Home-buying basics: Take our VA loan quiz

Whether you’re simply considering the idea of home ownership or you’ve decided to take the leap, service members should familiarize themselves with how the VA loan process works, what their benefits could entail, and what they can reasonably expect from the program.

The loan-guaranty benefit has been around for parts of eight decades. Its history, regulations and criteria can’t quite fit into a 10-question quiz ... but that’s no reason not to try.

See how you score below (feel free to dig up the answers here; we won’t judge), and share the quiz with fellow service members or veterans considering their own property purchase.

Quiz didn’t show up above? Click here. Learn more about the VA loan program at our VA Loan Center site.

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