source:
  type: guide
  id: hud-4000-1-ii-a-overview
  authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — a. Overview
    (09/14/2015)
  description: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — a. Overview
    (09/14/2015).
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: hud-4000-1-ii-a-overview-full
  canonical_id: hud-4000-1-ii-a-overview-full
  section: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — a. Overview
    (09/14/2015)
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - fha
  - hud-handbook
  - corpus-expansion
  - tier-operative
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — a. Overview
      (09/14/2015)
    source_class: hud-handbook
    source_url: https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/single-family-handbook-4000-1
    snapshot_id: 8c03836f77f317e1
    fetched_at: '2026-05-23T00:28:40Z'
    content_hash: sha256:411430f29b13f9b54a2ebb0e6f6e7087ecd2b90d0da22eb0c8c792eaa2d7d0df
    paragraph_quote: a. Overview (09/14/2015) A Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-approved
      203(k) Consultant is required for all Standard 203(k) Mortgages and may be used
      for Limited 203(k) Mortgages. Any Consultant who performs work on a 203(k) must
      be listed on the FHA 203(k) Consultant Roster. The Consultant inspects the Property
      and prepares the architectural exhibits, the Work Write-Up and Cost Estimate.
      For information on how to become an approved 203(k) Consultant, refer to Doing
      Business with FHA.
  judgment: false
