Not exact matches
A
203K loan is a renovation mortgage that allows you to
get a home mortgage and pay for anything from repairs to updates and additions with the same
loan.
At Jersey Mortgage Company in NJ, we
're here to answer any questions you may have regarding a FHA
203K Loan, and to explain the details so you get competitive rates and a home loan package that suits your ne
Loan, and to explain the details so you
get competitive rates and a home
loan package that suits your ne
loan package that suits your needs.
If you
are able to buy a property under market value (usually because it needs substantial rehab work), once you do the rehab work (and I don't mean «you» personally — you'd actually need to have it done by a licensed contractor under the terms of a
203k loan), you potentially
get not only higher rents, but also the option to refinance the mortgage after the rehab
is done (and once you've satisfied any owner - occupancy or seasoning requirements from the lender), which can
be especially useful if you want to purchase additional rental properties (something sometimes referred to as the «BRRR method», for «Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance).
The
203k FHA
loan sounds like a great deal, especially for those who
are willing to put in a little extra work to
get a greater return.
Once you
are sure the home will fit the basic FHA
203k loan requirements, the smart next move
is to
get a bid for the repair work from a licensed contractor.
I believe he
is trying to
get something called a
203K loan which would enable him to
get needed repairs done on house and maybe this
is a factor.
A major benefit to the
203k loan is that you can
get a very low interest rate.
Just like the FHA
loan that you
are getting, the
203k loan also
is backed by the US government.
The minimum amount you can
get with a regular
203k loan is $ 5000.
You could also
get a
203k loan from a bank and you
're only looking at 5 % -15 % down and deferred interest plus a lower rate.
Also about
203k's, the lender who pre-qualified me said that
203k loans are hard to
get and that one must use a licensed contractor to do the jobs.
Ken the fact that it
is a
203k makes more sense as these type of
loan are much more rigorous to
get.
I believe he
is trying to
get something called a
203K loan which would enable him to
get needed repairs done on house and maybe this
is a factor.
Yes, it does require a little more paper work with the FHA, need to have the
203K Consultant involved and handle inspections / appraisals and such, but the fact that I can
get into a property, have up to 6 months of mortgage payments included in the cost of the
loan so that we don't have to worry about double rent / mortgage payments, rehab my primary residence the way we like it, save a 1930 - 1940's era farm house, and then refi into a conventional cash out mortgage later on and use that equity to go buy rental properties... nice way to
get started, without having to put up a lot of cash or live next to tenants / in town (I
'm a RURAL kinda guy).
Before you
get into the weeds about FHA
203k, I'd suggest first ensuring that you
are qualified for a vanilla FHA
loan.