Mastering the Mortgage Market with Samir Rashed

The real estate market has been overheated over the last few years, with the combination of low interest rates and low levels of housing inventory. Purchasing a home is often the cornerstone of investors' financial plan, so we wanted to welcome an expert to hopefully answer the types of questions that come up in the process. On this week's Left Brain Thinking podcast, we welcome Samir Rashed, Owner/President of Crefco Financial in Shaker Heights, Ohio to talk real estate and mortgage finance. Samir's business motto is helping to uplift, educate, and inspire through home ownership. We discuss how Samir got into the business, the challenges he sees for homebuyers in the current market, and how folks in the market for house can maximize their chances to purchase their dream home. Other topics we cover in the podcast: Situations where refinancing your home loan makes sense, even though rates have risen The process of buying a 2nd (or 3rd, 4th home) and what investors need to know How 1st time homebuyers can get more bang for their buck by purchasing multifamily properties The nuances around jumbo mortgages How student loans and credit card debt factor into mortgage finance If you want to connect with Samir and Crefco Financial, you can find him (or his wife and COO Darlene Rashed) on LinkedIn, where they produce regular content about real estate and mortgages. Other ways to contact Samir and Crefco are: Website: https://www.cfgohio.com/ Twitter: @CFGOhio Instagram: @CFGOhio Facebook: CFGOhio