Tim Lucas
How To Find Out If Your Condo Is VA Approved | 2023
Posted on: May 8, 2023
Can you use a VA loan to buy a condo or townhome unit instead of a single-family home? Simply put, the answer is yes. When the condo is located within […]
VA Mobile Home Loans | Requirements [current_year
Posted on: May 5, 2023
The short answer is yes. Financing manufactured homes (also sometimes called modular or mobile homes) is in fact allowed under VA mortgage guidelines. These are known colloquially as mobile home […]
5 Tips to Pay Off Your VA Loan Fast
Posted on: November 3, 2022
Homeowners often assume they should make their mortgage payments, and nothing more. But big rewards come from making seemingly small extra payments on a mortgage. Here are strategies to pay […]
Should You Rent or Buy?
Posted on: November 1, 2022
What’s better, renting or buying? If you look at pure numbers, it appears that over the past 5 or 6 years, renters have seen their costs go up while homeowners’ […]
VA Streamline and Cash-Out Refinances: Perfect HARP Alternatives
Posted on: November 1, 2022
Since the introduction of the Home Affordable Refinance Program, or HARP in 2009, Congress has tried to address the negative equity many home owners have. HARP and later HARP 2.0 […]
Common First-Time Homebuyer Mistakes to Avoid [Part 1]
Posted on: November 1, 2022
Unfortunately, predicting the future is next to impossible. Things happen when buying and selling Real Estate that even defy reason, and all we can do sometimes is learn what not […]
Should You Sell Your Home “For Sale By Owner?”
Posted on: November 1, 2022
Here are some reasons you might want to hire a great real estate agent instead of doing it For Sale By Owner. A question of experience Because you probably haven’t […]
Why Is My Mortgage Lender Raising My VA Home Loan Payments?
Posted on: November 1, 2022
Often we get questions from Veterans who need answers about their VA home loan. Here’s a question from Robert M., a visitor to our Facebook page: Q: Dear Military VA Loan: […]
VA Minimum Property Requirements (MPRs)
Posted on: November 1, 2022
If you plan to buy a home with a VA home loan, you should know about VA’s minimum property requirements, or MPRs. MPRs are the minimum standards that the home […]
Do You Have Enough Homeowner’s Insurance? Here’s How to Tell
Posted on: November 1, 2022
You finally found the house you have been dreaming of. The mortgage papers are ready to sign. But you need to find the right home insurance to protect your new […]