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brewski t1_j3ueyl2 wrote

You want to get this right. I have done maybe a dozen closings (including refis). More often than not, the big banks are calling me or my employer a day before closing to ask for docs that could have been provided weeks before. I take the morning off work, no closing, delayed a few days. It's a nightmare and especially frustrating if you're trying to move into a house.

I have used this guy maybe 4-5 times and never once had an issue. He got me excellent rates and the process was very straightforward. His office is on top of everything. Good luck and I hope everything goes smoothly for you!

Jim Earl

Guaranteed Rate
Regional Manager
jim.earl@rate.com
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O: (860) 406-8102 - C: (860) 309-0625

409 Canal St, Suite 2
Plantsville, CT 06479
NMLS ID: 21374

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Crafty-Cauliflower-6 t1_j3twvkm wrote

Reply to comment by brewski in Move to New Haven? by NomadicGalaxy

Absolutly 16k from Yale half of which is graduates and visiting scholars) 9k scsu 1k albertus magnus 5k unh 9.7 k quinnipiac Not counting gateway cc

Unh and quinnipiac are just outside of new haven but they come for the night life arts music and food. 134k people in city limits.

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7dolores t1_j3tu4oh wrote

Reply to Pool by Yes1714

Try Woodbridge someone I know used to swim there google it

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HartfordResident t1_j3swyb2 wrote

There is a huge population of young adults. Some people think New Haven and Hartford are small cities because, unlike anywhere else in the United States, there's a new "town" every 1-2 miles (that's a relic of the 1600s). However if you consider the population density it's actually quite large. For example if you live in New Haven you can drive or take a train for a few minutes and you're in places like Stratford and Derby with dense populations, breweries, etc., that are rarely considered to be part of New Haven even though they are just a few minutes away. Hartford is a short train ride from New Haven and the two cities combined have 2 million people in their center and immediate suburbs. And basically everything along the train line between New Haven and NYC is as densely populated as any of the largest US urban areas.

TLDR, you're moving to a big city, not a "college town." Enjoy.

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bultrey t1_j3sp9l9 wrote

David Swanson at MSImortgage. He is especially skilled at patiently walking first-time homebuyers through the process, and is extremely thorough. Couldn't have been happier with his service.

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