Questions to ask
Questions to ask Juan Diego about common mortgage paths.
Use these prompts to make the call more useful without replacing Juan Diego's judgment.
5 min read · Last reviewed · 2026-05-03
Loan labels can be useful, but they are not the answer by themselves. The better approach is to ask what each path would require from your income, credit, assets, timing, and property.
Conventional
- What credit, down payment, and reserve questions should I understand?
- What documentation will matter most for my income type?
- Where could pricing or mortgage insurance become part of the discussion?
FHA
- What makes FHA worth reviewing in my situation?
- How should I think about mortgage insurance and property requirements?
- What credit or debt questions should we discuss before applying?
VA
- What eligibility documents are needed?
- How should I understand funding fee, property, and timing questions?
- What should I prepare before a pre-approval conversation?
Jumbo
- What documentation and reserve expectations should I prepare for?
- How does a higher loan amount change the conversation?
- What property and timing issues should I know early?
Self-employed or mixed income
- Which documents tell the real income story?
- Do tax returns, business accounts, or profit and loss statements matter here?
- What should I organize before any application is started?
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