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fha cary: Calculating FHA Downpayment - 09/24/08 02:26 PM
I've been in this business for a while... my daughter would tell you I'm old as dirt... and for as long as I've been in this, we've had a complicated way of calculating FHA Downpayment.
FHA always used acquisition cost.  How much were you putting into the total aquisition of the property... closing costs and downpayment combined.
With the new rule changes of January 1... we use a STRAIGHT UP number.  The base loan will be a 96.5% of the sales price or appraised value - whichever is LESS.  If you are working with a loan officer is is unfamiliar with FHA … (6 comments)

fha cary: Pay Off Credit Card Debt Now... - 09/05/08 10:48 AM
Have you looked at the balances on your credit card statements lately?  Seriously?  OMG!
Everybody I know has been "living" off of credit cards!  How expensive is that?  Well - If you have a $2000 balance on a credit card with an 18% APR it could take you 24 YEARS to pay it off if you simply pay the minimum balance!
If you've purchased a home in the Triangle during the last 24 months - and the value is less than $300,000 - you might qualify for a cash out FHA loan.
We are refinancing a single mom today who purchased a … (6 comments)

 
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