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Benefits of a VA Home Loan

A VA (Veterans Administration) guaranteed home loan is the preferred loan program for active, non-active, Reserve, National Guard, and retired military of the armed forces because there is no down payment needed and no private monthly mortgage insurance required. There are many benefits of a VA home loan that you should understand before speaking with a lender. Much like …

Buy a Home with Your VA Mortgage Benefits

Did you know that there is a very real possibility that you can actually own a home for less than what you’re paying in rent?  You may hear people say buying a home will help you pay less in taxes.  That and so many other benefits are reason enough to look at the steps to homeownership …

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How Dogs Can Help Veterans Overcome PTSD

Going to the movies was the worst: the crowds, the dark, the whispering. “I would constantly be scanning for who was going to come stab me from behind,” says Robert Soliz, a 31-year-old former Army Specialist from San Joaquin, California. He was discharged in 2005 after serving in a heavy artillery quick-reaction force in South …

VA Loans: What Are They? What Are the Advantages?

What Is a VA Loan? VA loans are home loans for the purchase of a primary residence available to consumers who have served or are presently serving in the U.S. military. While the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) does not lend money for VA loans, it backs loans made by private lenders (banks, savings and …

American Warrior Initiative 2014

In 2014, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation sponsored 22 American Warrior Real Estate Professionals Boot Camps around the nation – educating, training, inspiring real estate, title and mortgage professionals to give back in some way to the true heroes of America – our service men and women. And whether it was a business grant to Benjamin Lunak, a mortgage …

A Heart To Serve

I admit it – I’m a Patriot. I still place my hand over my heart when the National Anthem is played – I still get misty eyed when Lee Greenwood sings “God Bless the U.S.A.”. And so it was only natural that I would consider it on the greatest honors of my life to have …