Guides
Straight answers about homes and money
Kentucky-specific, plain-English, and cited to official sources — the programs and processes people usually learn about too late.
Which programs might fit you?
Three quick questions — nothing personal collected, just guide routing.
What are you trying to do?
Are you a veteran or service member?
Is the property outside city limits / in a rural area?
All guides
Veteran housing benefits
VA loans, SAH/SHA adaptive housing grants, and the HISA grant most veterans never hear about — from a veteran-owned company.
Read the guide Repair helpUSDA repair loans & grants
1%-interest repair loans and hazard-removal grants for rural Kentucky homeowners — and 0%-down USDA purchases.
Read the guide InvestingHouse hacking in Kentucky
Buy a duplex-to-fourplex with 3.5% down (FHA) or 0% down (VA), live in one unit, and let rent cover the mortgage.
Read the guide ContractorsBecome a contractor in Kentucky
Which trades need state licenses, LLC formation, insurance, local permits, and winning the first jobs.
Read the guide Home buyingBuying a house in Kentucky
Budget to keys: pre-approval, offers, inspections, closing costs, and the assistance programs that lower the barrier.
Read the guidePrefer numbers?
Ten free calculators — from concrete yards to mortgage payments.