Down Payment

Posted by Matt on February 17, 1999 at 12:09:54:

My wife and I are buying a home for the first time. We just paid off credit card debt from the last 5 years totaling around $8,000, so we are essentially debt free. I own my car outright, my wife has a leased vehicle for $400 per month. My parents are retired and have insisted on giving us the down payment for the house. They do not expect repayment. How will the mortgage company handle this? Is there a lot of "red tape" to deal with on these types of issues? I've heard that mortgage companies want you to provide some kind of "proof" that the money is yours, or if it is a gift that it is indeed a gift and not a loan. Does an affidavit suffice? Or, is there a lot of legal work to be done?

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• Re: Down Payment Terri 15:40:55 2/27/99 (1)
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: My wife and I are buying a home for the first time.  We just paid off credit card debt from the last 5 years totaling around $8,000, so we are essentially debt free.  I own my car outright, my wife has a leased vehicle for $400 per month.  My parents are retired and have insisted on giving us the down payment for the house.  They do not expect repayment.  How will the mortgage company handle this?  Is there a lot of "red tape" to deal with on these types of issues?  I've heard that mortgage companies want you to provide some kind of "proof" that the money is yours, or if it is a gift that it is indeed a gift and not a loan.  Does an affidavit suffice? Or, is there a lot of legal work to be done?


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