All Mortgage Loans will be evidenced by a promissory note and will be secured by a lien on the subject property. The following transaction types are permitted by the Department under the Program.

1. (1) Purchase Money. All proceeds are used to finance the purchase of a single-family dwelling unit and/or a piece of real property which must become the Owner-Builder's primary residence within thirty (30) days of closing the loan. The Department makes a permanent loan and the Owner-Builder's repayment obligation begins immediately. In certain situations, eligible closing costs may be financed by the loan proceeds.
2. (2) Residential Construction. This transaction is treated as a purchase and is a one-time closing with the Owner-Builder. Construction period may be up to twelve (12) months.
3. (3) Interim Construction (Closing with Participant). Interim construction is a commercial transaction between the Participant and the Department. The construction period may be up to twelve (12) months. Once the construction of the home is completed, the closing with the Owner-Builder will take place as a purchase money transaction.
4. (4) Purchase of Mortgage loans. The Department may purchase and take assignments from Mortgage lenders of notes and other obligations evidencing loans or interest in loans for purchase money transactions as described in paragraph (1) of this section or for residential construction transactions as described in paragraph (2) of this section.

Source Note:The provisions of this §24.11 adopted to be effective November 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 8496; amended to be effective November 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 7816; amended to be effective November 5, 2017, 42 TexReg 6007.