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Updated September 2026
HELOC guide
Save the draws and the invoices. The deduction is not automatic.
HELOC interest is a tax question only your adviser should answer. What we can say: the IRS cares what you spent the money on. Interest on money that improves the home is treated differently from interest on a vacation or a car. Keep the closing disclosure, each draw receipt, and the invoices. Do not ask the loan officer to classify the deduction in a text. If you refinance or pay the line off, keep the payoff too. This page is not tax advice.
Sending a file is not an approval and not a credit pull. We text the same business day. We do not call. If we can structure it, we name the door. If we cannot, we say so.
The screen
| Keep | Why |
|---|---|
| Note and disclosure | Rate, margin, and fees |
| Draw records | When money left the line |
| Invoices | What the money bought |
| Payoff | When the debt ended |
What we fund
- Owners who want the file clean for their CPA
- A remodel with real invoices
- People who mixed personal spending onto the same line
What we still need. Short list.
- The first mortgage balance, rate, and whether it can stay.
- A value we can support, and the cash you actually want.
- The property state. HELOC is only GA, FL, TN, AL, NC, and SC.
- Income path: full doc, bank statements, or rent on a DSCR HELOC.
Questions
Can you tell me what is deductible?
No. That is a tax adviser. We can confirm what the loan documents say.
What if I used the line for both a roof and a car?
The uses get split. Your adviser needs the amounts. Mixed use is why the records matter.
Do you send a 1098?
The servicer does, if one is required. We are the broker, not always the servicer.
Related
These are the guidelines we screen. They are not a promise that your file hits the maximum. Credit-event seasoning, occupancy, and property condition still have to be confirmed. Not a commitment to lend. We text. We do not call.