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Real Estate in Puerto Rico

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The success of a sale and purchase begins with the first contact.

September 21, 2018 By Ruby Gonzalez

Seller and Property Information

  1. Name of owners according to the deeds
  2. Identification (government issued and expiration date)
  3. Telephone numbers, e-mail, postal address
  4. Deeds (send complete deed to the bank)
  5. Legal capacity (request court documents)
  6. Out of PR…power…
  7. Non-resident (withholding tax at closing, capital gain – 10% unless prepaid)
  8. Capital Gain
  9. Divorced
  10. Assessed for tax purposes?
  • Exemption…taxpayer
  • Exemption…to the veteran
  • Calculate possible retention
  • Unreported improvements
  • Possible retention
  • New projects
  • Tract
  1. Access control/maintenance fee or restrictive condition (Google)
  2. Flood insurance (fema flood maps)
  3. Condominium (HUD approved)
  • HUD Approval (FHA, RD)
  • VA approval (VA loans)
  • MGIC Approval (Conventional)
  • Fidelity Bond (FHA, VA, RD, Conforming)
  • Crime (15%)
  • Insurance (100% cost)
  • Derramas
  1. Personal or Corporate Bankruptcy
  2. Garnishments or executions
  3. Have any of the owners passed away?
  4. Minors or disabled
  5. Rent (Request agreement copy)
  6. Mortgages
  • First
  • Second
  • Uncancelled balances
  • Promissory notes, bearer, lost, overdue
  1. Promissory notes, bearer, lost, overdue
  2. Built before 1978 (Lead – retain documents for 50 years)
  3. Home Quality Inspection (HUD says it recommends inspections especially with 208k loan repairs)

Financing

P (property)

I (income)

C (credit)

E (stability-employment)

 

Type of financing by # of units

FHA – up to 4 units: (buyers 2 months savings. 25% commercial space)

  • More than two units require three or more reserve units, NO GIFT.
  • NO CO-DEUDORSES.
  • Net rental income – equal to or greater than the mortgage payment.

Rural development – 1 unit only (417k)

  • Eye – properties in columns

Veterans – up to 4 units (417k) (one of them main)

 

Commercials – more than 4 units (10M)

 

Conventional non-conforming

Traditional – up to 4 units (417k)

  • Law 87 – a single unit (150k)
  • FHA Boricua – single unit (300k)
  • Pecv – up to 4 units (600k)
  • My mortgage insurance – up to two units (300k)

 

Maximum funding per USO

First residence:

Guaranteed by the Federal Government:

  • FHA – 97.75% (combined with Pecv (second mortgage contribution)
  • VA – 100%
  • RD – 100%

First residence:

Conventional:

  • Conforming – 95% (w/PMI) (credit score penalties by loan type. Most expensive commercial)
  • Non-conforming (traditional) 90% (non-PMI) – 97% (w/PMI)
  • Law 87 – up to 105% LTV

 

Property of enjoyment, not urbanization

  • Conforming – 90% (w/PMI)
  • NO Conforming – 90% (w/PMI)
  • PECV – 90% (w/o PMI)

No VA – RD – FHA

 

INVESTMENT

Conv. Conforming – 75% – 80% (w/o PMI)

NO Compliant – 80% (w/o PMI)

 

  • VA – Not Accepted
  • RD – Not Accepted
  • FHA – Not Accepted

 

Repairs

  • Conventional – Not Accepted
  • VA – Not Accepted
  • RD – Not Accepted
  • FHA – If Accepted (203Ks) or (203k Major rehabilitation)
  • LTV up to 110% (up to 6 months can be financed up to 6 months into the loan)

 

 

Construction

  • Conventional – Complying with all the requirements of documentation and expertise. Up to 80% of projected appraisal, or up to 97% (w/PMI)
  • VA – Not Accepted
  • RD – Not Accepted
  • FHA – Not Accepted

 

Other property factors

Parking lots

  • Assigned
  • Deeds
  • Cadastre

Legal Description

  • Capacity

Location

  • Zoning

 

Income Verification

FHA, RD, VA, Conv-Compliant

  • W-2 form (gross income)
  • Checkbooks
  • Direct deposits
  • Federal pensions
  • State pensions
  • Retirement pensions
  • 401k
  • Ira
  • Dividends
  • Rental income

 

Non-Compliant

  • 480b
  • Financial statements
  • Financial statements (6mos)
  • Professional services contracts (gross income)
  • Rental income (depositing)
  • Canceled checks

 

Credit

Credit scores (no less than 600 score)

  • Medium
  • Minimum

Non-traditional

  • Three (3) accounts

Explanatory Letters

  • Bankruptcy – Chap.7 (2 years) // Chap.13 (consent)
  • Voluntary deliveries. 3 years
  • Re-score
  • Inquiries

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