You say well what will that do for me. It will give you $8,000 cash, because a credit is different from a deduction. A deduction comes right off your income. Say you make $50,000 a year. When you get a deduction you would get $8,000 off of that making your income $42,000. That is not a big difference. Maybe a thousand less dollars to pay. But with a credit you get that money cash. So if you usually pay a couple thousand to the government, this credit you give you $8,000 cash so you pay the government $2,000 that you owe and the rest gets returned to you. That could be a $6,000 check right in your pocket!
This must be your primary residence for you to qualify for this credit. There are a few other things that you must abide by, but the cash is incredible and the houses are very cheap right now. If you think that this may be of importance to you, you have to get this house in certain times and you have to buy the house anytime after January 1st, 2009. I believe that the program is in effect for the rest of the year.
What a great time to get a bargain on a home and next year you will have a little nest egg to start saving again. I even heard that you can use the $8,000 for the down payment. How sweet is this? Time to buy a home with the help of President Obama!
