Veterans & Military Families
Buying a Home With Your VA Benefit
The Move Live Love TX Team™ is a husband-and-wife real estate team serving Houston and the surrounding areas, helping veterans and military families buy with a VA loan, with a certified Military Relocation Professional on every deal.
What We Walk You Through
Check Your VA Loan Eligibility
90 days active duty, 181 in peacetime, 6 years in the Guard or Reserves, or a surviving spouse — see what unlocks $0 down and no PMI.
Find the Right VA Lender
Not every lender knows VA guidelines inside and out. The right one keeps things moving and helps you avoid surprises at closing.
Structure a Winning VA Offer
VA lets sellers cover up to 4% in concessions — see how to ask for it without losing your competitive edge.
VA Property Rules, Explained
Primary residence only, VA-approved condos, and Minimum Property Requirements — what to check before you fall for a house.
Your Benefits Don't Stop at Closing
Property tax exemptions, IRRRL refinancing, and reusing your entitlement — how to keep using what you've earned.
Who You're Working With
We're a husband-and-wife team based in The Woodlands, and we're grateful for your service. We give monthly to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, and when we help a veteran close on a home, we donate an additional amount in your honor.
Vicky is a Military Relocation Professional (MRP), and both of us are on every deal.
VA rules and benefit amounts change. Confirm your own eligibility and numbers with the VA and your lender.
Free, and yours to keep
VA Benefits the Smart Way
The Move Method™ — everything we tell our own veteran clients, from checking eligibility to the day you get your keys.
Start With These
- How Do You Get Pre-Approved for a VA Loan in Houston?The five steps to a VA loan pre-approval, the documents to gather by service status, how the Certificate of Eligibility fits in, and what decides the number on your letter.
- Do Veterans Pay Property Taxes in Texas? Exemptions by VA Disability RatingTexas does not exempt every veteran from property tax, but disabled veterans can exempt $5,000 to $12,000 of value and 100 percent disabled veterans pay none on their homestead. Amounts, deadlines, and how to apply.
- VA Loan Limits and Entitlement Explained for Houston BuyersHow VA entitlement works, what it means for your buying power, and when limits apply.
- What Happens if a VA Appraisal Comes in Low in Houston?A low VA appraisal in Houston doesn't have to end your deal. Here's what it means, the four options veteran buyers have when it happens, how to request…
- Can Veterans Rent Out a Home Bought With a VA Loan?Yes, but not right away: VA loans require you to live in the home as your primary residence first, usually moving in within 60 days of closing, and most lenders treat about 12 months as the benchmark before renting.
- What Can a Veteran Afford in Houston? Best Suburbs for VA Loan Buyers by BudgetWhere a VA loan goes furthest in the Houston area at each budget level: under $300K, $300K to $500K, and above $500K.
Where to Go Next
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Tell Us What You're Looking For
Price range, neighborhoods, must-haves, timing. We'll build a search that fits your life — not just whatever hits the market. Or book a call and talk it through.