One of the ways to find your dream home is to purchase a fixer-upper, grab a designer, a contractor and get on the road to renovating. There are tailored loans that can help to take on such a project. Let us introduce you to the Fannie Mae HomeStyle and FHA 203(k) construction loans that are designed to finance properties where conventional loans aren’t applicable or for homes that have been sitting for a while.

If you are a renter, chances are at one point or another you have contemplated buying. What’s stopping you? In a hot market, we know that it is even easier to get cold feet about owning your own. Here are some of the most common self-placed roadblocks we hear from renters who are hesitating to make the leap to first-time homebuyer.