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USDA Rural Housing Loans

Posted on: 09th Nov, 2008 03:32 pm
Hi all. I was wondering if someone can tell me about the USDA Rural Housing Loans. I have been looking into buying a home for some time now. Problem I am running into is the homes I can afford all need work and they wont go FHA. I have a middle score of 655. Been at my job for almost 5 yrs and been in the same line of work for 13. I am married with 2 children, wife is unable to work so I am the sole provider for my household. I make 55k year salary and have been prequalified for a $180k.

I am trying to stay in the $750-$850 range as far as a mortgage payment goes. I was reading about the USDA Loans and how they can be as low as 1%. I went to their site http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/welcomeAction.do?pageAction=pageLoad&urlToLoad=http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/sfh/brief_rhguar.htm&NavKey=loan@21

and I qualify for their Guaranteed Loan program with a houshold of 4 with my income. I have talked to 2 different lenders about this and they dont seem to know much if anything about it. If I am able to get into this program I would be able to buy a home that doesn't need $15-$20k worth of work as soon as you move in. I guess or am hoping someone here can help me with understanding this better. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks

Marvin
Hi, I would like to know if i would be able to qualify for a housing loan? My credit score is 655 from the transunion. I am now working at the medical center hospital and I have been working their for over 4 years. I am now making a little over 33,000 a year. I will not be able to make a down payment at all. I would like to have a prequaify first without it affecting my credit score. is thier anything I can do to check it out or what? I am new at this and i will be the first time home buyer, Plus I have a wife and 2 kids and this trailer i live in it is in need a repair and but it is beyond repair and i want to get outta of here and move in a bigger and safer house. pls let me know what to do.
Posted on: 19th Jan, 2011 01:15 pm
Hi Larry!

Welcome to forums!

With a credit score of 655, you may be able to qualify for an FHA loan. However, in case of an FHA loan, you'll have to offer a down payment of 3.5% - 5%. Unless you offer this down payment, you won't be able to get a mortgage.

Feel free to ask if you've further queries.

Sussane
Posted on: 19th Jan, 2011 10:41 pm
Hello yes about a year ago I got a home with a rural development Loan. My questio is How much can my monthly payment go up if I get married. Does it depend on our Income? Please help me how much my payment could go up. Thank you
2hearts
Posted on: 18th Feb, 2011 11:13 pm
Hi Guest,

Though you get married, your monthly mortgage payments won't increase. Your payments will remain the same.

Thanks
Posted on: 20th Feb, 2011 11:53 pm
the house value is $100,000.00-and my scores are -655-618-603 is this good to get a loan -first time buyer
Posted on: 19th Oct, 2011 05:55 pm
Welcome adam,

The scores that you have will help you in getting a FHA loan to buy a home. You should contact the local FHA lenders and apply for the loan. They will let you know what type of rates and terms you will qualify for.
Posted on: 19th Oct, 2011 10:10 pm
Hello All, can some one help me please. I am looking for a lender to pre qualify me for a UDSA direct loan. Any would be good. Area I am looking in is GA. @ Sue (guest) can you refer me to some one that works with these loans USDA in GA? Thanks
Posted on: 19th Jul, 2012 03:22 am
Welcome Young,

This community has a large number of lenders. You can seek a no obligation free mortgage quote from them and check out if anyone of them can help you get a USDA loan.
Posted on: 20th Jul, 2012 12:05 am
We do USDA loans in GA. Young if you want to click on my profile and contact us, we would be happy to answer your questions and prequalify you.
Posted on: 20th Jul, 2012 11:50 am
I always forgot to login:

We do USDA loans in GA. Young if you want to click on my profile and contact us, we would be happy to answer your questions and prequalify you.
Posted on: 20th Jul, 2012 12:03 pm
Can you be pre-approved for a rural development loan? Not pre-qualified but actually pre-approved? We are already pre-qualified, and we are just trying to help our offers look a little better.
Posted on: 15th Oct, 2012 07:03 pm
Hi ratenxs!

Welcome to forums!

As far as I know, you can get pre-approved for a rural development loan if you meet the required criteria of the lender. You should contact the lender who has pre-qualified you for the loan and try to get pre-approved.

Feel free to ask if you've further queries.

Sussane
Posted on: 16th Oct, 2012 12:38 am
I am a single parent and have been self-employed for 12 years. I have a SOLID financial background and great credit score of around 700. I qualify for both direct and guaranteed. My parents want to sell me a modest house I rent. Pmts would be $1000/mo, my income is $2500/mo. Will they lend to me? Which loan has lower closing costs? Direct or Guarnteed? Say I get married in 2013 and his income causes me to only be able to qualify for a guaranteed loan, what's the difference? Will they still lend to me? Which is better? Which is quicker to get? :?
Posted on: 14th Jan, 2013 09:49 pm
Hi Ruth,

You can check out the given calculator in order to find out how much house you will be able to afford: http://www.mortgagefit.com/calculators/howmuch-afford.html .

Thanks
Posted on: 15th Jan, 2013 09:27 pm
We were told as the seller, a USDA loan takes 3,000.00 off the offer made by seller. I can't find anything to confirm this, or what this is for. Do you know anything about what the seller has to pay for when a buyer goes thru USDA?
Posted on: 17th Apr, 2013 06:31 am
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