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I want to buy a home that is $ 52,000 but iwould ...

I want to buy a home that is $ 52,000 but iwould like to pay $80,000

for it so  i can get the max tax credit($7500) and get cash back($28,000).

If I offer that deal do you think the bank would up the price because I

know the house is worth ($100,000) even though it is a bank R.E.O.

Or should i just buy the house for $52,000 and then REFI.

 

 

 


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I am puzzled. How are you going to get your $28K?

the other thing is that you would increase your tax base (at least in Florida), so I donot think it is a good idea even if you could.

 

Sorry, we are back in the world of "reality based lending". That means a lender will loan against the value of the agreed upon sales price or the appraised value, whichever is less. Several years ago the concept you describe was often done, but even then it involved loan fraud, because the basic rules of the game hadn't changed. At this point in time, the only way you are going to get money back out of this purchase (other than the first time homebuyer tax credit) is to buy it and do a refinance. This is assuming that an appraiser will actually appraise it for more than 20% above the current value of your loan and new loan costs, since most lenders require that you have a 20% equity for a cash back refinance. If you would buy this house only if you could pull more money out, you need to have an in depth discussion with a very good loan officer about your ultimate intent, or you could be in for a nasty surprise.

 

I don't think the bank would up the price of that. However, they would be helping you defraud the rest of us in gaining the larger tax rebate, so they probably will decline your request to fudge the paperwork. Anyway a recorded price of 82K will increase your property taxes forever, if those apply in your state.

 

 
Ron
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Unfortunately, you can't do that. You cannot overpay in order to inflate the value for a tax credit and then get money back. There are no loan programs that allow such cash back. Sorry. I suggest you find a home that is way undervalued at $80,000 but be careful, if there are a bunch of foreclosures in the area you may find the value is much lower than it once was. Good luck.

The Mortgage Buyer

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