May as well get it all spelled out, disclosed and agreed upon by all parties so there is no misunderstandings.

Unless I am misunderstanding something (and I don't think I am) Uncle Sam isn't going to give you the penalty fees back and that 20% is gone.

Hi @Daniel Porter, I might be misunderstanding your question but as far as I know (which isn't a whole lot yet) to get approved with a cosigner, your cosigner will still need to meet the basic qualifying guidelines.

Sounds like a big misunderstanding.

@Michael Dunn - lucky for you, you have some misunderstandings of income, expenses, and taxes that are going to make your tax situation a lot better than you fear.

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Putting it in writing will help to avoid any misunderstandings down the road.Second, if I understand correctly, you're each putting 50% in, and I assume sharing the income 50/50.  

That way no one can misunderstand representation.  

I received a call today from the title company stating that the attorney called in today with a misunderstanding thinking that we were closing today (Thursday, 6/30).

To be clear, I have no experience with this loan type, so maybe I am totally misunderstanding the process.Can the bank actually control the work I do, meaning can the bank say that the homeowner can't do the work, or is the stipulation actually that the homeowner can't do the work and then take a draw from the renovation budget.