{"id":45589,"date":"2018-05-04T14:39:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T14:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/04\/need-to-sell-your-home-this-va-program-could-bail-you-out\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:42:56","slug":"need-to-sell-your-home-this-va-program-could-bail-you-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/home-hq\/va-loan-center\/2018\/05\/04\/need-to-sell-your-home-this-va-program-could-bail-you-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Need to sell your home? This VA program could bail you out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Holders of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/home-hq\/2018\/05\/02\/benefits-basics-the-va-loan-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">VA-backed mortgages<\/a> have options <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/home-hq\/va-loan-center\/2018\/01\/05\/struggling-to-meet-the-mortgage-va-may-offer-help\/\" target=\"_blank\">to prevent foreclosure<\/a> that aren\u2019t available to other borrowers. And while some of these options are geared toward allowing the veteran to keep the home, VA\u2019s compromise sale will help the veteran get out of the loan, and the property, once and for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan solves a problem faced by some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/home-hq\/2018\/04\/04\/two-words-that-can-cost-you-thousands-while-selling-a-home\/\">motivated sellers<\/a>: Their home\u2019s value sits below the amount of money owed on the loan, meaning a sale won\u2019t end their financial woes. Veterans in this situation can contact their lender to arrange for a compromise sale, but only after a buyer is lined up; the borrower\u2019s representatives (Realtor, lender, etc.) should draw up sales contracts that are pending a compromise sale approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are some conditions to that approval, outlined in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/cfr\/text\/38\/36.4322\">federal law<\/a>, VA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\/warms\/m26_4.asp\">loan servicer handbook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.va.gov\/stpaul\/compromise_sales.asp\">regional VA publications<\/a>. Among them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The loan\u2019s holder must see the loan as insoluble. This may require the borrower to provide some financial information to prove the payment can\u2019t be made, but if the payments are at least two months behind, such proof isn\u2019t required.<\/li><li>Financial hurdles must be cleared by the sale \u2015 the total value, including any amount forgiven by the lender, must equal or exceed the value of the property backing the loan.<\/li><li>Borrowers aren\u2019t allowed to receive any cash from the arrangement.<\/li><li>The sale must be for fair market value.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home-hq\/va-loan-center\/2018\/04\/19\/borrower-beware-4-things-va-loans-cant-do\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-511728582-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Borrower beware: 4 things VA loans can\u2019t do<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Looking for an investment guarantee? A foolproof inspection? A legal team? Keep looking.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember: The loan agreement is between the veteran and the lender. While VA can assist (and sometimes advocate for) the borrower in some situations, the ultimate decision falls to the lender when it comes to deals that include partial loan forgiveness or other relief mechanisms (new payment structures, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more about the VA loan program, including refinancing options, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/home-hq\/va-loan-center\/\">VA Loan Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How a compromise sale works, and whether it may be your way out of a bad mortgage situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":84805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":28,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"2":{"categories":["va-loan-center","home-hq","home-hq","newsletters"],"primary_category":"va-loan-center"},"4":{"categories":["va-loan-center","home-hq"],"primary_category":"va-loan-center"},"6":{"categories":["va-loan-center","home-hq"],"primary_category":"va-loan-center"},"7":{"categories":["va-loan-center","home-hq"],"primary_category":"va-loan-center"}}},"categories":[9,28],"tags":[],"coauthors":[787],"class_list":["post-45589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-hq","category-va-loan-center"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"5DNBMKE72ZCOPHX262K3DMY5RQ","arc_canonical_url":"\/home-hq\/va-loan-center\/2018\/05\/04\/need-to-sell-your-home-this-va-program-could-bail-you-out\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"home-hq-layout","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Need to sell your home? 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