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If you had to go through a foreclosure in the past few years there is some great news.  You only have to wait two years to apply for a VA home loan after your prior foreclosure.  They key is to look up the exact date the property deed transferred out of you name on the prior foreclosure, [...]

Short sales have been very common throughout the state of California the last four years.  Many borrowers have found themselves upside down on their properties after the decline in house prices mostly in 2008 and 2009.  The good news is that you can get a VA loan only two years after a short sale.  This means many [...]

VA loan credit scores do not have to be perfect to successfully qualify for a VA home loan in California.  But there are certain VA loan requirements for credit scores that has to be met.  As a general rule, you will need your VA loan credit score to be over 620 to be able to get [...]

VA home loan requirements only require a two year wait after a chapter 7 bankruptcy for active military and veterans to qualify for a VA home loan in California.  The wait after a chapter 13 bankruptcy is only 1 year.  Many times borrowers VA loan credit score had rebounded to over a 640 score in [...]

VA Loan Credit Tips in California

by rob on September 20, 2011 · 1 comment

The good news is the your VA loan credit score does not have to be perfect to get a 100% financing VA loan to buy a home in California, or to complete a VA loan refinance.   You can get a VA loan in California with generally down to a 600 credit score as long as [...]

VA Loan After Foreclosure in California

by rob on August 19, 2011 · 1 comment

  The good news is it only takes a two year wait after having a foreclosure to get a VA home loan in California.  In this economy many veterans across the state of California have lost their home to foreclosure in the past few years, but many of those veterans are already eligible to use [...]

The state of California has extended and improved the $10,000 tax credit for home buyers in California.  The old tax credit used to only be for brand new built homes, now the tax credit includes ALL first time home buyers buying ANY type of primary residence, brand new or resale.   This is wonderful news those who first time home buyers [...]