My fiancé and I are planning to buy a home right around our wedding (we’d need to close next June). Has anyone heard of special programs we can look into? He’s military so we have VA Financing...

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Ah thank you so much for doing this! My husband and I are planning to dive into this this summer, but frankly it seems impossible. The downpayment thing is pesky

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Related to a teacher from Indiana who had to make a big repair, how do you recommend we budget for maintenance? I feel like we can work towards downpayment, but maintenance puts it out of reach.

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Over the next couple days, my colleague Jess (who heads all our customer experience work) and I will be popping in and out to take questions on the topic of becoming a homeowner. Hope we’re helpful!

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I recently closed on a home and felt like I had to claw for 10% of my downpayment - didn't do 20. Do you think it was a mistake to not do 20? It just seems impossible as a teacher.

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My score is 620 nothing outstanding but my student loans are killing me. I cant get approve for a house

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Signing off for the day! Looking forward to continuing the conversation tomorrow. Keep the questions coming :)

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How does your help help with interest rates if we're only putting 10% down. In addition to a meager down payment, I also worry abt interest :( Definitely didn't get into this for the money

What happens if a teacher you work with looses their home to a disaster like a fire or earthquake?

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My honest opinion is that biggest impediment to home ownership for teacher is our bullshit pay.

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