Buy a Duplex, Triplex, or Fourplex With a VA Loan: Live in One Unit, Rent the Others — With $0 Down

Douglas Wilkerson

Published on: 27/10/2026

A VA loan can buy a duplex, triplex, or fourplex with $0 down if you live in one unit. Learn the 75% rental-income rule, the 6-month reserve test, and the real funding-fee math.

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Can a Surviving Spouse Get a VA Loan? Eligibility, Remarriage Rules, and the Funding Fee Exemption

Douglas Wilkerson

Published on: 22/10/2026

Can a surviving spouse get a VA loan? Yes — with $0 down, no monthly PMI, and a $0 funding fee for DIC recipients. The remarriage rules, the four eligibility pathways, and the COE process, explained.

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