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A prequalification decline comes down to one criterion: ratio, income or credit. Know which, and you know what’s possible for a purchase in Amqui, and with whom.
A decline is an internal policy call. It says nothing final about your file. Still, get the exact reason: a blown ratio, a miscalculated income and an ineligible property each send you down a different road. Without the reason, you’re starting over blind.
The reason for the decline in writing, if you can get it, and the file as it was submitted. Add your notices of assessment, income proof and proof of down payment. Count the credit checks already run, too. Pile up enough of them and they start to hurt.
What a lender approves and the payment you can live with are rarely the same number. Set the second one first. In Amqui, taxes, insurance and heating come on top of the mortgage every month.
Your offer in Amqui needs enough time for the lender’s review, mortgage insurance, the appraisal and the documents that will go missing.
A lender approves the property as much as the borrower. Condition, intended use and anything flagged at inspection or in the title records can stop a Amqui file that looked fine on the numbers alone.
Beyond the down payment: notary fees, tax adjustments and transfer duty. In Amqui, the welcome tax usually arrives months after the purchase, once the move and the furniture have already emptied the account. That’s why so many buyers forget it.
To prepare
Yes. Phone, email or video call, with documents sent online. We can meet in person if you’d rather, but most files get done without anyone driving anywhere.
No. Every lender has its own policy, and a decline doesn’t show on your credit report. But you do need the exact reason. Without it, shopping around just means starting over blind.
Pick the situation closest to yours.
Contact
Buying, renewing, refinancing, or something a bit out of the ordinary: tell us where you’re at, even if it’s still fuzzy. Mathieu gets back to you with next steps and the documents to pull together.