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Sheeva R.
  • San Jose , CA
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Can you use a heloc for a mortgage?

Sheeva R.
  • San Jose , CA
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Hi, I was wondering if someone could give insight into my situation. We own two homes - one we rent and the other we live in. We would like to move out of the current house we live in, rent it out and buy another home to live in (need more space and looking at another location). However we do not want to sell our current home as it is in a high appreciation area. Can we use our equity in these homes as downpayment for the next? Also my husband said that we need to show a rental history for one year before we are able to buy another place - is that true? Any way around this? Thanks, Sheeva

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Christian Bachelder
  • Real Estate Broker
  • Marina del Rey, CA
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Christian Bachelder
  • Real Estate Broker
  • Marina del Rey, CA
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Hi Sheeva,

I am a mortgage and real estate broker out of LA. If you’d like, I can take a look over your case and give my advice. We work with a number of people who have interesting financial situations and can usually find something to work it out. Feel free to PM me and we can talk. Happy to help even if you don’t use my brokerage going forward.

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