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Examples of How to Finance a Home Purchase & Renovation

PerryFJanuary 5, 2019203K Renovation Loan, HomeStyle, how to finance a home addition, VA Renovation LoanLeave a Comment

Here on New Year’s day I thought it would be helpful to write about how my clients have financed home or investment property purchases and renovations this past year. Doing … Read More

Convert a 2 Unit Property into a Single Family Home – Financing Options

PerryFNovember 6, 20182 unit conversion to single family, Conventional Rehab Loan, rehab loan, rehab mortgageLeave a Comment

I have been asked what types of construction financing might be possible to buy and rehab a 2 unit or duplex type property, or as they are known in Chicago, … Read More

Rehabbers – Looking for Alternatives to Hard Money Lenders ?

PerryFOctober 11, 2018Fixer Upper, HomeStyle, Investor Rental Rehab Loan, rehab loanLeave a Comment

Across the country I have heard stories of small or new real estate investors who are perhaps buying their first property or might have done a few rehabs with their … Read More

Need Funds to Renovate your Mixed-Use Building – FHA 203k May Help You

PerryFOctober 2, 2018203K Renovation Loan, Mixed Use Mortgage, mixed use property, rehab mortgageLeave a Comment

Around the country, often in cities or nearby suburbs there are properties built in the past containing a store front type commercial or retail space and perhaps behind or above, … Read More

Home Renovation Loans May Both Help You and The Neighborhood

PerryFAugust 24, 2018203K Renovation Loan, Fixer Upper, HomeStyle, mortgage for a home remodelLeave a Comment

For some time, I have been helping clients finance their home renovation projects with a number of renovation mortgage types including HomeStyle*, FHA 203k and more recently the VA Home … Read More

How to Buy & Rehab a 2 Unit

PerryFJuly 9, 2018203K Renovation Loan, HomeStyleLeave a Comment

How to Finance a 2 Flat Rehab As part of my job in assisting clients with financing of properties and related renovation costs I answer many questions.  One frequent question … Read More

Quick Overview of a Renovation Loan

PerryFApril 16, 2018Fixer Upper, Home Remodel, mortgage for a home remodel, rehab mortgageLeave a Comment

As I speak to both Buyers and their Realtors who may be looking for a home to renovate I’m often asked to describe the Renovation lending process at a high … Read More

Home Renovation Mortgages: What Different Loans are Available for Buyers & Home Owners to Finance a Renovation ?

PerryFMarch 28, 2018Conventional Rehab Loan, Fixer Upper, how to finance a home addition, Investor Rental Rehab Loan, VA Renovation MortgageLeave a Comment

In some 4 years of writing my Blog on renovation loans, called Rehab Dollars & Sense, I have not had the variety of renovation mortgages to post about that I … Read More

VA Renovation Loan with Added Dollars to Remodel & Repair a Home

PerryFFebruary 28, 2018VA Rehab Mortgage, VA Renovation MortgageLeave a Comment

                  VA Renovation Mortgage with Added Dollars to Remodel & Repair a Home As a Loan Officer who specializes in all types of renovation mortgages I am very happy to … Read More

Not Finding The Perfect House? Why Not Buy The Worst House & Add Funds to Remodel it in a 30 year loan ?

PerryFOctober 30, 2017203K Alternative, 203K Renovation Loan, Adding onto a house, Fannie Mae rehab loan, how to finance a home additionLeave a Comment

If you have read my Blog, “Rehab Dollars & Sense” in the past, I write about the benefits of buying outdated or damaged properties with either a Fannie Mae HomeStyle … Read More