Celeste C asked:


If your property has appreciated in value and you elect to take out a new mortgage, thereby getting cash out, is the cash depreciable on income tax returns, even if spent on a vacation? I’ve been told that you can do this and know two people who have done it and say it’s legal. For instance, you take out a new mortgage for $80,000.00, the mortgage company pays off the old mortgage of $60,000 and you get the $20,000. as cash. You don’t have to show receipts because you simply have a mortgage which I think can be used as cost basis for depreciation. Is this true?

TYRONE

Daryl Stewart asked:


If you want to refinance your current credit, you have many options. Refinancing a home loan occupy getting a new mortgage. However, if you like better privacy, there are ways to get a loan with least documents.

First way is that if you have good credit. You can get a no doc refinance loan. In this process each lender is differ. The process of achieving a no doc loan is easy. The lender will base loan agreement exclusively on credit scores. To obtain a no doc loan, you should have a very high credit score. In this condition, the candidate may supply recent paycheck remains or income tax returns for the past two years. These loan programs are beneficial for self-employed or convention workers.

Benefits of No Documentation

Getting a no document refinance loan is best for persons who want to uphold their privacy. While lenders are not always thrilled to approve loans with little or no documentation, they reason that an applicant with an excellent credit history is less likely to tarnish their perfect record.

Thus, they become an ideal candidate for a no doc loan.

There are two types of credit refinances. The first type is called a rate and term refinance. This is simply when someone wants to lower their rate or change the term of their original home loan. In this example there are two types of credit refinances.

In this instance they are not pulling cash out they are just changing the rate and/or the term of their original loan. Most people refinance when their home loans or other loans when the market rate is much poorer than their current credit rate.

The second type of refinance is called a Texas Cash out Refinance. This is when someone wants to draw cash out of their home in addition to lowering or changing the rate or term.

Most people refinance when their home loans when the market rate is much lower than their current mortgage rate. A good rule of thumb is when you can save about 1% it may make sense to refinance.

The second type of refinance is called a Texas Cash out Refinance. This is when someone wants to draw cash out of their home in addition to lowering or changing the rate or term. Texas once banned the ability to pull cash out of one’s home but now allow this as long as the loan convene these criteria.



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