Line Of Credit?

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I wanted to know when you take a line of credit out, do they go by the as is value or after repair value ?

for ex: if i buy a propety thats worth 300,000 "as is" and when i fix it up its worth 360,000.
Would they let me take out a line of credit to let me fix up the house..

thanks for the help...

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  • focusonmoney11th January, 2005

    I notice i posted my question wrong...

    Let me keep it simple.. basically i want to take out a line of credit on the same property that im rehabbing to fix it up.
    Is that possible?

  • Young_Inno_Vative11th January, 2005

    yes ofcoarse...there are specific loans for such a venture
    talk to your lenders if they offer any...youll find a bunch
    they usually offer 70% of the ARV(after repair value) but this can vary depending on the lender...70% is pretty standard
    good luck
    ~Andrew

  • focusonmoney12th January, 2005

    line of credit and home equity loan is the samething right?

    and you said they will lend up to 70% arv...this where i got confuse..i thougth they will only loan the amount of equity thats left in the house... can you explain to me please..

    thanks for the help..

  • myfrogger12th January, 2005

    A bank will typically only loan to a percentage of the appraised value of the property depending on your financials. If you are looking to fix up a property, you'll want to find a construction type loan in which you can buy the property and take draws to pay for the work as it is completed and inspected.

  • focusonmoney12th January, 2005

    So the construction type loan would be seperate from the loan im taking out to pay for the house? or the construction type loan pays for the house and the work to fix up the house??


    thanks for the help...

  • focusonmoney12th January, 2005

    ????????

  • nic345612th January, 2005

    Do you have to have an appraiser determine the ARV? or do you just make your best guess? How do banks determine ARV??

  • kburke12th January, 2005

    focusonmoney,
    You should only need a construction loan. Typically the lender will give you a certain amount of time to complete the rehab and give the contracter draws at specified times. Once the rehab was done I had to do a little paperwork but it transfered to a typically loan.

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