We want to buy a foreclosure, small “investment” fixer, or build a small prefab.
Three years ago, my husband broke his leg and we lost everything because we didn’t have Aflac. We destroyed our savings, ate up our retirement, everything, trying to save what we had. Not so smart since we have to rebuild it all…
We went through the foreclosure 3 years ago, but because of some screw ups at the bank, it wasn’t recorded on the right date. Can’t fix that, we’ve gone nuts trying, and we’d like to proceed anyway. No use whining over what can’t be fixed.
We will be recorded as foreclosed two years in July. Hubby has over 25 years in his field, only 3 jobs in the last 25 years. I collect a retirement disability for medical reasons. We make a modest, but acceptable living. We don’t need cable or two cars. We have 10% of what we want to pay in the bank for the down.
Since the foreclosure, We have both reestablished credit, mine over 600, his over 700. I know, not great, but we are looking for home loans less than some new cars cost for what we want to live in. We have also lived in only two places for the past 15 years. 12 years before the foreclosure, and 3 years since. We have a perfect rental history, since the foreclosure that is, and never pay anything late, ever anymore. Extra vigilant.
Our debt to income ratio will be less than 20% by July when the foreclosure is two years old according to the bank.
Is there ANY financing out there we may be able to get? What is it called? Construction loans, Rehab loans, First time buyer (me), Disabled, even “improving area” loans would be ok for the right property, anything — even websites where the owner offers to finance. The only offer we had, last year when my hubby asked this, was a blank signature page not attached to any document. Sure, I’m signing that. NOT. ![]()
I’m hoping for something real this time.
About that debt to income ratio–am I saying it backwards? I know so little about this that I’m not sure. What I mean is for every $ 100 in credit allowed we will only owe $ 20.
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