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Real Estate Exam [National] 84, Loan Qualification DTI Explained
Real Estate Exam Prep · Ran Chen, EA, CFP®
March 31, 20264m 33s
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Show Notes
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam.
In this episode you will learn:
- How to distinguish between front end housing ratios and back end total debt ratios.
- Why lenders require gross monthly income instead of net income for all DTI calculations.
- The standard qualifying percentages for conventional loans (28/36) and FHA loans (31/43).
- Which monthly recurring obligations count toward the back end ratio and which expenses to ignore.
- The role of the three Cs—Capacity, Capital, and Character—in the mortgage underwriting process.
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