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I have posted before that I am a Vietnam era veteran. I didn’t serve in Vietnam itself, but was stationed on Guam with the Air Force during a lot of the time the war was going on, 1966, 1968 and 1973 – 1976. The U.S. Air Force was flying almost constant bombing missions on Vietnam while I was stationed at Andersen AFB on Guam. I escorted news people while 121,000 Vietnamese refugees were processed into the US through Guam when Saigon was evacuated.
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USDA Rural Home Loans are extremely popular loans in suburban Lane County Oregon.  Primarily because it allows home buyers in qualifying areas to purchase a home with absolutely zero down payment and without the added expense of monthly mortgage insurance.  In most cases, the USDA Rural Home Loan is the least expensive loan to obtain and to maintain. There are two types of USDA Rural Home Loans: Read More

How can you buy a home in the Eugene or Springfield are that is priced over $500,000 with less than 20 per cent down? One of the best ways, to my thinking is a VA Guaranteed Home Loan. I know that most often we think of VA loans as not requiring a down payment and that is true if the purchase price/loan amount is below $417,000 in Eugene/Springfield, Lane County Oregon. That changes when you purchase a home for over $417,000 in our area, all of a sudden a down payment is required.  Read More

On January 1, the new 2010 Good Faith Estimate came into being amid a lot of hoopla and consternations. Now that it is here, many people don’t know exactly what it does and doesn’t do for the consumer and how it will effect and what affect it will have on Realtors®. This is a major change in RESPA (Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act). Because of the changes, I will be holding webinars for Realtors® in my service area (Oregon, Washington and California) with a limit of 25 per day allowed to register. Here is the sign up form for the webinars: Read More

I have been asked how to receive a VA Certificate of Eligibility (VA Form 1880). So, I thought I would just make a short and sweet answer, since VA Guaranteed Loans are an exceptional way for veterans to purchase a new home. It is very easy to get the certificate, but there is no real reason to get it until you are ready to start looking for a home since the lender you are working with will need a new one. Read More