Qualifying for a USDA mortgage works a little differently than any other type of financing because of the boundary restrictions. Technically, a home must be located within a “rural” area in order to qualify. What you consider rural might be different than what the USDA deems as rural, though, which is why it is important to know how to use the USDA Rural Eligibility Maps. How Rural Eligibility Maps are Created The first thing to … [Read more...]