Down Payment Assistance

Here are some tried and true secrets to getting over the classic 20% down barrier.

Especially with the high housing costs in LA County, a 20% down payment can easily run someone $100,000 and up.

However, there are a few tricks to get around that threshold. And they are becoming increasingly common. The infographic below lays a few of them out.

(Full disclosure: I personally have never heard of crowd sourcing for a down payment, but that's not to say it hasn't worked for somebody, somewhere!)

Check 'em out:

---