WSHFC Home Advantage
Washington's primary first-time buyer program — 30-year fixed first mortgage with stackable DPA options.
A firefighter-owned mortgage brokerage in Boca Raton, serving Washington healthcare workers across every metro in the state. $0 lender fees for first responders. The income-structuring expertise national lenders skip on healthcare worker files.
Washington runs the WSHFC Veterans DPA specifically for military and certain Guard/Reserve members. For non-military healthcare workers, we layer WSHFC Home Advantage + House Key Opportunity + GNND federal — fewer hero-branded options than Florida or Texas, but solid first-time buyer support.
This page is for Washington healthcare workers specifically — buying or refinancing anywhere in the state.
Washington's primary first-time buyer program — 30-year fixed first mortgage with stackable DPA options.
WSHFC program targeting borrowers under specific income limits, often with deeper DPA layered on.
Up to $150,000 at 0% interest for eligible buyers under WSHFC's Covenant initiative.
Discount on first mortgage rate for energy-efficient home purchases.
Zero down, no PMI, reduced funding fee for disability-rated veterans. For healthcare workers who served before joining their current field, we structure dual-eligible files that often clear closing with $0 out of pocket.
For files that don't fit a DPA program — 3.5% down FHA, 3-5% down conventional, or non-QM bank-statement loans for healthcare workers with 1099 side income. Every Washington unit has one.
PRN and per-diem shifts count as qualifying income with a 24-month history and continuity letter. Travel nurse contracts (13-week blocks) count when there's a documented pattern of consecutive contracts. National lenders frequently treat travel-nurse income as 'temporary' — it isn't when documented correctly.
Night shift, weekend shift, charge nurse, preceptor, and float-pool differentials all count as qualifying income. We attach the unit's pay matrix to the file so underwriting reads it as structured income, not a one-off bonus.
Sign-on bonuses can be countable income when amortized across the contract length and the borrower has been in the role long enough to demonstrate stability. We structure the file to maximize what counts.
Medical residents and fellows often qualify with a contract-based future-income letter (the standard 'physician loan' pattern). We document the residency program, the post-residency offer (if applicable), and structure the loan with the right physician-loan or conventional product.
Physicians, CRNAs, and PAs working locum tenens or 1099 contracts count with a 24-month 1099 history and bank-statement documentation. We use the non-QM bank statement program when the W-2 path doesn't fit.
We close mortgages in every Washington county. The cities and metros where Washington healthcare workers most commonly buy:
Yes. With a 24-month history of consecutive travel contracts (typically 13-week blocks) documented on your tax returns and pay stubs, travel-nurse income counts toward qualifying income. We've placed Washington travel nurse files where the lender we shopped to actually understood the pattern and qualified the borrower at full income — not the 50% haircut national lenders default to.
Yes, with a 24-month history and a continuity letter from your employer. Most lenders skip PRN income because it's variable; we document the trailing pattern, attach the continuity letter, and submit it as recurring income.
Residents and fellows often qualify with a contract-based future-income letter — the standard "physician loan" pattern. We document your residency program, your post-residency offer (if you have one), and structure the file with the right physician-loan or conventional product. No need to wait until your attending salary kicks in.
If you're a Washington healthcare worker — active, retired, or family of — we know how to structure your file. No documents required to start. No commitment.