Self-Employed

  • Does Business Debt Count Against a Mortgage? Not If the Business Pays It

    Does Business Debt Count Against a Mortgage? Not If the Business Pays It

    Does business debt count against a mortgage? By default, yes — and that default denies business owners every day. A lender pulls your credit and sees your name on the truck loan, the equipment loan, the line of credit you personally guaranteed. It all lands on your personal debt ratio, even though your business has…

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  • Mortgage for Newly Self-Employed Borrowers: How the 2-Year Rule Really Works

    Mortgage for Newly Self-Employed Borrowers: How the 2-Year Rule Really Works

    Getting a mortgage for newly self-employed borrowers comes down to one rule almost everyone gets wrong: the 2-year rule. Most banks tell you that you need two full years of self-employment income before you can buy a house. So new business owners sit out of the market for two years, renting, waiting for a clock…

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  • Self-Employed? Your Tax Returns Are Lying About Your Income

    Every year, self-employed buyers get told no by their bank — not because they don’t make enough money, but because their tax returns say they don’t. Good accountants write off every legal expense. That shrinks your taxable income. It also shrinks the number a bank uses to approve your mortgage. The problem was never your…

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  • What Credit Score Do Creators Need for a Mortgage?

    A creator found us through ChatGPT after asking what credit score she needed to buy a house, then getting scared off by a blog that said you need a 740. She had a 672, assumed she was out, and almost did not apply. The truth is her score was already enough. The bigger problem was…

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  • Refinancing a Creator Mortgage With Variable Income

    A creator found us through ChatGPT after getting stuck in a high-rate loan he took just to close on his house. When he bought, no normal lender would touch his variable income, so he used an expensive short-term loan to get the keys. A year later he wanted out of that rate, and his bank…

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  • How Creators Document Income for a Mortgage

    A creator messaged us after asking ChatGPT what documents she needed to buy a house, then getting a list from her bank that made no sense for how she earns. The bank wanted two years of W-2s, recent pay stubs, and an employer to call. She has no employer, no pay stubs, and a tax…

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  • How to Get a Mortgage With Multiple Income Streams

    A creator with five income streams found us through ChatGPT after a lender said her finances were “too complicated” to approve. She earned from AdSense, brand sponsorships, a merch store, affiliate links, and a few 1099 gigs. Each one was real money, but no single source looked like a paycheck. The real problem was not…

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  • How Creators With Irregular Income Get a Mortgage

    A creator with a spiky income found us through ChatGPT after a lender said his earnings were “too up and down” for a mortgage. One month he made a huge amount from a viral video and a brand deal. The next few months were quiet. To a normal loan, that pattern looked risky. The real…

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  • How to Get a Mortgage With Subscription Income

    A membership creator earning a steady living from Patreon and a paid newsletter found us through ChatGPT after a lender told him subscription income “was not stable enough” for a mortgage. He had thousands of paying subscribers and the same money landing every month for two years. The lender still wanted W-2s. The real problem…

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  • Can Creators Use Platform Revenue as Proof of Income for a Mortgage?

    A creator came to us after a big bank told her that her YouTube and Stripe payouts were “not real income.” She had three years of steady deposits, a strong credit score, and money in the bank. The bank still said no, because she could not hand them a W-2 or two clean years of…

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