The President is expected to sign H.R. 299, the ‘Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act.’ This legislation includes language which will eliminate the cap on the VA home loan guarantee.
Source: Congress Passes VA Loan Bill
Using Your Veterans Benefit to Buy a Home In Kentucky
Probably one of the most talked about GI benefits is the VA Home Loan. You’ve probably heard of it, but have you ever thought of it using it? Learn what it is & how can it help you here.
Using Your Veterans Benefit to Buy a Home In Kentucky
Using Your Veterans Benefit to Buy a Home in Kentucky |
Probably one of the most talked about GI benefits is the Kentucky VA Home Loan. You’ve probably heard of it, but have you ever thought of it using it? Learn what it is & how can it help you here.
Using Your Veterans Benefit To Buy A Home In Kentucky For Zero Down
May 31, 2019 06:00AM
Those eligible for VA loans should at least look into taking advantage of this benefit
Probably one of the most talked about GI benefits is the VA Home Loan. You’ve probably heard of it, but have you ever thought of it using it? What is the benefit, how can it help you, and what’s the process?
Experience tells me that in our area, this is an under-utilized tool by many real estate agents and loan officers. Why? Because like anything having to do with the government, there are a few internal twists. But fear not—if you hire an experienced agent and have the right loan officer, you won’t even be aware of these.
What’s the Benefit?
While there are other housing-related programs that will help assist in repairing, retaining, or adapting a personal home, we’re specifically referring to the VA home loan. This type of loan is available through private lenders to service members, veterans, and qualifying surviving spouses. In a nutshell, the VA stands behind the loan, guaranteeing a portion of it, and either eliminating the need for or in lieu of a 20% down payment, as well as costly private mortgage insurance. It can be used to buy, build, or refinance a primary residence.
How Can It Help You?
- Limited or Zero Down payment for veterans
- No Mortgage Insurance monthly (there is a one-time funding fee)
- Re-Usable & Assumable by other eligible VA Mortgage buyers
- No minimum credit score
- Past Bankruptcies and Foreclosure over 2 years you can apply again
- Can be used in any county of Kentucky with no max loan limit
- No income limits on how much you can make
- can refinance up to 100% of the home’s value if it passed the VA Net Tangible Worksheet
- Very low 30 year fixed rate loans when compared to conventional loans
- VA loans require termite inspection on all loans.
What’s the Process?
The first question to ask is, do you qualify? If the answer is yes:
- Get financially pre-qualified by a lender that does VA backed loans, since not all banks do them, it is best to shop around and ask if the lender does a lot of VA loans in Kentucky
- Obtain your Certificate of Eligibility (COE). The lender can help you with this.
- Find your home
- Negotiate the terms of your transaction
- Apply for your loan
- Closing
Those eligible for Kentucky VA loans, should at least look into taking advantage of this benefit.
Joel Lobb (NMLS#57916)
Senior Loan Officer
Senior Loan Officer
American Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
10602 Timberwood Circle Suite 3
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Source: Using Your Veterans Benefit to Buy a Home | Bellingham Bulletin
Kentucky VA loans skyrocket in popularity for first-time home buyers
Service members are far more likely to opt for a Department of Veterans Affairs mortgage than any other type of loan when buying their first home, a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shows. Here’s a look at how much more popular Kentucky VA loans have become for service members in the last decade.
Source: Kentucky VA loans skyrocket in popularity for first-time homebuyers
This report uses the term “servicemember” as those who are training for, serving in, or have previously served in the uniformed services, as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(5).
2 “[N]early 90% of VA-backed loans are made with no down payment.” U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (2018). Available at https://www.va.gov/housing-assistance/home-loans/.
3 These protections range from VA-provided loan counseling and assistance working with loan servicers, to VA’s authority to force a loan servicing transfer or servicing the loan in-house.
4 The funding fee ranges from 1.25 to 3.3 percent for home purchase loans, depending on veteran status, down-payment size, and first or subsequent use of VA loan benefits. The fee is waived for applicants with a service-connected disability. Other details on VA home loan benefits, costs, and eligibility requirements are available at https://www.va.gov/housing-assistance/home-loans/.
5 This report defines “first-time homebuyer” as individuals who open a new home loan anytime between 2006 and 2016, and do not have a prior home loan tradeline on their credit report as of the first quarter of 2006. This is stricter than the definition used by many first-time homebuyer assistance programs, which include anyone who has not owned a home in the previous three years.
6 These observations are based on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data. “Data Point: 2017 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends”, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (HMDA Report, 2018), Figure 2. Available at https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/research-reports/cfpb-data-point-mortgage-market-activity-and-trends/.
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