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Congratulations! For what you say? For choosing Dallas. If your reading this article then I can come to the assumption that your getting a Dallas mortgage to buy a house in Dallas. This great city has a population of over 1.3 million people and growing. To add to this the wider metropolitan area has over 6 million people! It is one of the largest in the united states and the fastest growing. This is great news since your buying into a growing market.

In general the real estate market for the entire United States was shocking. The only real exception to this was Texas. Now I know it didn’t do great, but compared to the rest of the country it fared pretty well. The majority of the country saw a deprecation in prices of 20 and 30%! Texas on the other hand only had on average a price reduction of 3%, and this includes Dallas. Even it can be said that Dallas has been hit by the down turn in the housing market, but this year it is all turning around. Prices have started to level and we are seeing the bottom of the market.

Well if your in the market for a Dallas mortgage then this is great news, but you will need to be careful that you don’t make any mistakes when getting your home mortgage. There are lots of ways to get caught out and if your not careful you could end up paying too much. Here are some things that can help;

1) Shop till you drop: Check in at every local lender you know, search the internet until your eyes bleed. You MUST know you are getting the right loan for your situation. And you wont know this until look at as many options as you can. Not all lenders are the same, dont be fooled.

2) Get your credit sorted: If you want to get pre-qualified you need some good credit. That means checking what your credit report score is all three major credit checking agencies. Get all three and take an average of these to determine your score. Ideally you should have a good score on all three independently as you don’t know which one which bank will use.

3) Set a budget: Set one and dont deviated from it. No one knows your fiances as well as you do. Make sure you know your limits. If a house is out of your price range then be prepared to pass on it and get another. The last thing you want is a huge mortgage loan that you cant meet the repayments on. The bank may foreclose on your house!

4) Trust your lender: If you feel like you cant trust your lender the it is best to choose someone else. Test out their customer service; ask them to change a term in the contract, ask them to reduce the closing costs, what are their reactions? If they wont help you now what chance do you have once the loan is closed?

Hopefully you can follow some (or all!) of these tips and grab a Dallas mortgage of your dreams. Don’t rush into things, take your time to understand the full complexities of your loan. You may be stuck paying it off for a LONG time. I hope this helps you obtain your Dallas home mortgage.