The simple answer to your question is unfortunately, no. Let me explain. When you look to secure financing on a new home purchase, the lender is going to calculate your Loan To Value (LTV), by using either the purchase price of the home, or the appraised value - whichever of these two figures is lower, is the one they use. Point in fact a home buyer cannot get cash out of a property they do not already own.
Another solution some try to get around this with is a seller credit. If you were to get a seller credit for 10,000 and only use 5,000 in closing costs, you will not get a check for 5,000 at closing for the remaining credit, that unused credit is returned to the seller.
If your goal is cash out, buy the home, remain on title for 3 to 6 months, and then look to obtain a
cashout refinance. Or, if the purpose is to do some rehab work to the home, there are programs specific to accomlish this, the
FHA 203K for example, which will allow cash out on a purchase to do home improvements.
Bottom line, do not expect to successsfully borrow more than the purchase price just becuase it appraises for more, it will not happen, unless you take out a rehab loan, and in doing so the cash out would have to be used to fix specific and pre-identified home repairs.
Answer Submitted on Thu, May 21 2009
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