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Compare purchase mortgage costs
Compare VA purchase funding fees, cash needed at closing and monthly payments. Save inputs and lender questions.
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Veteran Tools / Housing
Your next mission:
A place to call home.
Renting, buying, moving, or keeping a roof over your head. Find a starting point and the people who can help you work through it.
What do you need to do?
You don’t have to figure it all out at once. Start here.
Get urgent housing help
Find help for homelessness or an immediate housing risk.
Rent & find housing
Explore affordable housing and rental-support pathways.
Prepare to buy a home
Understand the buying process and home-loan options.
Keep your home
Find support for housing costs and mortgage difficulties.
Adapt or repair your home
Explore accessibility, repairs, and rehabilitation.
Move & plan housing costs
Prepare for relocation and ongoing home expenses.
Tools to help you prepare
Independent preparation tools. Keep your facts in your own words and review the result before taking action.
Rental budget
Estimate monthly housing costs, remaining cash and upfront move-in costs.
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Local housing services
Find published SSVF, HUD counseling and VA local housing contacts, with service-area evidence and next questions.
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Housing triage
Find human help for housing tonight, rent, mortgage trouble or home access adaptations.
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Programs and practical support
Know who provides the help and what to check before you reach out.
VA home loans and COE
Explore VA purchase, refinance, and Native American Direct Loan options, and request a Certificate of Eligibility.
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VA foreclosure avoidance
Find VA loan-technician help and explore servicer options, including the Partial Claim Program, if you are struggling with mortgage payments.
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HUD-VASH
Explore HUD-VASH rental vouchers and ongoing case-management support.
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Supportive Services for Veteran Families
Find local organizations that help veteran households prevent homelessness or move back into housing.
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Grant and Per Diem
Explore transitional housing and case-management programs through VA’s Grant and Per Diem program.
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SAH, SHA and TRA grants
Review VA grants for adapting a permanent or temporary home for qualifying disabilities.
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