Can a Borrower Rent Out a Home Purchased with a VA Loan?
There are many reasons why a borrower who owns a home purchased with a VA loan would consider renting out his or her property. Active duty military members who...
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VA Loan Reader Questions: Vendee Financing Program
A reader asks, "Has anyone heard any news on the Vendee program being restored?" The program known as Vendee Financing is connected to VA mortgages that have become...
Reader Question: VA Loan Appraisals and Unfinished Rooms
A reader asks about a previously owned home up for sale with some work missing. "...(T)he last owner left the master bathroom unfinished, floor and wall tiles missing,...
VA Home Loans For Ex-Spouses, Dependent Children
We've recently had a variety of questions about VA home loan rules for ex-spouses and dependent children. One of those questions this week goes like this: "I wanted...
VA Loan Minimum Property Requirements
A reader asks, "Can anyone tell me if a VA loan requires that the outside walls of my garage be drywalled on the inside of the garage? We...
VA Mortgage Rate Trends For The Week of September 8 2014
VA mortgage loan rates, best execution-wise, stayed at their now long-reported "comfort zone" of 3.75% for the best-qualified applicants (depending on the lender and other circumstances). But that...
VA Loan Reader Questions: Selling The Home
A reader asks, "My parents currently purchased a home in California using their VA loan. Is it possible for their non-VA daughter to be placed on title to...
VA Mortgage Rate News For Friday August 22, 2014
There are many reasons why mortgage rates fluctuate. The release of economic data that suggests weakness in the economy can influence rates and push them lower. Conversely, when...
VA Loans For Ex-Spouses? A Reader Question
A reader asks, "My ex-husband was active duty and I am remarried can I get a home mortgage off his retirement now?" This question is a bit unclear,...
VA Joint Loans: A Reader Question
A reader asks, "My father (who is a veteran) lives with me, never did use a VA loan. Recently we talked about buying a house, he gets a...