Conventional vs Non QM Rates

[Danny Celestin]

Hey BP Fam, two questions for you. 1st question; is there a huge difference in the rate for a conforming conventional loan for an investment property vs primary home? 2nd questions; I Just got pre approved for a non QM product: 20% down, 8.25% interest rate, 12 month pre payment penalty period, 2 points, and Conforming Conventional product: 25% down payment, 8% interest rate, no pre payment penalty, 1 point fee. 2-4 unit in Ohio. Are these good options? Thanks!

[Robin Simon]

Quote from @Danny Celestin:

Hey BP Fam, two questions for you. 1st question; is there a huge difference in the rate for a conforming conventional loan for an investment property vs primary home? 2nd questions; I Just got pre approved for a non QM product: 20% down, 8.25% interest rate, 12 month pre payment penalty period, 2 points, and Conforming Conventional product: 25% down payment, 8% interest rate, no pre payment penalty, 1 point fee. 2-4 unit in Ohio. Are these good options? Thanks!

 It definitely depends on a lot of factors - where non-QM is generally going to be about 0.5%-1% higher in rate, but can be more than that or even lower than conventional with some more options - one in particular is if you did a longer prepayment penalty period (5 years - at a descending penalty structure or even 5% all five years), then that could drive the rate down even significantly lower than the conventional alternative.