Short Sale. SHORT SALE – INVESTOR OR HANDY BUYER OPPORTUNITY! This spacious four-bedroom, three-bath, single-story ranch-style home in Crystal River is now available as a short sale and is in pre-foreclosure. The home needs work and updating, but offers great potential for those willing to put in the effort. Solar panels have been added, creating energy-saving benefits once the property is restored. Perfectly situated in a boater’s and fisherman’s paradise, the home is just minutes from multiple boat ramps and features no HOA, giving you the freedom to enjoy the Florida lifestyle your way. The fully fenced backyard provides a secure space for pets, kids, and guests, and includes a 15’x12’ storage shed and boat access gate. The extended driveway and side-entry two-car garage provide ample parking for gatherings. Inside, the home offers a split bedroom layout with a sunken living room, formal dining area with wet bar, and a kitchen at the heart of the home. Multiple pass-throughs and a semi-open layout give a great flow while maintaining privacy between spaces. French doors off the dining area open to a back patio, ideal for indoor/outdoor living and entertaining. The primary bedroom suite includes a walk-in shower, dual sink vanity, a sitting room that could convert to a large walk-in closet, and access to the back patio. A second bedroom has en-suite access to a guest bath—great for in-laws or guests. The home features a newer roof (2020) and newer windows (2019), but will require repairs and updates throughout. This is a fixer-upper with strong upside potential, located just minutes from shopping, dining, and medical facilities.
Roam is your trusted partner for affordable home ownership. We help manage the assumption process from start to finish, enabling homebuyers to easily purchase their next home with a low-interest rate mortgage attached.
To qualify, you must meet the current FHA, VA, or USDA loan requirements depending on the type of loan you are assuming. This typically means a minimum credit score of 580, although most lenders prefer 620-640. Your debt-to-income ratio should be under the 50% max under FHA guidelines. Additional information such as employment history, explanations of income for each applicant, and asset verification for a down payment may be needed to process the loan.
An assumable mortgage is a type of home loan that allows a homebuyer to take over the existing mortgage terms from the seller, with no cost to the seller. Many government-backed loans, such as FHA and VA loans, are eligible for assumption, and millions of these mortgages are available.
When interest rates on mortgages are high, assuming a mortgage with a rate as low as 2% allows buyers to save up to thousands monthly compared to buying a home with a traditional mortgage at today’s average rates of 7%. A low-rate assumable mortgage could be the key to finding your dream home at an affordable price.
Roam has compiled available listings with low-rate assumable mortgages for you to browse. To get started, enter the city, state, zip code, or school district you’re interested in purchasing in. Utilize the search filters to narrow down your search. Click “Save search” to save your search preferences and activate listing notifications—we’ll email you as soon as new listings match your criteria.
Once you’ve found your dream home and ready to make an offer, schedule a call with a Roam Advisor directly from the listing. Your Roam Advisor will guide you through each step of the process, while also working directly with your agent, the servicer, and the seller to ensure you close on time.
When assuming the existing mortgage as part of a home purchase, the buyer has to cover the seller’s equity in the home. The seller’s equity is the purchase price minus the remaining mortgage balance. This amount must be covered in full through an all-cash down payment or by taking out a second mortgage.
Yes. Non-veterans can assume a VA loan, provided they meet the lender’s VA criteria. When a qualified buyer assumes a VA mortgage from a veteran or active-duty service member, the seller’s VA loan entitlement remains tied to the assumed loan until the buyer pays off or refinances the loan. This process restores the veteran seller’s entitlement, enabling them to use their VA benefit for a future home purchase.
Yes. All FHA loans are assumable by law as long as the buyer meets the FHA’s credit, income, and qualification requirements and obtain lender approval before assuming the loan (per FHA regulations effected December 15, 1989). Roam makes this process simple for buyers.
Generally, conventional loans are not assumable. In rare cases, a conventional loan may be assumable with lender approval. Use our search tool to find homes with assumable low-rate loans, or reach out to us if you’d like to confirm a specific home’s assumability.
