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Your Debt-to-Income (DTI) ratio is the percentage of your monthly pre-tax gross income used to pay recurring monthly debts (loans, cards, housing). Lenders prefer a DTI ratio below 43% for conventional mortgage approvals, but FHA loans can allow higher ratios.

On conventional mortgages, you can avoid PMI by providing a down payment of 20% or more. If you put down less, you can request PMI removal once your loan balance reaches 80% of the home's original appraisal value, or wait for automatic termination at 78% LTV.

No. Mortgage Advisor AI performs soft-metric financial estimates and calculations. We do not pull credit histories or run hard credit checks, so using this service has zero impact on your credit score.

A fixed-rate mortgage locks in your interest rate for the entire life of the loan (e.g., 15 or 30 years), ensuring stable monthly payments. An adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) starts with a lower promotional rate for a set period (e.g., 7 years) and then adjusts annually based on market index rates.

First-time buyers can qualify for conventional loans with as little as 3% down. Government-backed programs offer options like FHA loans (3.5% down), and VA or USDA loans which require 0% down. Many state housing authorities also provide down payment assistance grants.