Owner's Equity Handbook

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Tool

Eligibility pre-check

Handbook note

Answer three questions about living in the home, recent late payments and your equity. The pre-check shows whether you look ready to talk with an FHA-approved lender or what to wait for. Nothing is preselected or stored, and it is not a government tool.

Last reviewed against the primary sources listed below.

Where you stand

How to read your result

The result shows which FHA cash-out requirements your answers appear to meet and which need a closer look. A lender confirms each one with documents.

What to do next

Bring your current statement and twelve months of payment records to a lender who offers FHA cash-out.

Not an approval

Lenders decide after a full review.

Owner questions

Does passing the pre-check mean I qualify?

No. It covers only a few of the rules.

HUD and consumer sources