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Melmel821
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First time home buying

It's highly recommended to save 20% for a down payment which is fairly high nowadays. I hear that many times you are only required to put 10% down. How much did everyone save towards a DP vs. how much you put down?

I'd like to save the 20% and if I put 10% down, use the left over for any necessary renovations and updates. Does this sound like a good idea?

Posted 9/7/08 7:22 PM
 
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strongisland
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Re: First time home buying

i wouldn't put any less than 10% down and if possible i recommend 20% down

Posted 9/7/08 7:45 PM
 

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Re: First time home buying

Posted by strongisland

i wouldn't put any less than 10% down and if possible i recommend 20% down



I agree...you will have a harder time getting a mortgage these days and will pay a higher interest rate if you dont put down 20%

Posted 9/7/08 8:06 PM
 

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Re: First time home buying

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Posted by strongisland

i wouldn't put any less than 10% down and if possible i recommend 20% down



I agree...you will have a harder time getting a mortgage these days and will pay a higher interest rate if you dont put down 20%



not necessarily. your income, credit history, and other outstanding financial obligations also play a role. we did what the OP wants to do, and it worked out well for us. we have a house we love, a low interest rate, and had an opportunity to do work on it right away. good luck!!

Message edited 9/7/2008 8:12:18 PM.

Posted 9/7/08 8:11 PM
 

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Re: First time home buying

We did 10% Dp..12k for closing and 10K left for updates..As long as your credit is good you should be able to get a good interest rate.

Posted 9/7/08 8:17 PM
 

Melmel821
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Re: First time home buying

Thanks!

It's just when I see these homes in my price range I cringe! They are so outdated and really need some TLC. So it will take some time but at least I have a good idea of what to save.

Posted 9/7/08 8:21 PM
 

jax1023
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Re: First time home buying

Don't forget you have to have the $ for closing costs saved as well, which is a significant amount.

Posted 9/7/08 8:25 PM
 

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Re: First time home buying

We financed nearly 100% with an FHA loan.

Posted 9/7/08 10:40 PM
 

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Re: First time home buying

not necessarily. your income, credit history, and other outstanding financial obligations also play a role. we did what the OP wants to do, and it worked out well for us. we have a house we love, a low interest rate, and had an opportunity to do work on it right away. good luck!!


This is true....we're actually only putting around 7-8% down and then closing costs and will have extra for renovations....we got a low interest rate too. In our case though, we'll be paying PMI.

Message edited 9/7/2008 11:15:50 PM.

Posted 9/7/08 11:14 PM
 

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Re: First time home buying

We put 10% down plus all closing costs. We got the best interest rate out there along with a HELOC to cover the rest of the 10% so we avoided PMI.

Posted 9/8/08 8:50 AM
 

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Re: First time home buying

Posted by VickiC

We put 10% down plus all closing costs. We got the best interest rate out there along with a HELOC to cover the rest of the 10% so we avoided PMI.



Us too.

Posted 9/8/08 9:45 AM
 

Melmel821
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Re: First time home buying

It's going to be a long time before we can buy.
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Thanks for the help.

Message edited 9/8/2008 11:04:26 AM.

Posted 9/8/08 11:04 AM
 

LINewbie
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Re: First time home buying

You can go as low as 3%. I REALLY wanted 20% but we're doing 15%

Posted 9/8/08 1:14 PM
 

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Re: First time home buying

Posted by ali120206

Posted by VickiC

We put 10% down plus all closing costs. We got the best interest rate out there along with a HELOC to cover the rest of the 10% so we avoided PMI.



Us too.



Same here

Posted 9/8/08 1:16 PM
 

Melmel821
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Re: First time home buying

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Posted by ali120206

Posted by VickiC

We put 10% down plus all closing costs. We got the best interest rate out there along with a HELOC to cover the rest of the 10% so we avoided PMI.



Us too.



Same here



I didn't realize you could use credit towards a DP? Chat Icon Doesn't that count as a loan?

Posted 9/8/08 1:30 PM
 

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Re: First time home buying

We put nothing down and were 100% financed. We paid closing of only 3000.

Posted 9/10/08 9:49 AM
 

cindy104
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Re: First time home buying

Posted by StressedNoMore

We put nothing down and were 100% financed. We paid closing of only 3000.



Was this done recently?

Posted 9/10/08 1:28 PM
 

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Re: First time home buying

Posted by cindy104

Posted by StressedNoMore

We put nothing down and were 100% financed. We paid closing of only 3000.



Was this done recently?



That can't be on LI. It's not really to compare any other area, since our closing costs here average 5 times that amount.

If you want to move to FL or NC you could do that.

Message edited 9/10/2008 2:33:19 PM.

Posted 9/10/08 2:32 PM
 

IrishLasss334
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Re: First time home buying

We put 10% of our own money down and during the mortage closing took a HELC at the same time and put down another 10%, so technically we had 20% down.

Posted 9/10/08 3:20 PM
 

mrsmck
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Re: First time home buying

We bought our house almost 3 years ago and put down 5%. We have 2 mortgages: 80% and 15%.

Posted 9/10/08 6:34 PM
 
 

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