So my husband and I are looking into buying our first home. He is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard and has been on a cutter for the last two years.

This has made it difficult to find the time to look and purchase a house. I’ve been reading up on the tax credit for first time home buyers and found that qualifying military service members may be eligible to receive an extension of one year.

However I am kind of confused on the details. It says that the service member qualifies if he or she has spent a minimum of 90 days outside of the US from December of 2008 to May of 2010.

Does this mean a continuous length of 90 days or a combination? Since 2008 he has spent well over 90 days outside of the US but I do not believe it was for a continuous length of time. Does this mean we qualify for the extension?

Thanks in advance for any helpful information!

I am currently trying to purchase my first home. I have found one local assistance program for first time home buyers that I am enrolled in, although I have heard that there are a number of other grants/programs out there.

I went to grants.gov as well as HUD sites and Homes and Community sites. They are all very hard to navigate and I really haven’t got anywhere after hours spent online.

Does anyone out there know of sites or better yet phone numbers I could call? Any help will be greatly appreciated!

I just got approved for a loan and I am going to start looking at houses soon, I just wanted to know if there are still programs out there for first time home buyers, Im in Ohio by the way. Any information will be greatly appreciated.

My wife and I live in California and have to do a stated income loan because we both work for tips for a living. We both have credit scores above 750. Our loan officer said that first time home buyer programs are only for buyers that go full doc. Does anybody know of any local or federal government grants or buyer programs for stated income first time home buyers?

We have been trying to close quickly and I will be using a FHA loan, but the Texas First Time Home Buyers Grant will pay up to 7% of downpayment and closing costs….has anyone recieved this money or gone through this process? How long does it take for it to be approved and completed? Do they write you a check or do they give the money to the lenders?

I make around,50,000 annually. I am looking to buy a house in Wisconsin on my own. I know there are loans and grants for first time home buyers out there…some that are repayable and some that you do not have to pay back under specific terms. I am looking for a way to make my purchase of a house possible so I will need some grants or loans for the purchase of my first house. Any Ideas? Please Help.

I have heard there are free Gov. loans or grants available to 1st time home buyers…but where is this information (websites)? If anyone knows any helpful insights on this, please let me know…thanks!