Is assuming a mortgage a polite or bleak conception?

What are the pros and cons?
Answers:
pros - equity
cons - unstable housing flea market
Cons - Usually, this question means that you don't qualify for a loan, but someone said you can 'take over payments' on a house. It's not really assuming the loan. Don't do that! You might never call a halt up owning the house. To actually assume it, you need to qualify for it - merely FHA and VA allow this, and USUALLY, if you qualify for a loan, it's better to just get a spanking new one, since interest rates are so low.

Pros - Can really only think of a couple. Let's influence the balance is $100k, and the house is worth $103k. If the seller allows you to assume it beside no down payment, well afterwards you bought for an acceptable price, but with nothing down payment, as opposed to buying some other house and need to put a down payment into it. Another possible pro is this little know fact: Right presently (it might go back up to ten), investors are individual allowed to have FOUR mortgages, including their own home. So, if you're an investor who already has four mortgages but want to buy another house (not cash), what do you do? You can still assume a VA loan if the merchant will allow it.
The Lender probably would not tolerate you assume the mortgage.

You could take the property in a subject to, put it within a land trust and then not a soul would know that you have it.

Keep paying the lender and they are happy.

I surmise it is all win, you have interest within the property but if you stop paying the mortgage it would not hurt your credit but the original mortgage holder. Source(s): www.monkeysold.com
You can't assume a mortgage lacking the mortgagee's (lender) approval. Even if you ask they probably won't agree. They want to collect new closing fees. Most mortgages contain a due on sale clause. When ownership change they can call the loan due. No pros, only cons.

realtor.sailor Source(s): I'm a Realtor
You are assuming someones debt which is a con....I'm assuming that you are also assuming their securitized interest which is a pro.
it is fine as long as you have be approved to do so by the lender. ONLY FhA notes are assumable that I am sure about. If it is not afterwards do not do this as you can pay and pay and after they can still take the home unless it is properly executed with a title agent and file in the county deeds office
Depends on the interest rate and the outstanding balance. I don't know if you would also "take on" the credit history of the mortgage. At the present, if you qualify for a mortgage, you OUGHT to know how to get a lower interest rate, even though you may have to pay packet points/origination fee. Don't know if you would have to recompense those costs when you assume the mortgage, or whether the mortgage-holder will have the right to check your credit history before allowing you to assume. Source(s): http://www.ehow.com/how_7228_mortgage.ht…
http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/wiki/As…
http://ezinearticles.com/?You-Can-Assume…
http://real-estate-law.freeadvice.com/mo…


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