You need 2 years tax records where your AGI (after deductions if self employed naturally) is enough income to justify the loan after taking existing debts into consideration. This trips up most self employed that like to write off everything they can. If you have a car payment and a few credit cards totalling less than a grand a month you will probably need returns reflecting around $37-$40K to get into a $150K home. very dependant on other things like taxes an insurance....
Three options....
Rent for now and report properly for the next two years
or amend 2010 and 2011 to reflect the income but you will see penalties for 2010 most likely and need to bite the bullet paying self employment taxes normally paid by an employer. If you go from little to nothing reported over the last two years to $40k a year be ready to shell out $12-$15K to the IRS
You need someone to run the figures for you but if you have enough money for a down payment and to go back two years legitimizing taxes you might want to just find a hard money lender that will charge you a higher rate but possibly finance possibly 70% of it's appraised value. $40-$50K WILL get you into a house. Rate will be high but legitimize your documentation and refinance in a couple of years. Buy the right property and odds are it will appreciate enough to justify the short term expenses.
If your credit is NOT good then rent on a two year lease with an optionn to buy at a price you agree to today. Offer up a larger than normal deposit to convert to earnest money for the sale at the end of the two years.
You can pretty much fix any credit issue and legitimize yourself tax wise in two years or less.
Originally Posted by Whispers
Best answer in the thread - whatever you do - DO NOT "fake" your tax return and try to use a document you didn't actually file with the IRS with a bank or lender . . . they'll find out, and they prosecute. . . A federal felony has no provision to be expunged, it would require a Presidential pardon. YOU DO NOT want a federal felony, trust me, my ex had one for conspiracy to commit a crime (not even an overt act, just conspiring to commit a crime - and he will pay for it for life. Go back and file, pay the penalties and pray the IRS doesn't get a hair up their ass and want to go back even further than two years when you file . . . Good luck.