Here is some more info. on VA Financing Directly from my blog. Thank You for taking the time to interview me! It also includes the link to click on for Maximum loan amounts per county.

For VA home loan purposes, a veteran is a person who has served or is currently serving on active duty in the United States Military or Coast Guard and who was discharged or released from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable. Un-remarried surviving spouses of an eligible service member who died as a result of service or service-related injuries may also be eligible.

ELIGIBLE PROPERTY TYPES

1 – 4-unit single family detached homes

PUDs

Townhouses

Condominiums—per VA guidelines

INCOME

In order to be considered for approval of a VA home loan, income stability is a mandatory requirement

Veterans recently separated from the service must have a minimum 2 year work history in the same line of work that he/she did in the service. The veteran should be in his/her most recent job for at least 12 months.

W-2s for the last two years

Signed Federal tax returns for the past 2 years for self-employed borrowers and rental income/loss

MAXIMUM FINANCED PROPERTIES

The maximum number of financed properties that the borrower(s) can have is four (4). However, the borrower must still have remaining VA eligibility for a VA loan.

GIFTS

A gift letter, source of funds and evidence of transfer of gift funds is required.

MAXIMUM LTV

100% for Purchase transactions
90% for Refinance transactions
100% for IRRRL Refinance transactions

MINIMUM CREDIT SCORE

For loan amounts </= $417,000, the minimum FICO score required is 600. For loan amounts > $417,000, the minimum FICO score required is 700.

MINIMUM LOAN AMOUNT

There is no minimum loan amount for VA. MB Financial allowes $10k loan amount minimums.

OCCUPANCY

Owner-occupied, primary residences are allowed. Second homes or investment properties are not allowed.

RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
If the loan amount is $417,000 or less and the borrower is not qualified with rental income, there are no requirements for cash reserves. If the borrower uses rental income to qualify or if the loan amount is greater than $417,000, six (6) months of reserves must be documented.

SELLER CONCESSIONS

Seller concessions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Payment of the buyer's VA funding fee

Prepayment of the buyer’s property taxes and insurance

Gifts such as a television set or microwave oven

Payment of extra points to provide permanent interest rate buydowns

Provision of escrowed funds to provide temporary interest rate buydowns,

Payoff of credit balances or judgments on behalf of the buyer

Seller concessions do not include payment of the buyer’s closing costs or payment of points as appropriate to the market.

Any seller concession or combination of concessions which exceeds 4% of the established reasonable value of the property is considered excessive, and unacceptable for VA guaranteed loans.

Here is a link to VA's site with the maximum VA loan limits, in 2015. This year it is the same as FHFA or Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae's guidelines.

http://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/purchaseco_lo...

Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan for Veterans.

The VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) lowers your interest rate by refinancing your existing VA loan. By reducing your interest rate, your monthly mortgage payment should decrease. You can also refinance an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) into a fixed rate mortgage.

IRRRL Info

No appraisal or credit underwriting package is required when applying for an IRRRL.
An IRRRL may be done with "no money out of pocket" by including all costs in the new loan or by making the new loan at an interest rate high enough to enable the lender to pay the costs.
When refinancing from an existing VA ARM loan to a fixed rate loan, the interest rate may increase.
No CASH OUT with IRRRL
6 month mortgage history required.
No credit underwriting is required as long as....... Existing loan must not be past due more than 30 days, or the payment doesn't increase by more than 20% if reducing term.
Credit pulled with a required score of 600.
May not extend term of the refinance more than 10 years from original term.

Here are some of the locations we lend in, but are not limited to. Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Carlsbad, Las Vegas, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Jacksonville, Richmond, Memphis, Tucson, Albuquerque, Washington DC, Tampa, Baltimore, Houston, Atlanta, Ventura, Omaha, Bakersfield, Dayton, Columbia, Cleveland are all area's with a high population of veterans.

Jerry Padilla
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