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As long as the remainder of your loan is 80% of your home’s new appraised value, you should be able to request PMI cancellation. Appraisers will include some comps outside your development in your appraisal though.
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- Dec 19, 2013
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Won’t that affect your property tax?
- Aug 9, 2014
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Does the builder increasing prices matter for the appraisal? Cuz that’s what the refinance is based off isn’t it? Comparable home sales - which if the builder raised prices and there’s been sales, I guess that would do the trick. I guess I answered my own question lol.
- Feb 23, 2006
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Your tax assessment would be done by your local county’s appraisal and that would affect your property tax. Removing PMI would require your lender to do an appraisal. I have no idea how much they would influence each other.
- Feb 23, 2006
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It’s may not just be the homes in your builder’s division though. They could include comps within a certain radius if they wanted to.
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Comps are based on similar sq ft., trim, location and sales price. They can expand search if no comps found, or pay for independent appraisal. Other than that it's just basic reports generated off of that information.
Definitely read your appraisal clause in your contracts. You are not bound by the first appraisal you get.
Definitely read your appraisal clause in your contracts. You are not bound by the first appraisal you get.
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I’m not sure if it works the same, but we built our home and signed the contract for 520k when it was all said and done at completion the house cost us 560k with the upgrades we added along the way, the house however due to Covid inflation, appraised at 780k before we moved in we had a ton of equity and we no longer had to worry about PMI
solewoman
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- Jul 27, 2006
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Our house appraised for 90k higher in a little over a year. We already didn’t have pmi though using va.
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You requested the appraisal? Or your lender did and then it dropped the PMI?
- Jul 31, 2012
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Damn so if I get an appraisal I can drop pmi possibly?
- May 2, 2007
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Yup... Exactly what I did as well
I put 10% down when I bought the house, did renovations and then got it appraised and ended up being more than 20%
- Jul 31, 2012
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Houses went up in my area with the covid hike. How do I get the ball rolling. Contact my lender?
- May 2, 2007
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Yea my area been going up like crazy now too but I just bought two years ago... Not going anywhere now
Yea you can contact your current lender or go through another company... Shop around and see who gives better refi rate
- Jul 31, 2012
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How accurate is zillow with the home market value estimate?
- Mar 16, 2020
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As long as your LTV(Loan to Value) is 80% or lower.
- Aug 19, 2015
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I'd say kind of accurate, but the best way is to use comparable recent sales. House in the same neighborhood, with the same sq footage / # of rooms etc
- Dec 19, 2013
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I read that wrong. Thanks for clarifying.
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Could you elaborate on this please.?
What are the tax benefits exactly.?
If a house that was purchased just under three years ago has appreciated about $90k(per recent comp sale prices and Redfin/Zillow value estimates) would it be wise to sell.?
What would you guys do.? Sell and take profits now, or continue to ride it out and hope for continued steady appreciation.??
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Does this also apply to FHA loans.?
- Mar 14, 2011
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You would have to refinace to a conventional loan to remove the PMI off a FHA
- Mar 16, 2020
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No. A high down payment from the beginning allows you to remove MIP(Mortgage Insurance Premium) from a FHA loan. Otherwise this below....
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MIP is on FHA's.
PMI is on conventionals.
- Jul 18, 2012
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Thanks guys.
- Dec 19, 2013
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I bought and sold duplexes so I was able to get rid of capital gains by living in one and renting the other. 250k for single and 500k for married
solewoman
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do you still own any?
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Now trying to determine if we should replace the top-decks + railing + steps, or rip the whole mf down and start over. And whether we should use pressure treated vs. cedar vs. composite wood. I'm leaning composite because the sun + dry heat here causes problems for the other types.
