Looking for some advice. My 2 sisters and I inherited our mothers home. I'm thinking of buying my sisters out and keeping the home. I would like to know what options will save me the most money. I've been told I can assume the mortgage and put it under my name then take a heloc or a home equity loan & pay my sisters. Will this save me money on interest and taxes? Will it better to do a traditional mortgage loan? TIA

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Difficult to answer those questions without knowing the balance of the mortgage and the value of the property to calculate the equity. Also would need to know the rate of the mortgage, what is a realistic rate for a HELOC or home equity loan, how much cash you have on hand to possibly supplement it, what you're going to do with the house etc.

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The balance on the mortgage is $85k. The property worth about $350k. I’m not sure about the HELOC or home equity rate. I’m thinking about making it a rental property.

You can think of doing this all you want but have they agreed to that? If not, you’ve got something bigger thing to think about

Yes, they have agreed.

First of all, condolences for your loss.

Are you planning to live in the house? Or rent it out and use it as an investment property?

You and your sisters would benefit from the step-up basis, so your cost basis of the home would be based on the value on the day of inheritance. You may want to talk to an estate attorney about how to get that value documented. I know most residential loans are non-assumable, but I’m not clear how that works with a death. If you just want to continue to pay on the current loan with the current terms, that may be an option.

From there, if you decided to buy your sisters out of their stake in the property, you’d be doing so at the fair market value (unless they wanted to give you a discount). Any debt you take on would be subject to the normal tax deductions, but would not affect your cost basis. I think a second mortgage would be a better deal than a full cashout refinance, but I don’t know how feasible that is.

The problem with just continuing to pay the loan is that the mortgage company will probably prevent you from retitling the house to your name if the loan is not assumable.

Another thing to ask the attorney about is property tax valuations. This will be state specific and. Anne California is unique with the Prop13 rules but a title transfer could trigger a property tax reassessment. In California, if a child inherits a home from parent and I think grandparent, they can maintain the original basis if they live in the home for some period. I think most other states just reassess value every few years.

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