the circumstances, she had to move with you to FL. So IMO, it is not like she "left" the job, there is a big difference between leaving a job and "relocating due to the spouse finding better pastures elsewhere". On the other hand, I t...

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For anyone who's gone through a refinance, how can you verify the payoff amount listed in the closing disclosure is accurate? The bank that currently services my mortgage has a payoff calculator once I log into my account on their website. When I enter the closing date, it shows a payoff amount tha...

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Should have asked this last week but we closed the loan and happy. So this is what we had and credit given was $1599.50. Question is if Section D costed me $1630 and I paid $495 towards appraisal, so the real lender credit is now $1599.50 - 495 - $1104.5 ? D = $1,630.30 E = $64 Lender credits in J ...

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Yes figured I could post it here but it is a long one.. Should have asked this last week but we closed the loan and happy. So this is what we had and credit given was $1599.50. Question is if Section D costed me $1630 and I paid $495 towards appraisal, so the real lender credit is now $1599.50 - 495...

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While we get that you want to have to not pay anything out of pocket nor increase the loan balance, anon_investor is correct in saying that is generally a negative cost refi. Generally speaking, D + E - credits in J = $0 is what a no-cost is. I’m doing the same as anon_investor did in May with my c...

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Since this was your 2nd refinance, did they call on their own after 6 months and offered you this rate?

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Any increase in sq footage, personally I would make sure it is vented or has the AC vents coming in. Because only then you can add this extra sq footage to your Heated Living Area(HLA) to the property's details on the county's website. Why is this important? If you ever sell your home, the price/sq ...

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Does LenderFi really have so much business coming in from the backdoor links here and on Slickdeals that they don't need to open up their main website? It's been "closed" for weeks now... They have reopened the main site periodically during the day for brief periods of time. Does this ref...

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Hi we just closed our loan with Lenderfi today - Loan - 208k 2.62% - 15 year- $1600 Lender Credit Sec D - $1650 Paid for appraisal and $2k towards Prepaid/Escrow Here is the timeline - July 8 - Verbally Locked rate July 13 - Received Locked rate in writing July 16 - Loan processor assigned July 20 ...

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HappyJack wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 3:43 pm Is it possible to refinance without having an in-home appraisal

I tried but had no luck.

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Hi we just closed our loan with Lenderfi today - Loan - 208k 2.62% - 15 year- $1600 Lender Credit Sec D - $1650 Paid for appraisal and $2k towards Prepaid/Escrow Here is the timeline - July 8 - Verbally Locked rate July 13 - Received Locked rate in writing July 16 - Loan processor assigned July 20 -...

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Does anyone really use Vanguard for taxable accounts? I have my tax deferred at Vang but moved my taxable account to Schwab. Sorry but Vanguards website is horrible compared to Etrade and Schwab. Few times now Vanguard's site (once for 3 days)has been down and couldn't trade anything. Glad I wasn't ...

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