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How to buy a house without a deposit?

1. Save for the deposit.
2. Buy the house with a partner to divide the deposit.
3. Look for a house priced below its value.
4. Get a short term loan you can afford to pay back to raise the deposit.

Economists say that 2020 will be a positive — though not exactly stellar — year for the housing market. And that could be good news for renters and home buyers alike. If the past year is any indication, predicting the housing market’s trajectory a year or more out can be something of a fool’s errand.

Many buyers feel buying a home for cash is better than taking on a home loan, but this is not always the case. Cash is good, and credit is bad. Pay off your debt and don’t take out new loans. Save for the things you want until you can pay cash for them.

Paying all cash for a home can make sense for some people and in some markets, but make sure you consider the downsides, such as tying up too much investment capital in one asset class, losing the leverage found in a mortgage, and sacrificing liquidity.

Yes. Red flags for drugs sales and money laundering would be flying, as after the seller deposits the money in their bank account, the feds will to want to know where the money came from, and they’d start and complete a criminal investigation on you to find out how and where you got it from.

Typically, mortgage lenders want you to put 20 percent down on a home purchase because it lowers their lending risk. It’s also a “rule” that most programs charge mortgage insurance if you put less than 20 percent down (though some loans avoid this). But it’s NOT a rule that you must put 20 percent down.

Price is only one thing you should consider when making an offer. Here’s your guide to the negotiating process….Submit your offer, and get ready for some back-and-forth

1. Choose to accept the seller’s counteroffer.
2. Make a counteroffer of your own.
3. Inform the seller that your first offer is final.
4. Choose to walk away.

You generally cannot use cash – as in physical cash – to make a down payment on a home. While that might seem unfair, mortgage lenders have to operate by certain procedures that are designed to protect the integrity of the mortgage loans that they make.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the agencies that set rules for conforming mortgages) require a down payment of only 3% of the purchase price. That’s $9,000 on a $300,000 home — the lowest possible unless you’re eligible for a zero-down-payment VA or USDA loan.