My wife and I are looking to buy a rental property. Our house is in my name as are most of our bills so my

Tom
Both Buyer and Seller
Peoria, AZ

debt to income does not look good on paper. Can we buy a house in my wife's name without me being involved?

Answers (5)
Linda Halfpop
Real Estate Pro
Chandler, AZ

absolutely, as long as she can show proof of employment and income and qualifies...she will take title to the property as a married woman sole and separate and you will sign a disclaimer deed which takes you off of all interest in the property. Look to the REO's for good rental properties. The lender that foreclosed will be willing to work with you since they had to foreclose on the home. Good Luck

Wed Jul 29 2009, 12:14
Lucinda Tkach
Agent
Phoenix, AZ

Tom,

You will still need to contact a lender, the lender will give you the best options available. If you dont have one I have one on my site that is highly reccomended by all my buyers.

Feel free to contact me for any other questions!

Lucinda Tkach
Windermere Central

Wed Apr 29 2009, 09:35
Paul Welden
Agent
Phoenix, AZ

HI Tom,

AZ is a community property state, which means that as a married couple, both incomes, both credit histories, both of your debts are used for loan qualifications. Although you can own property as sole and separate from your spouse, married couples still have to qualify together and then one of the spouses can just disclaim their ownership rights. So, you will have to be involved in the credit qualifying, and if the qualification is satisfactory then your wife can buy real estate sole and separate from you, as long as you sign a disclaimer deed at the closing table.

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PAUL WELDEN
HomeSmart
Buyer's Agent Realtor

Wed Apr 29 2009, 09:23
Randy Hooker
Broker
Arizona

Hey Tom...

Yes, it is possible, but a good lender would have to assess your total situation, your wife's income, debt ratios, etc. If you would like a strong recommendation on a reputable Loan Officer, just let me know.

Best regards,

...randy

Tue Apr 28 2009, 22:20
Steve Eveleth
Broker
Mountain House, CA
FIRST ANSWER

if your wife makes qualifying income maybe, if you go FHA & your married they will still run both of your credit & they will take your situation into account anyway...are you upside down on your current property? That will have have to be taken into account, the banks are onto people dumping upside dwon homes but trying to purchase before they let'em go.....talk to a good lender that is willing to work, most of them are lazy these days & are so busy with the first time buyer purchase boom they can get away with it.....there is still a bit of room to get creative with FHA financing if its packaged right the first time it goes to undwriting, you get a one time shot, if it gets red flagged with FHA it opens up a can of worms....good luck Steve Eveleth

Tue Apr 28 2009, 21:00

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