Tim Lucas

Tim Lucas spent 11 years in the mortgage industry before joining Full Beaker to head up its mortgage websites. He's helped thousands of families buy and refinance real estate at banks and mortgage companies, and now continues that mission at ThisIsMortgage.com. Tim has been featured in national publications such as Time, U.S. News and World Report, MSN, Scotsman Guide, and more.


Articles by Tim Lucas


VA Home Loan Entitlement Restoration

VA Home Loan Entitlement Restoration

Posted on: March 3, 2020

One persistent myth about VA loans is these mortgages are only for first-time buyers. It’s just not true. VA entitlement restoration is easy. In other words, you can get all […]


2019 VA Loan Rates: What You Should Know

2019 VA Loan Rates: What You Should Know

Posted on: December 27, 2018

The Year Of Rising Rates? 2018 was a wild year for interest rates. Rates seemed to rise all year, with no relief 2019 could prove even more turbulent for rates. […]


VA Rates Could Drop After Government Threatens Lenders

VA Rates Could Drop After Government Threatens Lenders

Posted on: February 9, 2018

Nine VA lenders are being targeted by the government over refinance rates, according to Bloomberg. For those eligible for VA loans and refinance loans, this could mean rates dropping by […]


Exercise Trackers Threaten to Reveal Top-Secret Information

Exercise Trackers Threaten to Reveal Top-Secret Information

Posted on: February 7, 2018

Fitness trackers do their job so well that they might be a threat to national security. Last week, a report broke that the journeys made by people with some fitness […]


VA Loan Limits Rise In 2017

VA Loan Limits Rise In 2017

Posted on: January 18, 2018

VA Loan Limits Pegged To FHFA For those who have been on the sidelines waiting for markets to shake off the Great Recession, this might be the sign they need. […]


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WWII Medal of Honor Recipient Wilburn K. Ross Shares his Story

Posted on: May 12, 2017

Update: Wilburn K. Ross passed away on May 9, 2017. Rest in peace, Sgt. Ross. You will not be forgotten. The following story was originally published November 2013. by Tim […]


Don’t Make The Mistake Of NOT Knowing This As A Veteran

Don’t Make The Mistake Of NOT Knowing This As A Veteran

Posted on: May 2, 2017

More Veterans Should Use The Loan Created Just For Them More than 21 million Veterans and Service persons live in the U.S. today. Only about 6% of them have purchased a […]


Downsizing Your Home Reduces Stress, Clutter

Downsizing Your Home Reduces Stress, Clutter

Posted on: March 14, 2017

Joshua Becker decided three years ago to downsize his life and simplify things including the size his home. He and his family moved from a four bedroom, three-bathroom home in […]


This Veterans Organization Gives Away “Tiny Homes”, Refuses To Accept Veteran Homelessness

This Veterans Organization Gives Away “Tiny Homes”, Refuses To Accept Veteran Homelessness

Posted on: February 24, 2017

A Veterans organization near Kansas City, Missouri will no longer tolerate Veteran homelessness. So they are handing over keys to tiny homes — free of charge — to homeless vets. […]


Fed: We’re Still Committed To Low Mortgage Rates

Fed: We’re Still Committed To Low Mortgage Rates

Posted on: February 1, 2017

Fed Funds Rate On Hold For Now In its first meeting of 2017, the Federal Reserve voted unanimously to hold its benchmark rate at current levels. The economy is improving, […]