--- title: Houston Mortgage Blog | Houston Home Loan Blog | HomeStart | Retirees description: Retirees | Our Houston mortgage blog provides solid advice about mortgage related topics in Texas. --- [![homestart_capital-logo](https://www.homestartcapital.com/hs-fs/file-16929747-png/images/homestart_capital-logo.png?width=286&name=homestart_capital-logo.png)](https://www.homestartcapital.com/) ## **713.275.2785** # Houston Mortgage Blog ## [Common Tax Filing Blunders When Getting a Mortgage (part 3)](https://www.homestartcapital.com/houston-mortgage-blog/bid/127047/Common-Tax-Filing-Blunders-When-Getting-a-Mortgage-part-3) Posted by [Daniel Jara](https://www.homestartcapital.com/houston-mortgage-blog/author/daniel-jara) on Fri, Mar, 02, 2012 @ 07:03 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.homestartcapital.com/hs-fs/file-16904081-png/images/2ndhome.png) ](https://www.homestartcapital.com/houston-mortgage-blog/bid/127047/Common-Tax-Filing-Blunders-When-Getting-a-Mortgage-part-3) Tax filings mistakes can wreck your chances at establishing that mortgage you need for your dream or retirement home. In the [previous two blogs](https://www.homestartcapital.com/houston-mortgage-blog/bid/125421/Common-Tax-Filing-Blunders-When-Getting-a-Mortgage-part-2) I wrote about the pitfalls surrounding self-employed tax filing blunders however there are common tax blunders that this [Houston mortgage broker ](https://www.homestartcapital.com/)finds often among retirees. Retirees listen up, just because you have a lot of savings does not mean you will get that mortgage. Read on and make sure you do not fall victim to one of the biggest pitfalls I see riterees commit. 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