VA Loan 2nd home purchase calculator for lenders and home buyers
Let’s imagine you’re a buyer and you have a VA loan on a property. You move and rent out your house. You want to know:
- “Can I buy a 2nd property (which will now be my primary house I live in) with a 2nd VA loan?”
- “Do I have any “VA entitlement” remaining?”
Use my calculator below to find out.
Let’s imagine you’re a lender or loan officer and a veteran asks you if they can use their VA loan on a 2nd loan for a house which they’d like to finance through you.
Use my calculator below to help them find out.
The calculator:
Instructions: Click the link or image below. Go to File
–> "Make a copy"
or File
–> "Download"
to copy this spreadsheet for yourself. Fill in the yellow input boxes. View the grey output boxes. Done.
VA Home Mortgage Loan Entitlement Calculator to purchase a 2nd home with a VA loan
My sources:
- RocketMortgage.com: Understanding VA Loan Entitlement And The Benefits - especially see the section titled “Calculating The VA Entitlement Amount”.
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Conforming Loan Limits for Mortgages Acquired in Calendar Year 2022
- VA Home Loans page and contact number: https://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/contact_rlc_info.asp
Contact a VA Home Loan Representative by calling 1-877-827-3702. The VA Home Loan toll-free number operates Monday - Friday, from 8:00am to 6:00pm EST.
- I called the number above on 5 Apr. 2022 and discussed my calculator here with them live for 45 minutes to ensure I got my calculations right. We both agreed the calculator was right. You can always call them youself to be sure.
- Super lousy and limited official VA “Guaranty Percentage Calculator”, for home buyers and lenders: https://lgy.va.gov/lgyhub/guaranty-calculator.
- Use my calculator instead. If you aren’t even eligible for a VA loan on a 2nd home because your existing VA loan is already too much, my calculator will tell you that. Theirs won’t.
- In the case you are eligible for a 2nd VA loan, you can compare my results to theirs. My results are more granular.
Other resources:
- VA Home Loan Guaranty Buyer’s Guide
- Main US Dept. of Veterans Affairs VA website: “VA Home Loans” page: https://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/index.asp
- VA home loan limits: https://www.va.gov/housing-assistance/home-loans/loan-limits/
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