Construction or handyman money for your home
Consumer Tips, Investment Property, Loan Types April 18th. 2007, 3:34pmA question I get a lot when working on mortgages is: Can I get more then I am purchasing the house for help do some renovations? This question can be answered with a “YES”. If you are looking at handy man specials or possibly tearing down a home and rebuilding it- I have the loan for you.
I have done a few of these for my friends from buying a row home in Philadelphia to a house in the South Jersey suburbs and they love it! One of my friends was able to turn around and sell the house and profit over $30,000 and only having to make one mortgage payment out of his pocket before it was sold- ASK ME HOW!
To get started the final value of the home is going to need to be valued higher then the totals of the initial cost and the renovations. Each situation is different and if you are going to be living in the house after the house is renovated we can give you a loan with less left over equity at the end of the day.
How is works?
1. At the time of closing we will do a mortgage for the cost of the house and the renovation costs. There will be draws against the renovation costs as you finish some of the work. A certified contractor will be needed to verify the work has been done.
2. After all the work is done depending if you are an investor or this is going to be your primary residence we will not have to close again or we will have to do a final closing based on the finished value of the home.
Note: If there is enough equity in the house the mortgage payments during the construction phase will actually be added into the mortgage: Meaning - NO CASH OUT OF YOUR POCKET, which I like!
We will have to get estimates from professionals in the fields of work that the renovations are going to be done. This does not mean they have to perform the work. If you are a skilled laborer and you are going to do some of the work yourself it could save you money as long as the work performed meets building code requirements.
As with any type of loan the applicant must qualify according to the loan qualification guidelines but considering one of the guidelines is a minimum 620 credit score it appears many will take advantage of becoming a first time home owner or consider investing in real estate.
If you would like to talk about this loan, how it works, and how to qualify for it give me a call at 609-760-9234 or email at jphillips@firstmutualcorp.com…. I am available weekends and evenings!
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