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Answers (4)

- Jason Wroble, "Mortgagejaw"
- Contributions:107
Depending on the market your house is in and what lender you go with. Thanks for the question!

- Tammy Elizer, "Mortgagegal3"
- Contributions:3
It doesn't matter how long you have owned the home, it is how much it is worth now versus what your balance is. Although most lenders will only go as much as 90% of your appraised value minus what your balance is is the amount you could borrow.

- Rudi Hofmann, "LUXURY HOME LOANS CA"
- Contributions:7435
Or, made 12 payments with enough equity to meet gidelines. ..... Best wishes, Rudi
you have to wait till you have equity.



I JUST BOUGH A HOUSE 8 MONTHS AGO, HOW LONG I HAD TO WAIT TO GET AN EQUITY LOAN ?
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