Monthly Archives: November 2017

Difference between FHA 203B and 203K loans

FHA 203(b) Mortgages (below $5,000) The 203(b) is the most common mortgage loan product insured by the FHA. If you’ve found a home for sale and it needs $5,000 or less in repairs an FHA 203(b) insured mortgage may be … Continue reading

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Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) of a home

Some pros: you can pull cash from your equity on a monthly basis to cover monthly expenses (but you still need to budget for home maintenance costs); remaining equity can be passed to heirs (not sure how that is calculated … Continue reading

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Reporting Waste, Fraud, or Abuse in Georgia

I began my search to see if there was a single hotline phone number in Georgia to report waste, fraud, or abuse for any reason, about any state office or program, regardless of type. Now, I am not sure how … Continue reading

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Loopholes for Low Income Housing

To stimulate low income housing availability, the US government provides a number of tax credits to the states to distribute to property developers at their discretion following certain criteria including development projects that cap rents for some of the units. … Continue reading

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