Tompkinsville has more two-to-four family homes than single-family homes, and a VA buyer should know the rules before touching one.
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Tompkinsville is a North Shore Staten Island neighborhood near the ferry. PropertyShark counts 1,083 residential units: 454 single-family, 482 in two-to-four family buildings and 147 condos. PropertyShark’s Q2 2026 data rests on three sales, so this post uses Redfin for price.
For a veteran with full entitlement, no. VA states that full-entitlement borrowers have no loan limit, subject to lender approval and the appraisal. A veteran with reduced entitlement is tied to the county limit, calculated as 25% of the county one-unit limit minus entitlement used.
Redfin reports a median sale price of $789,619 for August 2026, up 22.7%, on 13 sales with a 112-day median time on market, 46 days shorter than a year earlier, and a 96.6% sale-to-list ratio. Thirteen sales is a thin base, and Redfin’s own narrative on the page conflicts with its sales-count module, so Joseph Ranola treats the figure as approximate.
For a first-time VA purchase it is 2.15% with less than 5% down, 1.5% with 5% or more and 1.25% with 10% or more, according to VA.gov, and veterans receiving VA compensation for a service-connected disability are exempt. VA also limits seller concessions to 4% of the home’s reasonable value.
Possibly, but multi-unit VA rules were not verified for this post, so Joseph Ranola confirms the property type and occupancy requirement with the lender before an offer goes in.
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