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#2187397 - 07/30/18 09:14 PM Investment Property Sell on Contract
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We have a bit of an unusual situation. We are doing a loan for a client for an investment property. The client is then selling the house on contract to another buyer. The property is in a flood zone. Our client is wanting to have his buyer purchase the flood insurance. I believe this will be ok as long as there is sufficient coverage in place and the bank is listed as lien holder. Does it matter if the insurance is in our borrowers name? If for any reason there would be a lapse, we will force place against our borrower.

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#2187405 - 07/30/18 09:49 PM Re: Investment Property Sell on Contract ahkcompliance
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Who is going to remain the titled owner of the property during this transaction? You cannot insure something you do not own. When you say contract - you mean a land contract or an actual sale. Most banks don't get involved in this sort of transaction due to the complexities. In some State a person even with a land contact retains some rights in the property after a specific period of time of making payments. SO, your borrower quits paying and you have a property in which the title is clouded. You really need your legal counsel to bless the transaction and then figure out the compliance aspects.
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#2187425 - 07/31/18 01:59 PM Re: Investment Property Sell on Contract ahkcompliance
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Its a land contract.

My wife & I have personally sold a house through land contract. In our state, the contract buyer does have some rights. Our home is not in a flood zone but our contract calls for the buyer to obtain homeowners insurance. In our case, our buyer purchases the homeowners insurance and lists both our LLC and the bank as lien holders.

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#2187430 - 07/31/18 02:26 PM Re: Investment Property Sell on Contract ahkcompliance
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If you take only the land contract for collateral and not an assignment of the underlying property, then you don't have a security interest in the underlying land. Then you would not be required to have flood insurance. But again, like I said, few banks get involved in these transactions with a land contract as collateral due to the complexities.
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