FHA Streamline 203k Basics – Part 1
Posted by admin | Under FHA Mortgage Friday Sep 26, 2008One of the most exciting opportunities today for loan officers and real estate agents alike is the opportunity to sell off the glut of foreclosed homes on the market. A big problem with these potential deals is that most people who are losing their home because they can’t make the payments usually lack the money for routine maintenance as well. Once foreclosed upon, those homes hit the market needing some serious sprucing up.
In 2005 HUD came up with a new FHA insured mortgage program they called the “Streamline (K)” Limited Repair Program. The Streamline 203k loan permits homebuyers and those refinancing to borrow up to an additional $35,000 into their mortgage to improve or upgrade their home.
Most loan officers go looking for a special set of guidelines for Streamline 203k loans. There are some specialized guidelines and loan to value rules, but the key thing to remember is that all standard FHA underwriting guides apply just the same way they for any regular FHA loans when it comes to credit, income and asset documentation. This includes decisions reached by both automated underwriting systems and manual underwrites.
Click here for the general criteria for a deal to qualify for the FHA Streamline 203k
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