I recently took on the task of looking into trying to get a brand new mortgage. I work for myself so I was really interested in looking for mortgage deals that are specially designed for people who are not in a traditional job where they are employees and receive a regular salary each week or each month. The work I do is freelance so that means that I have to apply for a mortgage as a self employed individual.

I was a little worried about what sort of interest rates I would find because I was of the opinion that as I am not permanently employed that would mean that I would be somehow discriminated against and all the mortgage deals for freelancers would come with either a high demand for a very large deposit or the interest rate would be double the rate offered to people who identify themselves as your regular employee.

It is a difficult time to be looking to buy a property during these unbalanced economic times but I was fortunate enough to receive a little bit of money from a relative who recently passed away. This is my chance to get onto the property ladder so that I can stop wasting money on renting a room in a house that I am currently sharing with other people. I love the guys and gals that I am living with but I feel that it is time to have my own space now and to have a home to call my own. I know that I have to take the opportunity to purchase something now, otherwise I could be in danger of unwittingly spending the money.

It is so easy to get a little bit relaxed about having to find work for yourself when you know you have a tidy pot of money just sitting in a bank account with very easy access. I don’t want to look back at my bank balance in a year’s time and find that I have squandered my one chance of getting onto the property ladder. So I am making a start of doing a little bit of online research for good quality mortgage deals for self employed people. Hopefully I will be able to get some good quotes and fulfil my dream of purchasing my own home sometime soon.