Sunday, January 19, 2014

How Can One Get The Veteran Home Loan

By Judy Sullivan


It is never simple to get cheap mortgage these days. As a matter of fact, returning military men are greatly disadvantaged when it comes to getting home loans. Therefore, the creation of veteran home loan was a welcomed move by the service men. Briefly put, veteran loans are given to the military personnel (who qualify) to pay for their homes.

The fact that this is a unique loan means that there are unique requirements too. For example, you cannot qualify for it unless you were active for 90 consecutive days during wars like World War II, the Korean War, the Gulf War, the Vietnam War and the 24-month rule. Alternatively, you must have served as a military reservist for at least six years. The other way to qualify is if you served for 181 days when there was no war.

Now, the government uses the above conditions to issue a Certificate of Eligibility. However, various approved lenders have extra requirements. Aspects such as Credit Reports (i. E. Absence of debts or other unpaid loans) and availability of sufficient income (enough to finance your application) are of key interest for most banks. In fact, some will not approve your application if you have bad credit.

The loans have a lot in store for the applicants. For starters, they are supported by the federal government and require no first payment. The fact that you do not need any deposit to apply for these loans means that even active military personals can get it.

The other benefit is the absence of private monthly mortgage insurance. This requirement is mostly used by the banks to counter defaulters. However since these loans are backed by the federal government, there is no need for insurance. Other advantages include lower interest rates and the use of you house allowance to service the mortgage. You are also free to pay off your mortgage even earlier without worrying about the pre-payment penalty.

The loans are also flexible in terms of usage. For instance, you could use them to buy a new home (even a manufactured one). Alternatively, you could improve the installations at your place or build a new home using the same loan. Better still, servicemen can buy homes and refurbish with the money.

Most loans have a tough application process. However, the veteran loans are not so hard to get. Instead, they have been simplified for ease of access. Primarily, you need a licensed lending institution without forgetting the home to be purchased. This is followed by fetching the Certificate of from the government, provided you had filled the Purchase Agreement form.

Once you have acquired the Purchase Agreement and a Certificate of Eligibility, you are cleared to approach the lender. They will in most cases look at your financial history with a keen interest on you banking activities. Provided you meet the lenders requirements, you are granted the veteran home loan and assigned a title company to do closing. During closing, the lending institution (via a title company) manages the transfer of the home to ensure you get your property faster and smoothly.




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