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Know before you
make an offer on
a Hawaii condo.

The Condo Health & Warrantability Scanner uses AI to assess a condo project in two ways: warrantability against the full Fannie Mae B4-2 framework, and overall financial health — the stuff that matters whether you’re financing or paying cash.

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What it does

The warrantability check that used to take days — in minutes.

Before a condo can be financed with a conventional loan, it has to pass a warrantability review. That process normally involves manually checking HOA documents, reserve studies, insurance certificates, meeting minutes, and financial statements against Fannie Mae’s B4-2 framework — a 22-point checklist that most lenders take days to complete.

The Condo Health & Warrantability Scanner does it in minutes. Upload the documents and the AI returns a structured report flagging every potential issue — so you know what you’re dealing with before you write the offer or commit to a lender.

But warrantability is just one lens. The tool also assesses the condo project’s overall financial health — reserve fund adequacy, HOA budget stability, deferred maintenance exposure, and governance red flags. That information matters to every buyer, whether they’re financing or paying cash. A well-priced condo in an underfunded HOA is a liability, not a deal.

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Full B4-2 Framework

All 22 warrantability check IDs covered — not just the headline 2026 changes. Every criterion Fannie Mae uses to approve or deny a condo project.

HOA Health Assessment

Beyond warrantability, the tool evaluates the condo project’s overall health across 5 areas: financial stability, maintenance, governance, litigation risk, and reserve adequacy.

2026 Guidelines Built In

Includes LL-2026-03 and Freddie Mac Bulletin 2026-C. The reserve study requirement effective August 2026 and all new structural assessment criteria are part of the analysis.

Built for Hawaii

Hawaii’s condo market — especially Waikiki condotels, Maui resort properties, and aging Honolulu high-rises — has unique warrantability challenges. This tool was built with those specific nuances in mind.

Non-warrantable doesn’t mean no options — it means different options. A condo that doesn’t pass conventional review may still have excellent financing available through portfolio lenders, non-QM programs, or condotel-specific products. The key is knowing early — weeks before closing, not days before. That’s what this tool is for.

Important: This tool provides a preliminary AI-assisted analysis for informational and due diligence purposes only. It is not a formal lender warrantability determination, does not guarantee financing eligibility, and should not be relied upon as legal or financial advice. All condo projects are subject to full lender review, underwriting, and approval. Results may not reflect all conditions or documentation relevant to a specific transaction.

How it works

Four steps to a complete warrantability report

No account required. No email gate. Just upload the documents and get answers.

Enter project details

Name the condo project and provide the key context — location, number of units, project type.

Upload HOA documents

Upload the reserve study, meeting minutes, financials, insurance certificates, and any other relevant docs.

AI runs the analysis

The scanner reviews every document against the full B4-2 framework and flags issues, risks, and missing information.

Get your report

A structured pass/flag/fail report with specific citations and recommended next steps for each issue found.

Who it’s for

Built for everyone
in a condo transaction.

Whether you’re buying, selling, or financing a Hawaii condo, warrantability affects you. Knowing early saves everyone time.

Hawaii Buyers

Find out if the condo you love can actually be financed before you fall in love with it. And even if you’re paying cash, understand the financial health of the HOA you’re buying into — an underfunded reserve or looming special assessment is a risk regardless of how you’re paying.

Hawaii Realtors

Run a quick warrantability check before your buyer writes an offer. A non-warrantable result isn’t a dead end — there are financing options — but discovering it in week six of escrow is. Identify issues early, set the right expectations, and close more deals.

Investors

Buying a Waikiki condotel, Maui vacation rental, or investment condo? Warrantability determines your financing options. But HOA financial health determines your long-term ROI. A surprise $30,000 special assessment two years after closing changes every calculation. And if a project is non-warrantable, condotel-specific financing may still work — but you need to know that before you’re two weeks into escrow.

Why this matters now

The 2026 condo rules changed everything.

In the wake of the Surfside collapse, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have dramatically tightened condo project requirements. The changes — LL-2026-03 and Freddie Mac Bulletin 2026-C, effective March 2026 — affect thousands of Hawaii condo projects.

Condos that sailed through warrantability reviews in 2024 and 2025 may now be ineligible for conventional financing. The reserve study requirement effective August 2026 alone will disqualify a significant number of older Hawaii high-rise projects.

This scanner is built on the current guidelines — not last year’s.

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Effective August 2026
Reserve Study Requirement

Projects must have a reserve study completed within the past 3 years by a qualified professional. Previously optional documentation is now a hard requirement.

LL-2026-03 Change
Structural Assessment Rules

New requirements for projects with deferred maintenance, significant damage, or buildings over a certain age. Post-Surfside compliance documentation now required.

Reserve Fund Threshold
Dual Threshold Testing

Projects must meet both a percentage-of-budget threshold and a per-unit dollar threshold. Failing either triggers a flag that may require lender review.

Special Assessments
New Evaluation Criteria

Special assessments now require documentation of the underlying reason. Safety-related assessments trigger additional scrutiny regardless of amount.

Non-warrantable doesn’t mean no options — it means different options. A condo that doesn’t pass conventional review may still have excellent financing available through portfolio lenders, non-QM programs, or condotel-specific products. The key is knowing early — weeks before closing, not days before. That’s what this tool is for.

Important: This tool provides a preliminary AI-assisted analysis for informational and due diligence purposes only. It is not a formal lender warrantability determination, does not guarantee financing eligibility, and should not be relied upon as legal or financial advice. All condo projects are subject to full lender review, underwriting, and approval. Results may not reflect all conditions or documentation relevant to a specific transaction.

Zack Diener — Hawaii Mortgage Broker
About the broker behind the tool

Built by someone who’s closed Hawaii condo loans for 20+ years.

I’m Zack Diener — an independent mortgage broker licensed in Hawaii and Colorado under Barrett Financial Group. I built this tool because condo warrantability issues are one of the most common reasons Hawaii deals fall apart, and most buyers and realtors don’t find out until it’s too late.

“If I wouldn’t recommend a product to my own grandmother, I won’t recommend it to a client. This tool is the same philosophy — give people the information they need before they make a decision.”

As an independent broker I have access to 180+ wholesale lenders — including specialists in non-warrantable condo financing, condotel loans, and portfolio products for projects that don’t pass conventional review.

20+Years lending in Hawaii
180+Wholesale lenders
NMLS#470413
HI & COLicensed
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Want a deeper review?

Got your results? I’ll personally walk through any Hawaii condo project with you.

The scanner gives you a strong starting point — but every deal has nuances. If your project flagged issues, or you’re not sure what the results mean for your financing options, I’m happy to review it with you personally. Free, no obligation. Non-warrantable doesn’t mean no loan — it means a different loan. I have 180+ lenders including specialists in non-warrantable condos, condotels, and portfolio programs. Knowing early means more options, not fewer.

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Important disclaimer

This is a due diligence tool — not a guarantee.

The Condo Health & Warrantability Scanner uses AI to analyze documents you provide against published Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guidelines. The results are a preliminary assessment for informational purposes only — not a formal lender determination, not a guarantee of financing eligibility, and not legal or financial advice.

A condo project that appears warrantable based on this analysis may still be declined by a lender at underwriting. A project that flags issues here may still be approved through a portfolio lender or alternative financing. Every transaction is different, and lenders apply their own overlays and underwriting criteria that this tool cannot account for.

The financial health assessment is similarly preliminary. It is intended to surface questions and areas for further investigation — not to replace a professional HOA financial review, CPA analysis, or legal opinion.

Use this tool as a starting point for due diligence, not an endpoint. If you have questions about a specific condo project’s financing options — including non-warrantable and condotel programs — contact Zack directly.

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