What are pros and cons of physician mortgage loans? What do you need to know before taking one out, especially during a crazy market and changing rates causing sticker shock?

 

In this episode of the Finance for Physicians Podcast, Daniel Wrenne talks to Doug Crouse, mortgage lender that specializes in physician loans and author of Hippocratic House: Do No Harm When Purchasing Your First Physician Home.

 

• Advantages: Low down payments, lack of PMI, and new job qualifications

• House Poor HENRY? Don’t go into major debt to keep up with the Joneses

• Hippocratic House: What to ask/expect as a first-time physician home buyer

• Disadvantages: Some lenders price their physician loans higher due to upsides

• Due Diligence: What to consider with lenders—service, rate, and closing costs

• Doug’s Predictions: Rates will continue to climb but not at same pace

• ARM: Makes sense if you don’t stay in the house and you make enough money