So im getting ready to put a downpayment for my first house

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PMI is useless. I didn't have 20% and I had to go conventional. So o took on a 2nd mortgage that's only like $100 a month. PMI and FHA loans are not as good as people make them seem. Ex. I looks at a condo to do a FHA loan on for 163k. With PMI and all the other bullshyt my note would've been like $1400 a month
I bought my condo for 175k with a conventional loan and my notes like $1350
Bigger place, all my money going towards my bill. Not PMI with doesn't help the buyer. It's to cover the bank's ass
 

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PMI isn't even that much. you're looking at like $600 a year ($50 a month). I'd rather pay that than put in another $30K cash out my savings.

and you can easily refinance out of the PMI as long as your loan to value ratio is looking proper.

I'm just saying, I'd rather build the equity by the house appreciating than use my savings for it.

^^^600 a year??? What is ur mortgage? 100k or something.

And if your only putting FHA min down on a home its NOT easy to refinance out of PMI...you would need ur home to appreciate a TON quickly for it to be "easy". Most people's homes aren't appreciating over 15% like that...
 

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I'll update the thread with pics in about a month. Construction for the house is almost done. Being built from the ground up.



Thanks, um I started the process in January/February it was fairly quick. And i did not have to talk the price down, im getting a 2600 square ft two family for about $210,000. Thats a good ideal imo



Nope :jawalrus:

that's a dam good deal. you live in the south? that won't get you shyt but a 700-900 square ft condo in the the bay.

that's :duck:

you can get a home for as little as 3.5% down.

to be honest, most folks don't have 20% cash to put down on a house.

:ohhh:gonna have to research home buying a lot more now. i'm learning something new about this process everyday :wow:
 

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that's a dam good deal. you live in the south? that won't get you shyt but a 700-900 square ft condo in the the bay.
Na in Jersey, purchasing the home through an affordable housing program
 

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^^^less then 20 tho and your getting KILLED by Private Mortgage insurance or PMI which is not tax deductible and is there forever on your loan until you can refinance out and have enough equity...

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Nothing about this is even close to accurate.

PMI is absolutely tax deductible (assuming you meet the requirements) and falls off automatically at 78% LTV. You can do it sooner if your LTV hits 80% and you have an updated appraisal showing it tho.
 

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Nothing about this is even close to accurate.

PMI is absolutely tax deductible (assuming you meet the requirements) and falls off automatically at 78% LTV. You can do it sooner if your LTV hits 80% and you have an updated appraisal showing it tho.

^^^my loan PMI does not automatically fall off...I need to refinance out of it. I have checked 100 of times...

And no I cannot deduct my PMI due to my income...correct I should of rephrased that part of my post...
 
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