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Brendon Seiffert FHA self sufficiency question
4 January 2019 | 5 replies

Could someone help explain the self sufficiency rule with FHA loans? Looking for a clearer answer and the lady at the bank isn’t quite sure and is waiting to hear from her under writers, which won’t be till tomorrow.R...

Robert Andersen FHA Self Sufficiency Test
21 October 2020 | 6 replies

Hi, I'm doing research on buying my first 3/4 unit apartment building in Chicago with an FHA loan. I have some question and confusion about the self sufficiency test. 
1) When adding the income for your total net ren...

Francisco Feliz FHA Self-Sufficiency Provision
28 December 2018 | 9 replies

Hi everyone,Is anyone familiar with the self-sufficiency test on FHAs with respect to buying a multi-family? I was told that it's a recent-ish provision that has made several FHA loans fall through. Apparently, 75% of...

Daniel Tineo FHA Self Sufficient Test
1 February 2023 | 4 replies

Hello All,Is it possible to by pass the self sufficient test when buying a 3 or 4 unit property? I was approved for an 800k FHA loan based on my income alone. Rental income was not included when calculating buying pow...

Maen Abu Khater FHA Self Sufficiency Test
5 February 2024 | 4 replies

BP Community, There is a Multi-family (4-plex) that I am interested in purchasing. Currently all 4 units are 1 BD 1 BATH Units and with the current market rents for 1 BD 1 BATH..... The property doesn't pass the FHA S...

Matt McMacken LLC self sufficient to bank?
11 March 2020 | 2 replies

As some of you already know theres many wonderful advantages of owning real estate come tax time. For example, I’m able to show a rather small profit on each rentals due to depreciation and other expenses even though ...

James Smith FHA Self Sufficiency Test Question
28 March 2023 | 2 replies

Ive received conflicting guidance and just want to confirm...For the self sufficiency test, If a tenant has a month to month lease, will the appraiser use fair market rent values instead?If a tenant has an expired lea...

Anthony Salazar Self Sufficiency Test with AirBNB
1 April 2023 | 1 reply

If I'm buying a multifamily property can I use the income they would produce as STR's to pass the FHA self sufficiency test? The listing includes the amount each unit grossed with AirBNB last year. 

Daniel Coleman Failing FHA self sufficiency test options
8 May 2023 | 18 replies

Hello All,I am actually helping a friend who is trying to purchase a quadplex, but a very unique quad plex.  THis partular quad is a single parcel, but actually is as follows:2bd 1 bath 1100sq ft SFH2bd 1 bath 900sq f...

Brandon Bell Multifamily FHA Self-Sufficiency Test Question
24 August 2023 | 3 replies

I am trying to close on a 4-unit multifamily property using FHA lending through Lender A. My W-2 income alone qualifies me for the purchase of the multifamily property. The Self-Sufficiency Test does not pass the requ...