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Buying New Construction in Falcon & Peyton With a VA Loan
Buying new construction in Falcon or Peyton with a VA loan is one of the smartest moves a Colorado Springs military buyer can make. The D-49 corridor east of the city is full of new builds, larger lots, and motivated national builders. A VA loan works on these homes with $0 down on full entitlement,…
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BAH Wasn’t Enough — Until We Changed the Math: A Fort Carson VA Loan Story
A Sergeant First Class at Fort Carson came in with a straightforward concern: the housing payment on a new build was going to run several hundred dollars over his BAH, and he wasn’t sure that math made sense. His credit score was 598. The home was $491,000. And on paper, the payment felt like too…
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578 Credit Score, New Build, $130 Less Per Month: A VA Loan Story From Colorado Springs
A Colorado Springs veteran came in worried about the cost of homeownership in this rate environment. His credit score was 578. He was buying a new build. And when he looked at the mortgage payment alone, the number felt too high. The problem was the frame. He was comparing the mortgage payment to his rent…
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New Construction VA Loan: How to Keep the Builder Incentive
A retiring service member called me last week. He was PCSing to Las Vegas with his wife, also a 100% disabled veteran. They had their eyes on a new-construction home from a major national builder. The base price was $858,000. The builder was offering about $21,500 in incentives — but only if they used the…
