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457:worry about seasoning when rehabbing? 12 posts by 6 users
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478-   buyers have a problem with their banks lending on my property due to
479:   seasoning issues, or is this not something to worry about ?
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536:   Seasoning requirements are an issue for a rehabber. All FHA loans
537:   require at least 90 days seasoning (seller must own it for that long),
538:   and if there is less than 6 months seasoning then 2 appraisals are
539-   required. Some conventional lenders are taking on the same
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546-   are different stipulations for different types of loans. Your typical
547:   conventional loan for a homeowner will most likely have seasoning
548-   requirements on it. I would recommend that YOU start shopping around
549:   for different mortage brokers/lenders that don't have seasoning
550-   requirements. You can then refer your potential buyers to these lenders
551:   if their lender has seasoning requirements.
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616:   How do you get around the seasoning requirements - since the idea is
617-   trying to off load the property as quickly as possible? Can you do a
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622:   Who has a list of lenders who do not require seasoning?
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645-   Most of the rehabbers I know just end up eating it in holding costs
646:   until the seasoning is up, but obviously as you seem to already have
647-   caught on, there are other creative options. With each of the options
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693-   make " no sesoning requirements" an absolute necessity. Or I do some
694:   kind of buy owner financed til seasoning kicks in?
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