Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Tips and Traps When You Get a VA Loan To Buy a Short Sale in California

June 2, 2010

As any buyer out there looking for a home to buy in California can see, there are a lot of short sales listed for sale.   It is very likely those active military and veterans that qualify VA loan and that are using their VA loan benefits, will be making offers on many short sales on their journey to purchase their home.   [...]

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Get a VA Loan Two Years After Foreclosure in California

June 1, 2010

As we all are aware of, many homebuyers have gone through hard times the last few years with high unemployment rates and falling home values.  And some former home owners have lost their homes to foreclosure in the last few years.  The good news for VA eligible active military and veterans who are eligible to [...]

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Federal Tax Credit Extended to April 2011 For Certain Members of Military and Other – Great to Get a VA Loan

April 14, 2010

When the tax credit for first time home buyers and repeat buyers was extended, there was a special rule for members of armed forces, uniformed services, Foreign Service and the intelligence community.  What this special rule says is if you have official orders outside the United States for at least 90 days from 12/31/2008 to [...]

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VA Loan Credit Tips For California VA Home Loan Applicants

April 7, 2010

Credit issues are one of the major reasons I see eligible active military members and veterans from using their VA loan benefits to get a VA loan to buy a new home or refinance.  There are a few very simple things you can do to improve you score dramatically before or even after you apply [...]

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New Info On Expanded $10,000 California Home Buyer Tax Credit – Perfect To Use When You Get a VA Loan

April 1, 2010

Here are some updates to an earlier post I made on the newly extended California home buyer tax credit.  That post did not have all the details but this should have more. Starting May 1st, the state of CA will award $200 million in state income tax credits to home buyers.   Here are some details [...]

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