FAQ
Va Loans
REAL ESTATE FOR VETERANS
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions About
The VA Home Loan Process
What if I don’t need a fully custom renovated home?
What if I find a home that is perfect and exactly what I’m looking for?
In this circumstance, again we play the real estate game very differently – and we play to WIN. On your behalf, we deploy our Stealth Strategy…The So Cal VA Homes Secret Weapon! Our VETERAN'S ANGEL PROGRAM. This special new program has helped many of our clients get their offers accepted and it can help you get an accepted offer too.
Our VETERAN'S ANGEL PROGRAM is not available anywhere else and is simply UNHEARD OF in the real estate business... because WE developed it. It is so unusual… so POTENT and so devastating to your market competition… that when you fully comprehend its operation and its IMPACT,
you won't make another offer without it.That's why we don't publish all the details on our site. Call us for more details at (949) 268-7742 or click the button below.
How do you do all this? Where does the loan or financing come from to complete the transaction?
Does So Cal VA Homes make the loan?
How does So Cal VA Homes make money on these homes?
Who gets to use these VA Benefits and who is eligible for VA Financing?
If you have served, or are serving in the Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard or Air force for 90 – 180 days, you are very likely eligible. Additionally, if you are currently National Guard an active Reserve member, you qualify. To obtain a Certificate which documents your eligibility, you must have been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
Surviving spouses in many circumstances qualify as well.
Additionally, members of N.O.A.A., merchant seaman and some other service organizations qualify.
How do I know that I’m getting a good final price on the home and that I’m not paying too much for the property?
How do I really know what the home is worth?
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We can't sell you the home for a price more than the value established by an independent VA approved appraiser, who appraises every transaction. The Government protects all VA buyers in this manner, so you don't pay too much for a home. So the final purchase price and therefore the value we add to the home is confirmed by an independent VA approved appraiser.
When the appraisal is completed, the lender reviews the appraisal and sends you a "Notice of Value" – a second opinion often demonstrating instant home equity that you receive in your new home! Watch the video of the Dudera transaction in Imperial Beach. We sold them the home for $330,000 and the Notice of Value was established at $350,000. They got $20,000 in EQUITY and a $5,000, 80" Sharp flat screen TV on the wall! (not to mention ALL new stainless steel appliances).
That transaction was so fun!
What is the VA Funding Fee?
Are interest rates competitive with VA Loans compared to FHA and conventional loans?
What’s the purchase price limit when using my VA benefit?
Your VA Benefits limit your purchase loan size depending on your county. If you are not currently receiving disability payments from the VA, a "Funding Fee" is included in the loan amount. If you have been awarded disability, you are exempt from this fee.
Inclusive of this fee to the VA, loan limits in 2017 are as high as $636,150 in parts of California. We perform financing throughout the state, but in the 5 Southern California counties where we typically remodel homes for our men and women, the 2017 limits are as follows:
LA County - $636,150
Orange County CA = $636,150
Riverside County = $424,100
San Bernardino County = $424,100
San Diego County = $612,950
The VA updates their loan limits each year based on the average cost of housing across each county.
What if we’re working with a Realtor already?
Do you have any programs that are special for Service Members with disability?
Conventional, and Jumbo buyers as well.