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want to refinace. On fixed income what is the current acceptable dti percentage? Am getting confuse

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An automated underwriting Approval will determine if your DTI is acceptable, and can be run by a lender in a few minutes after receiving a complete loan application package.  Put a request on Zillow and pick a lender to work with after reviewing responses.
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depends on the loan you are doing. a hart loan is 37. a regular refi , full doc 50%.
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Gee Paul,

I'm glad you clarified my post. Like looking in a mirror, huh?
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The acceptable DTI can vary depending on your credit score, assets.  Unfortunately there is no hard and fast answer.  If your DTI is around 50%, you should be OK.  Keep in mind that people on fixed income will have their income calculated by multiplying your monthly fixed income by 125%.  For mortgage purposes, you may have more income than you think.
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Qualifing DTI Ratios with several lenders can go up to 50%. To compute your income multiply your SSI and any other passive income you receive that adjusts by the Cost of Living Index by 125%. Add that total to your remaining passive income that you may receive.

You may also qualify for a Reverse Mortgage which has no DTI qualification requirement.

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The max DTI is typically 49%ish, but you need to have some money left over to buy food. So it depends on how much you make and what you have left over. Depends on if you have reserves, credit score,. etc..

I would suggest picking ONE lender and listen to what they say. If you talk to 3 lenders you will get 3 answers.
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I would suggest placing a quote request in the Zillow Mortgage Marketplace. Use your actual Income, Debt & Asset amounts as well as estimate you Credit score as accurately as possible.
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It depends on your score, LTV, and reserves as to how high it can go. What is your DTI ratio for house payment, plus your total DTI ratio including other monthly payments other than the house payment?
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