And remember to tell the lender the total
amount of the down payment gift when it comes up, rather than the percentage of the whole mortgage it constitutes.
Not exact matches
The
down payment assistance is in the form
of a
gift and is based on a percentage
of the total first mortgage loan
amount.
Size restrictions: NO; borrowers can receive any
amount of down payment as a
gift (minimum
down payment requirement is 3.5 %
of the sales price).
Regardless
of the
amount of your
down payment, at least 5 %
of it must be from your own cash resources or a
gift from a family member.
Most lenders will have have no issue with counting an equity
gift as
down -
payment and since the difference between value and mortgage
amount is more than 20 %
of value you likely won't need any cash for
down -
payment.
They can receive the full
amount as a
gift from a family member or in the form
of any city / county / state / federal
down payment assistance.
The cash
gift should also be accompanied by a «
gift letter» which states the parties involved and their relationship; the
amount of the cash
gift for
down payment; and a statement that the
gift is not actually a loan.
In other words, the
amount of the
gift or
down payment assistance can not be a second loan.