{"id":20707,"date":"2013-09-20T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/203krehabnow.com\/?p=20707"},"modified":"2013-09-20T21:02:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T21:02:00","slug":"qualifying-for-a-203k-loan-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev203k.orbitwebx.com\/dev203k\/qualifying-for-a-203k-loan-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualifying for a 203k Loan in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When looking for a 203k loan in Texas <\/a>the first thing to do as with any loan is to get pre approved<\/a>. So you are probably asking yourself what is the process for qualifying for a 203k loan in Texas<\/em>? Well let me break it down for you. It really isn\u2019t much more difficult than qualifying for a traditional FHA loan<\/a><\/strong>. It is important for you to know that each lender can have specific requirements<\/span> and typically they do vary from lender to lender<\/a>.<\/p>\n

First let\u2019s talk about the credit score requirement<\/strong> for a FHA 203k loan<\/a>\u2026..most often you are going to find that a 640 middle credit score (FICO score<\/a>) is going to be required. As a lender, when we pull your credit we will pull from all 3 bureaus and you will be qualified based on that middle credit score. It is not an average of all 3 scores as many people think. Now if there are 2 borrowers on the application all 3 bureaus will be pulled and you will be qualified on the lower of the 2 middle scores. But the great thing about FHA and the FHA 203k loan is that the credit score requirement <\/a>is one of the lowest of any of the programs.<\/p>\n

For traditional FHA 203b\u00a0financing <\/a>the score is a bit lower and would only require a 620 to qualify<\/span> for an FHA without renovation rolled into the loan.<\/p>\n

Next is going to be work history<\/a><\/strong>. For W-2 wage earners, lenders will be looking for a 2 year history of steady income\u2026any bonuses or overtime has to be consistent in order to be counted. By consistent usually we are looking for a 2 year continuance. For self-employed borrowers a 2 year history of tax returns for personal and business will need to be reviewed. Declining income will require an explanation.<\/p>\n

There are several other factors that may come up that will need to be considered such as previous bankruptcy, foreclosures and short sales, for example. Below you will see the typical requirements regarding seasoning on some of these occurrences. Lenders want to see re-established credit and no late payments along with documentation that the event is not likely to occur again.<\/span><\/p>\n

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