Friday, October 12, 2018

Does getting a second job hurt your chances when buying a house?

I'm a nurse that works 40+ hours in 3 days per week. I'm currently in the process of buying a house and the closing date is about a month away. I was offered another part time office job 3 days a week making a little less than nursing. I know that creditors/lenders don't like when people switch jobs in the middle of the process, but what about adding another job? The hours or pay at my nursing job would not change at all. I would just be working 9-5 on my "days off". I know it sounds crazy to do both but compared to what I do now the extra job is easy money. I just don't know if the mortgage lenders would see it that way.

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