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  • Cosigning: Help Getting into a Home

    Cosigning: Help Getting into a Home

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    If you’re running into trouble qualifying for a loan to buy the home you want, adding a cosigner may be a solution. In this article, I’ll talk about lending rules for loans with cosigners, the benefits and risks for buyers and their cosigners and ways to manage the risks. What cosigning does (and doesn’t) do…

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