Find out exactly how much house your VA benefit buys.

The only calculator built the way a lender actually thinks: your real paycheck, your tax-free income counted 25% higher, and the VA residual income test, all in 60 seconds.

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The VA affordability calculator

Change any number. Everything updates live, using the same math a loan processor runs.

VA disability 10%+
iA VA disability rating of 10% or higher waives your funding fee entirely and your disability pay counts as income, boosted 25% because it is tax-free.

🏠 Home loan details

The interest rate is the biggest lever on your payment.

💼 Your income

We estimate your taxes and take-home pay for you. No guessing.
Estimated taxes on job pay (auto)$0/mo

🧾 Debts, costs, household

Property tax and insurance auto-fill from your state. Edit them if you know your numbers.
You can afford a home up to
$0
drag to test any price
Testing price$0
Loan amount$0
Funding fee iA one-time VA fee that replaces monthly mortgage insurance. Waived entirely with a 10%+ disability rating, for surviving spouses on DIC, and Purple Heart recipients.Waived
Total monthly payment$0
Debt-to-income
0% used41% line
Residual income iThe money left each month after your mortgage, debts, taxes, and living costs. The VA checks you have enough left to actually live on, not just a ratio. It is the reason VA loans have the lowest foreclosure rate of any loan type.
$0
VA minimum: $0
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$0/mo surplus
📈 VA vs FHA: you save about $0/mo with no mortgage insurance.
Source: official VA residual income tables (VA Pamphlet 26-7). Estimates only, not a loan approval or an offer of credit.
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Why the VA loan beats every other loan

You earned a benefit no civilian loan can touch. Here is what it actually gives you.

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$0 down payment

Finance 100% of the purchase. Keep your savings for moving, furniture, and emergencies instead of a down payment.

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No monthly mortgage insurance

FHA and conventional loans charge PMI every month. The VA never does. On a $400,000 home that saves roughly $250 to $330 every month.

The residual income test

Instead of judging you only on a debt ratio, the VA checks you have real money left to live on each month. It is more human, and more forgiving.

Reusable for life

This is not a one-time benefit. Sell and restore your entitlement, or keep the home and use your remaining entitlement to buy again.

28,000,000+
Since 1944, more than 28 million veterans and service members have come home through the VA loan. Your street is waiting.

Every VA money question, answered

One free calculator for each decision on your path to keys in hand.

From your numbers to your keys

The path every VA buyer walks. It starts with one calculation.

The Complete VA Loan Guide, free.

Everything in one place: eligibility, your Certificate of Eligibility, the funding fee, residual income, myths that keep veterans renting, and the wealth-building play that turns one benefit into a portfolio.

  • The 22-step path from first call to keys in hand
  • Funding fee tables and who pays $0
  • How to buy a 2 to 4 unit home with zero down
  • Written in plain English, no lender sales pitch

Your keys are closer than you think.

Sixty seconds with the calculator tells you what months of wondering never will.

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