6 comments » Another successful closing!
Contrary to popular belief 100% financing is still alive and well. I had a closing yesterday on one of my listings in Dundee Fl. It wasn't easy and it took 71 days to get ‘er done but we did. This was one of my listings and I was also able to help the buyers. Very nice folks on both sides of the transaction. It was a deal where the Buyer walked away from the closing with keys to their new house and a check for $500!
Yep.....that's right. They bought a house and got a check. So 100% financing is certainly alive and well. This was a very difficult deal due to the fact that the Buyer had no credit score, no credit cards, no car payment and her utilities were included in her rent so she didn't even have utility payments in order to build credit. In fact, the only "credit" line the mortgage broker was able to use was a judgment that the buyer had been paying on for the last couple of years.
However, the Buyer does have a good paying job and had no debt. So thank goodness for FHA and Ameridream. The Seller was able to gift the down payment of 3% through Ameridream and was also able to contribute 6% towards closing costs. All parties involved were very patient and did every thing they could to get this transaction closed. It really makes things easier when we are all on the same page and working towards a common goal.
I don't normally work with Buyers but must say it sure was helpful to be in the loop on the Buyer side. I'm not sure I would have been as patient in waiting 71 days to get this closed if I didn't know exactly what was going on, on both sides. All things considered, it was a very smooth transaction.
There's a reason why I'm successful and it's not as complicated as you might think. Anyway, I made this little video that will give you Broker Bryant's secret to success. So cut on your speakers and click on the video below. Until next time......
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Posted on October 13, 2007 16:58:50 by Broker Bryant
Posted in Broker Bryants opinion
Comment from: Eric West [Visitor] Congrats on getting a difficult and time consuming transaction completed! I work with people nationwide but as an investor working hand in hand with Brokers and Agents. I ran across your blog looking for some information on the Florida Real Estate market. I am curious as to the type of mortgage that the Buyer was able to obtain with such a lack of credit history. Do you know? It appears your seller was very flexible, being able to cover 9% of the buyers costs. Did the buyer have to come in with anything in this transaction? I am not all that familiar with available financing programs since I have people who take care of that aspect and we deal a lot with seller financing and NOO financing. So how is the market down in WARM Florida? The market is about as cold as the weather up here in Michigan (and it was 34 degrees last night!) Eric West Comment from: Bryant.Tutas [Member] Eric, Thanks for stopping by. These folks got an FHA loan. FHA is not credit score(FICO) driven so the lack of a credit score was not an issue. FHA also allows the seller to contribute 6% towards the Buyers closing costs. The 3% down payment can be a gift from a relative or a non-profit organization. In this case it was a non-profit (Ameridream). The seller agrees to donate 3% into the pool of funds which is then given to the buyer from Ameridream at time of closing. Ameridream makes their money by chargng the seller $500 to participate. This program is only for owner occupied properties. The market in Florida right now sucks for sellers but is pretty good for buyers. Hope this helps. Comment from: Jay Merton [Visitor] BB: Too often it seems being "creative" in finding financing for buyers means big trouble down the line. The creativity you have detailed above seems to be of a positive nature and is the result of hard work and high ethical standards. Knowing you, there is no question of the ethics as practiced. Indeed a happy post (and your world-renowned good looks had nothing to do with it - right?). Jay Comment from: Neal [Visitor] BB, Another satifued customer on both sides...it's nice to have two parties end up with the happy ending! Congrats! Comment from: maggie dokic [Visitor] BB you crack me up. You got your buyers to go in on this with you too. ROFL. Congrats to you for making the deal happen. And congrats to the new homeowners. They must be thrilled! Comment from: johnbeck [Visitor] thank you for this very useful information. stored it! http://www.johnbeck.tv/ Comment on this article This post has no comments awaiting moderation. |











