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Low-Cost Home Financing: Your Path to Smart Homeownership

Trevor Higgins Charlotte mortgage loan officer
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Trevor Higgins
Mortgage Loan Officer & Branch Manager · Fairway Home Mortgage · NMLS #1410557
Trevor Higgins is a Charlotte NC mortgage loan officer with 12+ years of lending experience, 520+ verified 5-star reviews, and a 98% on-time closing rate. He specializes in FHA, VA, USDA, conventional, jumbo, and DSCR investor loans — lending nationwide from Charlotte, NC.
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