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Can anyone do this loan?

Low Credit scores 540/551 Due to medical debts. No bankruptcies, and some late mortgage pmts int he past 12 months. Have worked down all debt to less thank $2k.

Have two mortgages on two houses. One is used for a rental. Would like to construct a new home on a lot that was recently aquired from parents.

Total income about $91k.
First home mort $80k with $20k equity. Rental home mort $30k with $20k equity. The land has a value of approximately $40-60k. The house will cost $230k to build, with a finished value of $300k or more. The housing market here is slow, so selling current house immediatly probably isnt an issue. Will most likely need use it as a rental until the market improves. Only other monthly expenses are auto pmt $560/month. Would like to use the land as equity for the downpayment. Any idea..

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Your debt to income ratio must be high because of the mortgage payments and other expenses you need to bear every month. Have you calculated how much it is coming to? In addition to it, your score is also not very good. You might face problems in getting finance for construction of the house.

Samantha

Hi tedN,

Welcome to the forums.

Since you are intending to construct a home on the plot, therefore what you need is to take out a construction loan for that purpose. But what concerns me is that you already have 2 loans on the property and your credit score isn't that impressive. So, lenders would probably consider you as a credit risk borrower and deny a new loan. And, considering that you'll have 3 loans, I am afraid as to whether you will be able to pay them off comfortably or not. Have you thought over this?

I personally feel, it will be better if you wait for some time and improve your score, then there'll be plenty of financing options available. So, if you are building your home, why not wait for the right time to come. Not that I'm discouraging you but that's just my personal view.

By the way, it will be a good move to calculate your debt to income ratio. You can do it yourself by using the Debt-to-income Ratio Calculator. This will give you an idea as to whether you will be eligible for a mortgage or not.

Hope this helps...

God bless you.

Samantha

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Yes I agree the credit scores are poor. We were dealing with a chronic illness and everything goes that along with it. Every year treatment costs go up, and insurance benefits decrease. We actually have 3 separate properties with 2 separate mortgages. The proposed building site is owned free and clear. If we calculate our dti with our present home rented and the mortgage for the new home our dti is 38% pre-tax. Is that acceptable for most lenders? LTV of the new home will approximately 73%. There are some items on our credit record that are inaccurate, and once removed will increase our score. Anyway are there any lenders who can look past the credit score and still provide a decent interest rate?

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//If we calculate our dti with our present home rented and the mortgage for the new home our dti is 38% pre-tax.//

38 percent debt to income ratio is reasonable enough to qualify for a mortgage. You should look at construction to permanent financing options that are available.

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Does anyone have any ideas what sort of interest rates we could expect? Can anyone suggest any reputable company they have used in the past for this sort of loan?

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject:

Your Best Bet would more than likely be Bismark Mortgage......

Niicss · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject:

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Any other suggestions?

miller_st · Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 918 168.95 Dollars($)

You may contact some of the lenders part of this Mortgagefit community. They can provide you some help in this regard.

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