Build Your Home's Value With Home Improvement Loans
Despite the steep dive in price the home market went through in recent years, it is beginning to make a nice comeback. If you are thinking about selling your home or just improving it to make it a nicer place to live, you should consider funding your projects with a home improvement loan. Home improvement loans are ideal for folks who have plans to beautify and modernize their homes but need to borrow funds to do so. You can obtain these loans from banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions.
Not all home improvement loans are equal; to get the best offer on fees and interest rates you have to be willing to take the time to research several offers and select the best. No matter where you get your loan, you will only be able to get access to the lowest available rates if you have a good credit score. By getting your credit score up just 20 or 30 points, you may be able to get 2% – 4% reduced from your interest rate.
Banks rarely distributed unsecured home improvement loans, so think about what collateral you can offer. For example, do you own your vehicle, have valuable jewelry, or have electronic equipment that could be offered to secure a loan? Finding someone who will co-sign your loan is another method for lowering interest rates. If the person that signs with you has good credit, it can let you get better rates.
Finding home improvement loans with fair rates can be very difficult if you do not have good credit. Meeting with a loan broker is one way to avoid high rates; these brokers work with a number of lenders. They can help you meet a lender who offers home improvement loans to people with bad credit. To get this kind of loan, you will likely need to make a down payment, present collateral, and get a co-signer.
Home improvement loans offer you the ability to greatly increase the value of your home. For instance, you could take the funds to update your kitchen cabinets and fixtures, get new energy saving appliances for your home, or get new bathroom fixtures. Painting your home inside and out, changing the carpet or tile, and putting in new landscaping are all great ways to make your home worth more in the modern real estate market.
Do not sign any loan agreement until you have spent time comparing offers and shopping around for good interest rates. Finding a co-signer, providing collateral, and bringing your credit score up a few points can help you get the best offer possible.
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The SF Chron story that Heraldo posted also noted that earnings in the home improvement sector had declined across other home improvement stores.
What we may have right now is a temporary reprieve from big box home improvement development pressure. I also think that we have the same sort of temporary reprieve from any large retail development project.
I'd guess that the economy will be strengthening again, at least statewide and nationally, by 2009. Look for big box retail development pressure to resume at around that time.
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Hi JD,
Thanks for your comments.
NOTE: I am not a CPA- Don't use my answer for anything other then a source of questions for a CPA or Enrolled Agent.
The home improvement loan is not used to purchase the asset so it's not a "purchase money" loan. That type of capital improvement expense may be treated differently (added to basis)but the purchase-money thing is only at the time of purchase.
The lender may(usually will)choose a Trustee's sale because it's quicker and cheaper. The lender however can not pursue a deficicency judgement even on an otherwise "recource" loan. I'm not sure if the seller will still get a 1099 from the lender for the debt forgiveness. It's usually safe to bet that the IRS makes out in the end.
Eric
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