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Helping a friend get a no-money down home

Brandon Turner
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This is a deal I am working on now. Not for myself, but for a friend. I thought I would post it to see if anyone had any comments or suggestions.

My best friend Adam was looking to cash in on this stimulus money thing and get a house, but has no money for a down payment, awful debt-to-income due to a high truck payment, but a steady (low paying) job and good credit. So we worked out a plan that we are in process of doing now.

I have done a few flips with a hard money lender, and currently have 4 notes with him that have a good deal of equity. So my friend Adam found a house in need of a good amount of work to be done and got in under contract for 29k. We are purchasing the home with three names on title -mine, Adam's, and his wife, with the hard money lender I use - including 15,000 for repair costs. Once we close, I will do the normal paint/carpet/etc to get it in good shape and Adam and his wife will move in. I will then Quit Claim myself off the deed, and he and his wife will then own this house for $50,000 total. He will then get a refinance (USBank and others offer a no-closing cost refi that is fairly simple) for $65,000 which will pay off the truck - leaving my friend with a house worth $90,000, a mortgage for only $65,000 and no truck payment - making his Debt-to-Income much more manageable and enter the world of a homeowner.

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    what makes you KNOW that he will be able to do a cash-out refi later on?

    he has a low paying gig and may not qualify down the road.

    also, what are you getting out of the deal? i'm all for helping friends so even if its nothing, so be it, BUT what is your purpose on title?

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