Home Equity Loan
How Soon Can I Take Out a Home Equity Loan or Refinance After a Cash Purchase of a Foreclosure?
The house is only 10k. So if I pay 10k cash, how fast can I do a home equity loan for that 10k? I need to make repairs as it is a foreclosure in poor condition. Can I do a refinance loan and get more than I even paid for it if it appraises higher than 10k, which it will? Thanks for any help
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- It depends on if you go through a bank or mortgage company. Many mortgage companies are willing to turn it in as soon as the sale is final. Banks generally are more resistent in this type of thing.
- If you already have a relationship with a lender then approach them and tell them what you want to do with the money. They will more than likely require an appraisal and make a decision based on your credit, income, debt and assets.
- It all depends on the difference in the value of the place and the amount owed on the loan - that is what's considered your equity. Many banks will only loan up to about 80% of the equity, but a few go higher. For example, lets say you owe $50,000, but the place is worth $60,000, then you have $10,000 in equity. Take 80% of that and you have about $8,000 you could loan against. I found a great article about it on www.payoffmyloansnow.com
