Is a person considered a first time home buyer if they are paying the mortgage for a parent?

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A friend of mine took over payments to his mother's home after she could no longer make the payments. She was going to cancel her contract and have the house repossessed. Then she offered to let her son take over payments. He lives in the house, she does not, but the house is still in her name. Does he qualify?
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NO, this is not the definition of a first time buyer for the IRS tax credit.  

A person must actual purchase the house (i.e. get the title in their name) and use the house as their primary residence for a full three years.  They cannot purchase the house from their parents.

This person could be paying his mother's mortgage, and purchase a house for his own use.  The house purchased for his own use is likely to be eligible for the first time buyer's credit if he doesn't currently own his primary residence (and hasn't in the last three years)
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As long as your friend does not have ownership in the home and is not on the mortgage.  If the mortgage and house are in his Mother's name and he only writes the checks, then he is a 1st-time buyer.
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