Buyers applying $8K tax credit upfront

Q: Is it true that if you are a first-time homebuyer and you purchase your home in 2009 that you can use the $8,000 tax credit towards the downpayment?

A: You'll find, in the real estate and mortgage world, that there are a number of big gaps between what is allowed, technically, and what is feasible, realistically. You have hit on one of those gaps, my friend.

Mindset Management

Mortgage rules and guidelines change very rapidly these days. It can be very tough to keep up with them, and sometimes difficult to know what you can and cannot do at any given moment in time.

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