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LA Homebuyers Turn to Rentals to Pay the Mortgage
real-estate16 days ago

LA Homebuyers Turn to Rentals to Pay the Mortgage

A Hollywood couple seeking a quieter home in the San Fernando Valley pursues a plan to offset costs with rental income by adding an ADU; leveraging renovation loans (FHA 203k and HomeStyle Renovation) to wrap renovation costs into the mortgage, they evaluated three LA-area properties with ADU or multi-unit potential (Highland Park three-unit hillside home, Van Nuys corner lot with an ADU, and a Reseda cottage with space for an ADU) with projected rents around $3,200–$3,500 per month.

New ADU financing options on the horizon
housing3 years ago

New ADU financing options on the horizon

The Federal Housing Administration has proposed changes to its guidelines that could make it easier to buy a house with an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) or to build one. The proposal would allow lenders to offer renovation loans to build ADUs and consider future rent from the unit when calculating how much a customer can afford to borrow. The proposal would address one of the main barriers that people with little home equity and low to moderate incomes encounter when they try to get a loan for an ADU.