Friday, July 27, 2012

FHA Idaho House Flipping Rules

By Josie Lynn


With the increasing popularity of the Reverse Mortgage loan product for those homeowners 62 and older, loan processors are dealing more and more with manufactured homes in their portfolios. Many seniors have chosen the manufactured home communities as a retirement refuge and the community and recreational atmosphere lend itself well to word-of-mouth referrals and the spreading the news about FHA Idaho and Reverse Mortgage Loans benefits.

The new FHA House Flipping Laws are pretty involved reading but here are the basic points. Property sold within 90 days purchase won't be able to get financing with FHA mortgages using HUD insurance. Those selling a property within 91 and 180 days of purchase must record the resale value if it's selling for more than the last purchase price.

If the property is selling within 91 days and 12 months of purchase, HUD may require additional documentation of the home's market value. With these new rules from the FHA you'll have some trouble getting buyers for your house flip. It basically means that you'll need to find buyers for your house flips that aren't using FHA backed loans. These rules are also commonly referred to as 'seasoning issues'. You'd have to hold the property for at least three months, or let it season before you could sell it to a buyer with financing of this type. There are only three exceptions to these rules. Selling corporate housing purchased during the relocation of an employee. Selling HUD owned real estate property. Selling a newly build house.

This last requirement can throw the loan processor into a quandary if they have never expedited a manufactured home transaction previously because this request will often show up at the 11th hour of loan closing. Nine times out of ten the appraisal report will show that the home is on a foundation system so the processor or loan officer won't have alarm bells off of worry going off when they receive this condition. Unfortunately, the appraiser often simply determines "permanence" strictly on the basis that the tires and axles have been removed or some other vague set of standards, not on the basis of the foundation attachment.

There are still programs out there, such as Idaho FHA mortgage loan programs, designed to help the average person achieve the American dream of home ownership! Call an Idaho mortgage loan specialist today to find out how you could qualify!




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