My husband and I were pre-approved for a conventional mortgage loan three weeks ago. I have just graduated with my PhD, and am starting a post-doc fellowship position that will last for 2 years. I asked whether the fact that I had just graduated and started a new job would present any concerns about my "loan worthiness" and was told not to worry. We thought that underwriting would be no problem, due to the pre-approval, our respective credit scores of 760 and 810, the fact that we have zero debt, can bring 20% down payment, and because... read full review »