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VA loans have big perks for eligible military members, including the fact that loans can be secured without a down payment. The question is, how many times can you use a VA loan in Washington State? This article will give you all the answers you need.
The VA home loan program offers unique benefits to eligible home buyers in Washington State. VA loans allow qualified military members and veterans to buy a house in Washington with no money down, and often without mortgage insurance. Additionally, it’s one of the easier mortgage programs to qualify for, because of the government backing. So there’s a lot to like.
But what if you’ve used the program in the past? Can you use another loan to buy a house in Washington State, if you’ve already used your entitlement once before? If yes then how many times can you use a VA loan?
Here’s the good news: In many cases, home buyers can “restore” their eligibility to buy another home with a VA loan, even if they’ve already used the program in the past.
This home loan program is managed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. On the Department’s website, it mentions the following about using a loan more than once:
“Restoration of Entitlement: Veterans can have previously-used entitlement ‘restored’ to purchase another home with a VA loan…”
They then go on to list scenarios where a veteran could restore his or her entitlement, in order to use the program again. The benefit can be restored and reused if:
Those are the scenarios for “basic restoration” of eligibility, which allows the veteran to use another VA loan to buy a house in Washington State.
There are also “special restoration cases” that can allow a borrower to reuse the program. According to VA Pamphlet 26-7, a veteran (and previous program user) can obtain restoration of the entitlement used on a prior VA loan under any of the following circumstances:
So those are some of the basic scenarios and special cases where a home buyer or homeowner in Washington could use a VA loan more than once.
We are passionate about the VA’s home loan program, because it rewards our brave men and women in uniform. So we’ve created a series of articles to help home buyers, homeowners and borrowers understand this unique program. You can learn more by reading any of the articles below:
What does it take to qualify for this government-backed mortgage program? Who is eligible to use a VA loan? And how do you get the process moving? You’ll find answers to these and related questions here.
Home buyers who use this program to buy a house in Washington could reduce their out-of-pocket costs in several ways.
Previously, VA loan limits – which typically mirrored conventional loan limits – gave borrowers a cap on how much they could borrow from a lender without putting forth a down payment. Usually, these limits would increase each year in response to rising home prices. But now, these loan limits are no more.
Check out our mortgage loan limit tool for conventional, FHA, and VA loans.
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