A home loan backed by the VA is an invaluable benefit for military personnel and veterans who dream of homeownership, but some home sellers may have reservations about dealing with…
A benefit of being a veteran is that when you buy a home, you’re eligible for VA home loans, which require no down payments or costly private mortgage insurance, typically…
All too often, an otherwise rosy financial picture can be clouded by unexpected (and common) events: job loss, a reduction in pay, medical expenses, divorce, lawsuits, or maybe even plain…
Most of us associate a VA loan with buying a first house, a home that provides more space for a family indoors and a place to use a barbecue grill…
If your dream is to buy a home, you want to do everything possible to make sure it becomes yours. An earnest money deposit when you make an offer on…
Closing costs can turn the dream of home ownership into a nightmare on the very day you’re expecting to celebrate. Finding out the largest purchase of your life has a…
Severino used the program in 2015 on a property in Orlando with an additional dwelling unit, or ADU, in the backyard. He rented that out to cover the bulk of…
What Are the VA Home Inspection Requirements? There comes a time in every home-buying process when a buyer has the opportunity to take a peek behind the curtains – literally…
Life brings opportunities and challenges with financial consequences, and sometimes budgets get squeezed. If you’re a VA mortgage-holder, perhaps you’re pondering how to pay for some big-ticket item: a home…
Before we answer that question, let’s make sure we understand what VA home loans are and why the Department of Veterans Affairs created them. VA loans are offered by banks,…