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loan with less than 20% down?

Are they doing any home loans these days with less than 20% down?

 

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  • You can put down 3.5% for a FHA, 0% for a USDA, or as little as 5% for a conventional loan.  All will have PMI though.
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  • We put 0% down with no PMI.
  • imagestephm0188:
    We put 0% down with no PMI.
    How, with who?
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  • We also did 0% down with no pmi for a USDA loan. BUT as of oct 1st all USDA loans will have pmi.
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  • imagestpetegirl:
    imagestephm0188:
    We put 0% down with no PMI.
    How, with who?

    Steph, you knew this was gonna be the response ;)

  • imageTarHeels&Rebels:

    imagestpetegirl:
    imagestephm0188:
    We put 0% down with no PMI.
    How, with who?

    Steph, you knew this was gonna be the response ;)

    Of course I did ;)

    VA loan. USAA. 

  • I got an FHA, which required a minimum of 3.5%.  The downside is you need a higher credit score to be approved, and you have to pay PMI (mortgage insurance) until you've paid off 20%.
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  • imageannieu613:
    I got an FHA, which required a minimum of 3.5%.  The downside is you need a higher credit score to be approved, and you have to pay PMI (mortgage insurance) until you've paid off 20%.

    You only have to have a credit score of 620 I thought?

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  • I know where we live you cant get anything if you can't put down 20%. FHA loan you can put 3%.
  • We have really good credit and we are already paying PMI, so that wouldn't be too different. Okay, I wasn't sure if moving was even an option, but it might be. It's worth looking into. 
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  • imagestpetegirl:

    Are they doing any home loans these days with less than 20% down?

     

     

    We just bought in st.pete and all (including USAA) required 20%. And USAA wouldn't even provide us with flood insurance. Its nuts right now.

     

    but then again, I'm a fan of 20% down. but thats a whole other debate. 

  • FHA = 640 FICO score

    Agency = 620 or higher, depending on the bank

  • We were able to do a conventional loan with 16% down. It depends on what your lender is willing to offer.
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  • imageannieu613:
    I got an FHA, which required a minimum of 3.5%.  The downside is you need a higher credit score to be approved, and you have to pay PMI (mortgage insurance) until you've paid off 20%.

    It is the same here. When I was looking a few years ago, I was advised not to put down the 20%....

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    imagestpetegirl:

    Are they doing any home loans these days with less than 20% down?

     

     

    We just bought in st.pete and all (including USAA) required 20%. And USAA wouldn't even provide us with flood insurance. Its nuts right now.

     

    but then again, I'm a fan of 20% down. but thats a whole other debate. 

     

    Hm, Well we will know what we might have to work with once we find out what an agent feels we could list the home for. At that point we can speak with some mortgage people and go from there.  Moving isn't a must do for us, we would just like to be in a better school zone for the kids. 

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  • We also did 0% down and had seller pay closing costs, so got in for free.
  • In addition to what some others suggested ...

    Some banks are still doing 80-10-10 loans. I know several people who have done them lately. No PMI this way.

    There are also banks in my area offering conventional loans with as little as 5% down, but there's PMI with those loans. Also, you'll likely get a better interest rate if you put more down.


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  • We did FHA with 12% down and most of that was through down payment assistance - neighborhood improvement junk. We just had to go to a class and keep the house for 5 years and we don't own any of it back. 

    Those programs are few and far between now but check with your mortgage broker.  

  • We got a 0% down, no PMI conventional.  Our interest is also 1.9% a month (had we gotten a loan now, it would have been 1.5%, bummer).  We went with NACA, which is a non-profit loan program, but it is a serious PITA to get through.
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