Kentucky Rural Housing Loans USDA home loans in Kentucky are also known as the Rural Development Loan or RHS Loans. It is one of the best options for homebuyers that are currently looking for a home outside the urban areas of Lexington, Louisville, Bowling Green and Northern Kentucky that requires No Money Down. Another major advantage of this home loan is it’s fixed interest rate. The fixed interest rate insulate buyers from interest rate fluctuations. You’ll have the same monthly loan repayment throughout the life of your loan. 100 percent Financing Kentucky USDA Rural Development Loans will allow you to roll up some of your closing cost into your monthly mortgage. While it is impossible to avoid closing costs of the home purchase, it is possible to have the seller pay for some of these cost and or arranged for them to be added to your total loan with minimal impact on your monthly payments. Eligibility for Kentucky USDA Loans When applying for eligibility for 100% USDA loans, there are six factors taken into account: Loan income restrictions Most household income limits are set between $91,900 for a family of four, and up to $121,300 for a family of five or more see map >>>>>http://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RD-GRHLimitMap.pdf Credit score You have three credit scores, they throw and the high and low score and take the middle score of each of the three main credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax, and Transunion. Most lenders will want a 620 middle credit score due to the fact that GUS (Guaranteed Underwriting System) will not give you an automated approval upfront if the middle score is below the 640 thresholds. You may get a refer eligible on the initial pre-approval but a lot of lenders will not honor a refer eligible USDA file. On paper USDA says they will go down to a minimum credit score of 581 but most lenders will not touch them. Property Ownership (Do you own other Property) In most cases, USDA will not allow you to use their program to purchase another home if you already have a home in your name. In some extreme cases, they will waive this if certain exceptions are met. You can call or email me for more details on this matter. The USDA loans are only available for single family primary residences. No rental homes or working farms are allowed on the USDA Home Loan Program Residential Location (USDA Eligibility: to check click here ) Is the property located in a Eligible area. See link above for eligibility boundaries for counties in Kentucky Debt to Income Ratios: If your credit score is above 640, GUS will typically limit your back-end ratio to 45% of your total gross income. The front end ratio, or the housing ratio, usually is centered around 30% to 35% range, with compensating factors such as assets or money in bank to cover your new house payment, disposable income, high credit scores, and no rent payment shock. Rent payment shock is where your new house payment is much larger than your current rent payment. This only comes into play on lower credit scores. Assets I have noticed that with 3 or 4 months reserves you can typically get a loan approved with lower credit scores with payment shock on the new loan. Additionally, if you have access to 20% down payment in your checking or savings account, they will make you use your own money. If the money is in a 401k or other tax deferred savings accounts this will not factor in and you can use the USDA loan program. I can explain this more in detail if you want to call or email me. Look-up tool to determine if a Kentucky property is eligible for No Money Down USDA financing- https://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/welcomeAction.do 👇 Look-up tool to determine maximum household income limits for a Kentucky County 👇 http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov Joel Lobb Mortgage Loan OfficerAmerican Mortgage Solutions, Inc. 10602 Timberwood Circle Louisville, KY 40223 Company NMLS ID #1364 Text/call: 502-905-3708 fax: 502-327-9119 email: [email protected] http://www.mylouisvillekentuckymortgage.com/ NMLS 57916 | Company NMLS #1364/MB73346135166/MBR1574 The view and opinions stated on this website belong solely to the authors, and are intended for informational purposes only. The posted information does not guarantee approval, nor does it comprise full underwriting guidelines. This does not represent being part of a government agency. The views expressed on this post are mine and do not necessarily reflect the view of my employer. Not all products or services mentioned on this site may fit all people. NMLS ID# 57916, (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org).