$8,000 Tax Credit .............. Watch Out For The SCAMS!!!

Yesterday I wrote a blog on the new policy that was just announced by HUD for the $8,000 Tax Credit, in their latest Mortgagee Letter "MORTGAGEE LETTER 2009-1.  In it I advised everyone to read it for themselves and become familiar with it.  What I did not do in my blog yesterday was to further advise everyone to caution their clients about the SCAMS that will most likely emerge as a result of this latest change.

We have seen SCAMS pop up for everything prior to this, and I have no doubt that new SCAMS will pop up with creative ways to take advantage of those who do not follow sound advice, and would rather listen to those who will tell them what they want to hear instead.

• We have seen SCAMS devised to take advantage of those who are trying to refinance out of high interest loans. 
  
• We have seen SCAMS devised to take advantage of those who have fallen behind on their mortgages and are being promised loan programs that they can't possibly qualify for.
  
• We have seen SCAMS devised to take advantage of those who are trying to Modify their present mortgage.

So why would we not expect the Con Artist to come up with ways to make money off of this latest change to the $8,000 Tax Credit that is prime for the picking.

Make sure that your Buyers/Borrowers are dealing with reputable Lenders and Banks when it comes to this.  They need to stay away from Internet Lenders that no one has heard of.

It is likely that very few Lenders and Banks will participate in this program, because most are not set up for doing Bridge Loans, which this will be a form of.  I have not heard of anyone that has even considered participating in making these advances on the $8,000 Tax Credit available.

So as they use to say on the TV program Hill Street Blues "Lets Be Careful Out There"

 

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George Souto is a Loan Officer who can assist you with all your FHA, CHFA, and Conventional mortgage needs in Connecticut. George resides in Middlesex County which includes Middletown, Middlefield, Durham, Cromwell, Portland, Higganum, Haddam, East Haddam, Chester, Deep River, and Essex. George can be contacted at (860) 573-1308 or gsouto@mccuemortgage.com