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VA Loans and Employment

By Chris Birk | Published September 21, 2011

Income and employment are two basic elements in securing a home loan. But don’t let your assumptions about what is required discourage you from pursuing a VA loan, because the agency’s requirements allow for some flexibility in assessing both. When it comes to employment, the VA and its approved lenders are looking for stability, consistency [...]

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VA Loan Basics: Eligibility Requirements

By Chris Birk | Published July 6, 2011

For most, homeownership starts with a dream. For scores of veterans and active duty military personnel – the men and women who put America first – it starts and ends with a VA loan. These flexible, government-backed loans have helped more than 18 million service members become homeowners since World War II. VA loans feature [...]

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Chris Birk maintains the VA Loans Insider for Veterans United Home Loans, the nation's leading VA-approved lender. A recovering journalist, Chris writes about military home buying and the mortgage industry for a host of sites and publications, from Zillow's Mortgages Unzipped and About.com to the Huffington Post and Motley Fool. He is also the author of "The Book on VA Loans: An Essential Guide to Maximizing Your Home Loan Benefits."



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