How Much Of A Va Loan Can I Get

To calculate how much home you can afford with a VA loan, VA lenders will assess your debt-to-income ratio (DTI). DTI ratio reflects the relationship between your gross monthly income and major monthly debts.

When a loan officer calculates your maximum VA loan amount, your gross monthly income is added up then multiplied by .41. If your monthly income is $6,000, then your total debts can't exceed 41 percent of $6,000, or $2,460. Next, the loan officer subtracts qualifying debt from the $2,460 figure.

DISCLAIMER: The figures above are based upon VA's debt-to-income ratio which is a ratio of total monthly debt payments (housing expense, installment debts, and so on) to gross monthly income. The VA has determined the acceptable ratio to be 41% and it is used as a guide.

As of 2020, if you have full entitlement, you don’t have a VA loan limit. If you have full entitlement, you don’t have a home loan limit Eligible Veterans, service members, and survivors with full entitlement no longer have limits on loans over $144,000.