This article was first published on NerdWallet.com. Buying a home usually has a monster obstacle — coming up with a sufficient down payment. You can put less than the traditional 20% down payment but ...

QSeveral years ago, we paid $200,000 for our house. We barely were able to scrape up $20,000 and took out a 90 percent loan for $180,000. Because we did not have enough for a 20 percent down payment, ...

Buying a home usually has a monster obstacle — coming up with a sufficient down payment. You can put less than the traditional 20% down payment but the lender will likely require you to buy mortgage ...