Watch for soft floors around toilets and tubs leaky faucets roof leak stains in the ceiling.
Fha appraisal guidelines for concrete floors.
If you re trying to buy a house using an fha loan your fha lender will typically require an appraisal to validate the value of the home.
Exposed concrete concrete flooring or concrete floor that is acid stained or painted is no longer acceptable flooring.
A reader asked us an appraisal question in our comments section recently about unfinished basements.
This is an unfinished basement with framing and partial.
Property appraisals are one of the many requirements.
We have found contradicting info on if bare concrete slab flooring is acceptable for approval of an fha home under an as is appraisal.
This is one of the biggest hot spots for an fha appraiser and rightly so.
She has done the appraisal as is but stated floor covering is required.
Finish bathroom in basement.
We were conditionally approved for fha.
Water in the crawl space is a definite no no as is significant water standing in.
According to the 2020 fha appraisal guidelines all properties being purchased with an fha insured mortgage loan must be appraised by a licensed hud approved home appraiser.
Finish flooring in bedroom completed the room was being completely redone and 2.
A quick glance under a sink to see rotting floors and moldy walls will nix a loan every time.
A reader asks i have an appraisal prepared by fha approved appraiser.
This is a short sale and appraiser has made comment that carpet in master bedroom has been removed and has bare concrete floors yet does not pose a health hazard.
It is considered to be exposed foundation to fha and must be covered.
Appraiser and property requirements for title ii 2 forward and reverse mortgages 3 the appraisal process is the mortgagee s tool for determining if a property meets the minimum 4 requirements and eligibility standards for a federal housing administration fha insured 5 mortgage.
We cover those requirements and how they compare to conventional appraisals.
Otherwise a new appraisal is required and the process starts all over again although a 30 day extension is possible under some circumstances.
Some are adamant that fha loans need carpets some say we could paint the slab others quote housing and urban development guidelines saying these have been relaxed and that flooring is classed as cosmetic.
Question is does fha accept the floor to be painted with a sealer.
An appraiser will observe the property s condition during the required property appraisal and report the results on the fha s appraisal form.
At a minimum the appraiser must complete the following steps.
There were two items in to be completed in the fha appraisal before closing.
The fha requires that loans must close within 120 days of the appraisal and the original appraiser must return to the property within this timeframe to confirm that any necessary repairs have been made.
