FLORIDA VA MORTGAGE FINANCING LOANS, BEST RATES

We Specialize in Good and Bad Credit Florida VA Mortgage Loans

Florida VA mortgages are guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These Florida VA mortgage loans were established to provide transition assistance and other benefits to men and women who served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the Nation. This includes the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Reservists, National Guardsmen, and certain surviving spouses. Also, if you are a disabled veteran, you may qualify for additional Florida VA mortgage benefits. Including reduced or elimination of Florida property taxes. We are proud to provide 100% Bad Credit Florida VA mortgage approvals down to 600 fico score VA purchase or Florida VA mortgage refinances! 

Florida VA mortgage loan benefits that only come with a VA mortgage

• Easier qualification standards
• Less strict credit and income standards
• 100% Financing = No down payment required.
• Bad Credit Score VA loans Down to 550!

FLORIDA VA MORTGAGE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

You must have suitable credit score MINIMUM 550, sufficient income, and a valid Certificate of Eligibility (COE) to Qualify for a Florida VA mortgage. The Florida home must be for your own personal occupancy. The approval requirements to obtain a COE are listed below for Service members and Florida Veterans, spouses, and other eligible beneficiaries. VA mortgage loans can be used to:

• Buy a Florida home, a Florida Condo
• Simultaneously purchase and improve a Florida home.
• Improve a Florida home by installing energy-related features or making energy efficient improvements
• Florida Eligibility Requirements for VA Mortgage Loans
• Service members and Florida Veterans- To obtain a COE, you must have been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable and meet the service requirements below

Funding Fee Tables

Type of Veteran Downpayment Percentage for First time Use Percentage for Subsequent Use Regular Military None 5%or more 10%or more 2.15% 1.50% 1.25% 3.3% * 1.50% 1.25% Reserves/National Guard None 5%or more 10%or more 2.4% 1.75% 1.5% 3.3% * 1.75% 1.5%

Note: IN 2011, funding fees were lower from October 1 through October 5, and November 18 through November 21. The enactment of Public law 112-56, signed November 21, 2011, establishes rates at the levels below through September 30, 2016.Prior to September 30, 2016; we will publish updated information on the fees for loans closed after that date.                                                                                  

Cash-Out Refinancing Loans:

Type of Veteran Percentage for First-time Use Percentage for Subsequent Use Regular Military 2.15% 3.3% * Reserves/National Guard 2.4% 3.3% *

Note: There are no reduced funding fees for regular refinances based on equity. Reduced fees only apply to purchase loans where a down payment of at least 5 percent is made.

*The higher subsequent use fee does not apply to these types of loans if the Veteran's only prior use of entitlement was for a manufactured home loan.

 

VA Status	Qualifying Wartime & Peacetime Periods	Qualifying Active Duty Dates	Minimum Active Duty Service Requirement
Florida Veteran	WWII	9/16/1940 - 7/25/1947	90 total days
	Post-WWII	7/26/1947 - 6/26/1950	181 continuous days
	Korean War	6/27/1950 - 1/31/1955	90 total days
	Post-Korean War	2/1/1955 - 8/4/1964	181 continuous days
	Vietnam War	8/5/1964 - 5/7/1975 *For Veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam, the beginning date is 2/28/1961	90 total days
	Post-Vietnam War	5/8/1975 - 9/7/1980 *The ending date for officers is 10/16/1981	181 continuous days
	24-month rule	9/8/1980 - 8/1/1990 *The beginning date for officers is 10/17/1981	24 continuous months, OR The full period (at least 181 days) for which you were called or ordered to active duty
	Gulf War	8/2/1990 - Present	24 continuous months, OR The full period (at least 90 days) for which you were called or ordered to active duty
Currently On Active Duty	Any	Any	90 continuous days
Florida National Guard & Reserve Member	Gulf War	8/2/1990 - Present	90 days of active service
	Six years of service in the Selected Reserve or National Guard, AND Were discharged honorably, OR Were placed on the retired list, OR Were transferred to the Standby Reserve or an element of the Ready Reserve other than the Selected Reserve after service characterized as honorable, OR Continue to serve in the Selected Reserve

*If you do not meet the minimum VA service requirements, you may still be eligible if you were discharged due to (1) hardship, (2) the convenience of the government, (3) reduction-in-force, (4) certain medical conditions, or (5) a service-connected disability.

Spouses, the spouse of a Florida Veteran can also apply for home loan eligibility for a VA mortgage under one of the following conditions:

• Un-remarried spouse of a Florida Veteran who died while in service or from a service-connected disability, or
• Spouse of a Florida Service members missing in action or a prisoner of war
• Surviving Florida spouse who remarries on or after attaining age 57, and on or after December 16, 2003
• (Note: a surviving Florida spouse who remarried before December 16, 2003, and on or after attaining age 57, must have applied no later than December 15, 2004, to establish home loan eligibility. VA must deny applications from surviving spouses who remarried before December 6, 2003 that are received after December 15, 2004.)
• Surviving Florida Spouses of certain totally disabled veterans whose disability may not have been the cause of death

100% FLORIDA VA HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION

Any Florida homestead by a veteran who was honorably discharged with a service-connected permanent and total disability and for whom a letter from the United States Government or VA or its predecessor has been issued certifying that the veteran is totally and permanently disabled is exempt from taxation, provided the veteran is a permanent resident of the state on January 1 of the Florida tax year for which property exemption is being claimed or on January 1 of the year the veteran died.

BENEFITS OF A FLORIDA VA MORTGAGE LOAN

• No money down for Florida VA loans up to $453,100.
• Seller paid closing cost up to 4%.
• No PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance)
• Government regulated Florida VA loan closing costs.
• VA streamlined refinance loans can be closed in 15 to 20 days
• VA BAD CREDIT FLORIDA MORTGAGE DOWN TO 580 FICO.
• No limit to the number of times a veteran may use a VA mortgage.
• NO CREDIT SCORE FLORIDA VA HOME LOANS USING ALTERNATE TRADE LINES.

In addition to these benefits, the VA Mortgage Loan program offers default assistance to veteran borrowers in financial difficulty through a higher level of service and a greater range of alternatives to avoid foreclosure. Delinquency and foreclosure rates for VA mortgage loans are substantially less because of the VA mortgage protections in place.

VA FLORIDA MORTGAGE FUNDING FEES

The Veterans Administration assesses a Funding Fee to all VA loans between .5% and 3.3% of the loan amount. The VA mortgage funding fee is added to the VA mortgage amount of the loan to be paid over the life of your VA mortgage loan. The VA Mortgage Funding Fee replaces the much higher priced Florida (PMI) Mortgage Insurance required when you get a conventional home loan. Disabled Florida Veteran home buyers may even qualify to get the fee waived completely.

QUALIFYING FOR A FLORIDA VA MORTGAGE

The VA offers excellent qualifying standards. The VA does not use credit scoring as their primary analysis of the loan. Florida VA mortgage applicants with some past financial difficulties may still qualify for a VA mortgage loan. The VA mortgage can be a tremendous saving compared to the cost of conventional loans for those veterans with past credit issues.

FLORIDA VA MORTGAGE REFINANCING

VA mortgage loans have built-in features allowing a Florida VA mortgage to be refinanced to a lower interest rate without all of the criteria normally red tape associated with a conventional mortgage. This is called an Interest Rate Reduction.

VA Loan limits are $453,100 for most Florida counties, $529,000 for the Florida Keys & Monroe County and $450,800 for Naples & Collier County.

We offer loans for the entire state of Florida and all of the following cities;
Monroe County Florida Cities; Big Pine Key, Islamorada, Key Colony Beach, Key Largo, Key West, Long Key, Marathon, Marathon Shores, Sugarloaf Shores, Summerland Key, and Tavernier
Collier County Florida Cities; Marco Island, Naples Golden Gate,
Lee County Florida Cities: Alva, Boca Grande, Bonita Springs, Buckingham, Captiva, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Lehigh Acres, Sanibel.
Jacksonville, Tampa, Saint Petersburg, Hialeah, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Miami, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Miramar, Sarasota, Gainesville, Bradenton