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When you buy a home with a mortgage and use a gift of cash or equity toward that purchase, you need to get a gift letter from the donor. A gift letter documents where the gift comes from and confirms ...

When purchasing a home, one of the critical pieces of information is the amount of a down payment you’re providing. For some potential homebuyers, the down payment funding comes from the sale of their ...

A gift letter for a mortgage confirms that some or all of the borrower’s down payment money is a gift that doesn’t need to be repaid and that the giver isn’t involved in the purchase or ownership of ...