Thomas Brewer's (tbbjr) Blog

I have been fielding numerous questions this week from potential clients and other Real Estate Agents and believe it or not other Mortgage Brokers on what loans can be originated and under what terms. The first thing I tell everyone is that for the time being it is going to be An FHA and VA world...

Great question. I can tell you that they are now lending at a 97% Loan to Value on all home loan purchases. They do not currently compete with the FHA on rates but they do compete and dominate the market when it comes to debt ratio and Jumbo Loans.The following exists as basic criteria with Fredd...

I have recently been given the privelage to read Real Estate articles on MSN and view media broadcasts on MSNBC that are quite amazing. Amazing in the fact of just how inaccurate they are and just how irresponsible the media consistently is. These "experts" and I will use the term loosely, have n...

We live in a fish bowl here in Texas and we better be happy about it. The wonderful news about home values as that compared to the national averages we are not only much better off but we have an ace in the hole - economic growth. The country has a shifting population and in today's real world st...

The Mortgage Mess - Or is it really beef stew??  Funny how in America we like to find one thing to blame everything on that happens badly and sit back and be blissfully content. Should I mention the words sub prime lending. The simple fact is that not only is sub prime lending not the only cause ...

You Must Have  Reserves to Be Good Investor Fix-n-Flip and/or Rental Homes in Texas!!! Just not the way he describes it!!! Reserves are the key to life.DFW - Successful Realtor, Tom Brewer with REMAX Associates & Mortgage Specialists ‘proves' that you can not buy good investment property in the m...