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Can I use rental income to apply for a HELOC
good afternoon everyone can I use Rental income to apply for a HELOC instead of a W2?
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Dave Van Horn
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@Iris Sanchez In my experience I've found lenders usually prefer earned income rather passive income.
If they do consider it, they would probably discount it or only use of portion of it. You can always ask "is it an asset based loan only or are there income requirements?" and go from there.