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VA Loan Power of Attorney: How a Deployed Veteran Closes Without Being There
A VA loan power of attorney lets someone sign your closing papers when you cannot be there. Deployment. A field exercise with no signal. A PCS that lands your family in the new house before you get there. VA allows it. Most lenders make it harder than VA does. This is the rule as VA…
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VA Awards $1.17 Billion in Grants to Fight Veteran Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $1.17 billion in new grants this month to fight veteran homelessness. The money goes to 680 community organizations that house and support veterans across the country, split between two programs: Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) and Grant and Per Diem (GPD). VA reported housing 51,936 homeless veterans…
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VA Minimum Property Requirements: The Real List (Updated 2026)
VA Minimum Property Requirements in plain words. Heat, roof, water, lead paint, termites, private roads, and how to get a repair waived. Updated for 2026.
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VA Tidewater: What to Do When the Appraiser Calls With Bad News
The VA Tidewater process explained in plain words. What triggers it, the 2-day window, what data to send, and how it differs from a Reconsideration of Value.
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The VA Appraisal: How It Works, What It Costs, and What Can Go Wrong
How a VA appraisal really works. Who orders it, what it costs, how long it takes, the Notice of Value, and what to do if the value comes in low.
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VA Cash-Out Refinance: The Rules Most Lenders Get Wrong
VA cash-out refinance explained: 100% loan-to-value, Type I vs Type II, seasoning, funding fee, and the cash rules. Straight from the VA handbook.
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Does a VA Loan Have a Spending Cap? What One Veteran’s Text Revealed
Does a VA loan have a spending cap? A veteran texted me that exact question this week. He wants to keep his current home, rent it out, and buy another house a few doors down with a second VA loan. Last time he bought, he was pre-approved for far more than he spent. So he…
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The VA Home Loan Navigator Act: What Veterans Should Know
Congress introduced a new bill on June 23, 2026, called the VA Home Loan Navigator Act (H.R. 9404). It was filed by Representative Veronica Escobar of Texas, with support from both parties. In plain terms, the bill would make the VA set up a free program that helps veterans use their VA home loan benefit…
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North Colorado Springs VA Loans: Monument, Gleneagle & D-38
Buying north of Colorado Springs with a VA loan means Monument, Gleneagle, Flying Horse, and the top-rated D-38 and D-20 schools, and that is exactly where the VA benefit is worth the most. The JD.Mortgage Team writes north-end VA loans with no minimum credit score and no lender overlays. With full entitlement there is no…
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Space Force VA Loans: Buying Near Peterson & Schriever
Space Force Guardians qualify for the same VA loan benefit as every other branch, and Colorado Springs is the heart of Space Force country. The JD.Mortgage Team writes VA loans for Guardians at Peterson Space Force Base and Schriever Space Force Base with no minimum credit score and no lender overlays. You get $0 down…
