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though you can clearly afford to buy?<\/h1>\n\n          <p class=\"sh-lead\">A solid down payment, a job, a real ability to pay \u2014 and a decline anyway. Bank criteria do not measure the same thing as your actual situation. Other lenders read files differently.<\/p>\n\n          <ul class=\"sh-checklist\">\n            <li><span class=\"sh-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#10003;<\/span><span>A down payment of 20% or more<\/span><\/li>\n            <li><span class=\"sh-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#10003;<\/span><span>Real ability to pay, but criteria not met<\/span><\/li>\n            <li><span class=\"sh-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#10003;<\/span><span>Self-employed or variable income<\/span><\/li>\n            <li><span class=\"sh-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#10003;<\/span><span>Credit or ratios getting in the way of approval<\/span><\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n\n          <div class=\"sh-actions\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"sh-btn sh-btn--primary\" data-sh-scroll=\"#sh-lead-form\" data-sh-cta=\"hero\">Get my free review<\/button>\n            <a class=\"sh-btn sh-btn--ghost\" href=\"tel:+15149999946\" data-sh-phone=\"hero\">Talk to a broker: 514-999-9946<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <p class=\"sh-credentials\">Nectarios Petropoulos, mortgage broker (licence 237338), Dominion Lending Centres National. Free, confidential review with no obligation.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"sh-form-card\" id=\"sh-form-card\">\n          <h2 id=\"sh-lead-form\">Request a free review<\/h2>\n          <p class=\"sh-form-sub\">Fill out the form and we will call you back to go over your file. 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If your request is urgent, you can also reach us at <a href=\"tel:+15149999946\" data-sh-phone=\"success\">514-999-9946<\/a>.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ================= SITUATIONS ================= -->\n  <section class=\"sh-section sh-section--sand\">\n    <div class=\"sh-wrap\">\n      <div class=\"sh-section-head\">\n        <p class=\"sh-kicker\">Who this is for<\/p>\n        <h2>Does any of this sound like you?<\/h2>\n        <p>A decline measures the gap between your file and one specific grid. It does not measure your ability to carry a mortgage.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"sh-grid sh-grid--2\">\n        <div class=\"sh-card\">\n          <h3>Self-employed<\/h3>\n          <p>Your income is strong but tax-optimized, and the net income on paper does not reflect what you actually earn.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"sh-card\">\n          <h3>Variable income<\/h3>\n          <p>Commission, tips, contracts, seasonal work or several income sources: the bank counts only part of what comes in.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"sh-card\">\n          <h3>Imperfect credit<\/h3>\n          <p>A rough patch, a past proposal, a few late payments: the score no longer reflects where you are today.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"sh-card\">\n          <h3>Tight ratios<\/h3>\n          <p>Your income is enough, but the stress test or your existing debts tip the calculation the wrong way.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ================= COMPRENDRE \/ SOLUTIONS ================= -->\n  <section class=\"sh-section\">\n    <div class=\"sh-wrap\">\n      <div class=\"sh-section-head\">\n        <p class=\"sh-kicker\">The basics<\/p>\n        <h2>What 20% down actually changes<\/h2>\n        <p>At 20% down, the mortgage no longer has to be insured. That opens the door to lenders who do not apply the same qualifying rules as the banks, and who weigh equity, the property and demonstrated ability to pay more heavily than declared income alone.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p class=\"sh-intro\">That is why the same file can be declined in one place and workable in another. It still has to reach the right lender, with the right documentation. Here are the routes that can be reviewed.<\/p>\n\n      <h3 class=\"sh-sub-h3\">Options that can be reviewed<\/h3>\n\n      <div class=\"sh-solution\">\n        <h3>Another bank<\/h3>\n        <p>Grids differ from one bank to the next, especially on self-employed and variable income. The first move is to check whether the file passes elsewhere, at the best rate.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sh-solution\">\n        <h3>Alternative (B) lender<\/h3>\n        <p>Income assessed by other methods, different tolerance for imperfect credit. Higher rate and fees, often for a term or two before moving back to a bank.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sh-solution\">\n        <h3>Self-employed programs<\/h3>\n        <p>Some lenders and insurers have specific frameworks for business income, with defined conditions and documents.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sh-solution\">\n        <h3>Private financing<\/h3>\n        <p>A last resort on a purchase, reserved for cases where the offer deadline demands it and the down payment is substantial. High cost, exit plan required.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p class=\"sh-note\">Sometimes the right recommendation is to wait a few months, fix two or three things in the file and buy on better terms afterwards. 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