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Joe Edwards-Hoff
  • Homeowner
  • Grandview, WA
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"Farm" Loan with under 20% down?

Joe Edwards-Hoff
  • Homeowner
  • Grandview, WA
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So, I found a home that I would like to buy. It is on 20 acres and has 10 acres of cherries on it. I don't intend to work the cherries (the current owner leases them), but because of them, I have been told that it qualifies as a farm and I cannot get a conventional mortgage. All farm mortgages I have found require 20% down and I cannot afford that right now. I could do 10%, but not 20%. Any ideas? 

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Charles Goetz
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  • Lewisville , TX
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Charles Goetz
  • Contractor
  • Lewisville , TX
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@Joe Edwards-Hoff  You can get a farm loan from the US Department of Agriculture. I'm not sure of the down payment requirement, but the interest rate is around 3%. This applies to some rural properties as well. They do have certain criteria, but it's worth checking out.



https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-loan-programs/

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