The system is simple and, thus far, largely unavoidable. When a user attempts to make a post, Craigslist asks for verification with a viable phone number. It then automatically calls the number and issues a verification code which must be re-entered for the post to go live.
For the purposes of the IRA distributions, a first-time home buyer is anyone who hasn't owned a present interest in a main home for the previous two years. For example, if your parents have promised to leave you their home in their will, that isn't a present interest in the home, so you still qualify.
One of FHAs highest priorities is to assist homebuyers with the purchase of their first home. FHA tracks the number of first-time buyers assisted by our programs. Consequently, it is very important that the information is entered accurately in FHA Connection. In order to help lenders properly identify first-time homebuyers, we are clarifying the definition of what constitutes a first-time homebuyer.