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Updated almost 6 years ago,
Taking home loan from Family Trust
Hi all!
Looking for pros and cons as well as any additional foresight for the following scenario:
We are looking into buying property and building a new construction. While the bank has no issue loaning me more money than I could ever afford, there seems to be a lot of red tape around selling our current home, the builder plans being approved, 20% money down, and other bank requirements I probably have not encountered yet.
However, our family has a trust with double if not triple the funds we would need...I believe it currently accrues less than 2% in interest. Hypothetically, could we borrow from the trust (lets say at 3% to make it a win-win), complete the construction and promptly refinance/home equity loan to put the funds back into the trust (for their personal comfort). I may be naive in thinking this is a rather simple solution. What pitfalls may we encounter? What documentation could we use to make it legal and allow them peace of mind?
And........go!