Yes. FHA is one of the most gift-friendly programs — eligible donors can cover your down payment and closing costs when the gift is properly documented. Ryan and Steve help you get the gift letter and transfer trail right the first time so underwriting stays clean.
Gift money can dramatically lower cash to close — if the source and trail are underwriting-ready.
Eligible gifts can cover FHA down payment, earnest money, and closing costs when documented correctly.
Parents, grandparents, siblings, and other relatives are frequent donors on FHA purchases.
If the money must be paid back, it is a loan — not a gift — and counts differently in DTI.
Gift letter plus proof of donor ability/transfer and deposit into your account.
Sellers, builders, and real estate agents generally cannot “gift” your down payment outside allowed concessions.
Most gift delays are paperwork delays — not eligibility problems.
Move money once — with a clear story.
We treat gift documentation as part of pre-approval — not a last-minute scramble.
Step 1
Family, employer, nonprofit, or other allowed source.
Step 2
Amount, relationship, and no-repayment language.
Step 3
Clean path from donor account to yours or escrow.
Step 4
Package statements so conditions close fast.
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Yes. FHA commonly allows 100% of the down payment and closing costs to come from eligible gift funds when documented correctly.
Typical eligible donors include family members, and in many cases employers, labor unions, or qualified nonprofit or government assistance programs. Interested-party gifts (like the seller or realtor as a “gift”) are restricted.
Yes. Underwriters need a gift letter stating the amount, donor relationship, and that no repayment is expected — plus proof the funds left the donor and arrived in your account.
Yes, when the gift is from an eligible source and the paper trail is clear. We often coordinate timing so earnest money and remaining funds both document cleanly.
Ryan & Steve will review your donor source, gift letter language, and transfer trail before funds move — so underwriting does not stall.