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Primary residence vs investment property mortgage

Started by bluesky2472
over 9 years ago
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http://www.millersamuel.com/files/2012/10/DE100yearsNYC.pdf Love this chart. I have a qn. If one buys a multi family townhouse that's big enough for 3 families as a primary residence with the intention of renting out two of the floors, would the mortgage bank still give the low rate for primary residence? (Our primary residence mortgage is 3.25% now while investment property is 4.125%.).
Response by dan@digsrealtynyc.com
over 9 years ago
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A 3 family used as a primary residence would qualify for residential mortgage rates. I think a 4-family is where your loan would turn commercial.

Dan Gotlieb
Digs Realty Group
www.digsrealtynyc.com

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Response by streetsmart
over 9 years ago
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Loan becomes commercial at 5 plus units.
Ellen Silverman
E.S. Funding Co
Licensed Mortgage Broker since 1987, NMLS#60631
Licensed Real Estate Broker since 1987
esfundingco@aol.com

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Response by front_porch
over 9 years ago
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Watch out for taxes too. The only multifamily I ever owned was in Nassau, but IIRC years ago Harlem homeowners of four-families were pretty shocked to see how high their tax bills were (versus whatever they had been historically -- it may have been a function of rising property values as much as a function of tax rates.)

ali r.

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Response by 30yrs_RE_20_in_REO
over 9 years ago
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As long as you don't increase the number of units to more than three, it should still remain a Class 1 property. Add one more unit and it should jump to Class 2a.

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Response by Debbie40
over 9 years ago
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