Every VA financed home must meet VA’s property standards prior to the VA loan closing. VA’s property rules are better known as “Minimum Property Requirements” or “MPR” for short. 3 basic guidelines shape VA’s Minimum Property Standards:
1. Safety
2. Soundness
3. Sanity
A VA appraiser evaluates each home and measures it against these three criteria. If a home’s condition violates any of these standards the violation needs to be resolved.
Minor cosmetic deficiencies are not grounds for ineligibility however they can impact the appraisers valuation of the home.
VA Property Requirements
- Each home must have space for each of the following:
Living
Sleeping
Cooking and dining
Sanitary Facilities
Property needs a stove installed - Mechanical Systems (Pool, Plumbing, Heating/Cooling, etc…) must:
Have reasonable utility, durability and economy (aka – must be in good shape)
Be safe to operate
Pool must be functional at the time of closing - Heating Requirements:
Heating must be adequate and comfortable for living conditions
*Home with a wood burning stove must also have a conventional heating system.
*Homes with a solar heating system must be 100% backed by system as reliable as a conventional heating system *Air conditioning not required
- Water Supply Requirements – each property must have:
Domestic hot water
Continuing supply of safe/potable water for drinking and other household uses
Sanitary facilities and a safe method of sewage disposal - Roofing – The property’s roof must:
Prevent entrance of moisture
Provide reasonable future utility, durability and economy of maintenanceVA also has a set of specific guidelines relative to a property’s crawl space(s), ventilation and electricity.
Arizona VA Loan Helpful Links
VA Mortgage Overview
VA Loan Eligibility (COE)
Closing Cost Rules VA
VA Non-Allowable Fees
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Loan Limits VA
VA Streamline Refinance
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