05-20-2006, 02:04 AM
I completely agree with the advice from both of the Johns....From personal experience, use a local lender. I thought it would be fine to use my mainland lender who had always done a great job for me and I even warned him about the Lava Zone problem. It was a good thing we had a 60 day escrow because about 30 days into it I started getting nervous when he didn't have definite answers for me, so we switched to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Hilo and they did a great job and even closed on time with only 30 days left to work with. So, please, save yourself the frustration and use a local lender....just my humble opinion.
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