metroDPA on a HUD home
metroDPA on a HUD home: up to 6%, forgiven after three years
The Denver Metro Mayors Caucus program pays up to 6% of your loan as a 0% second that disappears after three years in the home. Income to $210,150, no first-time rule, most metro cities. It stacks with HUD’s $100 down.
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Up to 6% of the loan
A 0% second mortgage, no payments, forgiven after 36 months in the home.
$210,150 income, 640 score
Any family size, no purchase price cap, no first-time buyer rule.
Most metro cities
Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Littleton, Parker and more, plus eight counties.
With the $100 down
FHA on IN and IE listings. Not with a CHFA second or Schools To Home.
metroDPA in plain English
metroDPA is the Denver Metro Mayors Caucus down payment program, sponsored by the City and County of Denver and open in most Front Range cities and counties. You get a 30-year fixed first mortgage plus a second mortgage of up to 6% of the first mortgage amount at 0% interest with no payments. Live in the home three years and the second is forgiven. Sell or refinance earlier and you repay it.
| Item | metroDPA (2026) |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Up to 6% of the first mortgage as a 0% second; forgiven after 36 months in the home |
| Income limit | $210,150 household income, any family size |
| Credit score | 640 on most loans; 620 on some conventional options |
| First-time buyer? | Not required |
| Purchase price cap | None |
| Class | A HUD- or CHFA-approved homebuyer education course |
| Loans | FHA, VA, USDA and conventional, through a participating lender |
| Where | Denver, Aurora, Arvada, Brighton, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Centennial, Commerce City, Englewood, Federal Heights, Golden, Greeley, Highlands Ranch, Lakewood, Littleton, Lone Tree, Longmont, Northglenn, Parker, Sheridan, Thornton, Westminster, Wheat Ridge and more, plus Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson and Larimer counties |
| Stacks with | HUD $100 down, HUD closing-cost help, a CHFA grant; not with a CHFA second or Schools To Home (one second lien) |
metroDPA on a HUD home, step by step
- Pre-approve with a metroDPA participating lender for FHA with HUD’s $100 down (IN or IE listing). The letter names both.
- Bid inside the 15-day owner-occupant window. Keep the net high on a new listing; ask HUD for closing help on one that has sat.
- At closing: $100 down from you, metroDPA’s 6% (about $18,000 on a $300,000 loan) covers closing costs, prepaids and, if any is left, the loan balance; excess assistance cannot come back to you as cash.
- Stay three years. Month 37 the second is gone.
Where metroDPA trips people up
- Leaving in year two. A job transfer means repaying the second. Know that before you bid.
- Stacking it with a CHFA second. Two second liens; underwriting says no. Pick one, or use the CHFA grant.
- A city that is not on the list. Most metro cities are. Johnstown, for example, is not, though Larimer County is; the address decides.
- The 640. A 630 score needs CHFA instead, or a few months of work first.
Questions about metroDPA on HUD homes
Is metroDPA a grant?
No. It is a second mortgage at 0% with no payments that is forgiven after you live in the home for three years. Sell, refinance or move out earlier and you repay the balance.
Can I use metroDPA with the HUD $100 down program?
Yes. The $100 down is HUD’s incentive on the FHA first mortgage; metroDPA is the second. Together they are the most common way a first-time buyer closes a metro-Denver HUD home with about $1,000.
Do I have to be a first-time buyer for metroDPA?
No. metroDPA has no first-time buyer requirement, which makes it the program for buyers who owned a home before.
Does metroDPA work on a UI HUD home?
Only with a lender who pairs it with a renovation loan, which is rare. UI homes usually mean a 203(k) or cash; ask before you bid.
Free guides that go with this page
$100 Down: The HUD Home Financing Guide
The stack that gets a buyer in for about $1,000, worked three ways. 14 pages, free.
The Colorado HUD Home Buyer’s Playbook
How the bidding really works, the nine ways buyers lose, the worksheet. 18 pages, free.
Good Neighbor Next Door: The 50% Off Guide
For teachers, police, firefighters and EMTs: the lottery, the 36-month rule, how to enter. Free.
Where to go next
HUD homes available now in metro Denver
Pulled from HUD’s live inventory and refreshed twice a day. Bid deadlines move and homes drop off the day a bid is accepted, so confirm any of these with us before you plan around it. Only a HUD-registered agent can place your bid; that is us, and it costs you nothing.
5785 Piney River Pl
Brighton, Adams County · 3 bed · 2.1 bath · IN$100 down
$526,000
1575 S Trenton Ct
Denver, Denver County · 3 bed · 2 bath · IE$100 down
$480,000
10630 W 46th Ave
Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County · 2 bed · 1 bath · IE$100 down
$416,000
4374 W Pondview Dr
Littleton, Arapahoe County · 2 bed · 2 bath · IE$100 down
$370,000
10351 W Girton Dr 2
Lakewood, Jefferson County · 2 bed · 2 bath · IN$100 down
$356,000
1608 Oakland St
Aurora, Adams County · 2 bed · 1 bath · IE$100 down
$305,000
1030 S Zeno Way
Aurora, Arapahoe County · 3 bed · 3 bath · IE$100 down
$295,000
3550 S Harlan Street Unit 242
Denver, Denver County · 2 bed · 2 bath · IN
$225,000
17113 E Ford Drive
Aurora, Arapahoe County · 2 bed · 2 bath · IE$100 down
$200,000
8047 Wolff Street #h
Westminster, Adams County · 3 bed · 1.1 bath · IE$100 down
$194,400
26029 Edelweiss Cir
Evergreen, Jefferson County · 1 bed · 1 bath · UI$100 down
$170,000
17670 E Loyola Dr Unit B
Aurora, Arapahoe County · 1 bed · 1 bath · IN$100 down
$160,000
495 South Dayton St Unit# 1c
Denver, Denver County · 2 bed · 1 bath · IN$100 down
$145,000
Across the rest of Colorado
Pueblo, the mountains and the Eastern Plains produce most of the state’s lowest-priced HUD homes. Same rules, same process, and we submit bids statewide.
7443 Little Chief Ct
Fountain, El Paso County · 3 bed · 2 bath · IN$100 down
$400,000
406 High Pasture Rd
Florissant, Teller County · 3 bed · 2 bath · IE$100 down
$390,000
645 Cowboy Way
Canon City, Fremont County · 3 bed · 2.1 bath · IE$100 down
$330,000
1109 Russell Avenue
La Junta, Otero County · 3 bed · 1 bath · IE$100 down
$276,000
120 E 5th St
Julesburg, Sedgwick County · 3 bed · 3 bath · IE$100 down
$235,000
2020 Aspen St
Grand Junction, Mesa County · 3 bed · 1 bath · UI$100 down
$205,000
1226 Pennsylvania Ave
Canon City, Fremont County · 3 bed · 2 bath · IE$100 down
$176,000
10536 Highway 65
Austin, Delta County · 3 bed · 2 bath · IE$100 down
$163,200
3585-3586 Al Fresco Way
Crestone, Saguache County · 2 bed · 1 bath · IE$100 down
$159,700
27424 Frontage Road
La Junta, Otero County · 2 bed · 1 bath · IE$100 down
$152,000
1831 Spruce St
Pueblo, Pueblo County · 2 bed · 1 bath · UI$100 down
$140,000
1030 E 7th Street
Craig, Moffat County · 2 bed · 1 bath · UI$100 down
$139,000
1522 E 4th St
Pueblo, Pueblo County · 2 bed · 1.1 bath · UI$100 down
$131,200
2801 Franklin Ave
Pueblo, Pueblo County · 2 bed · 1 bath · IE$100 down
$128,000
2431 Wyoming Ave
Pueblo, Pueblo County · 2 bed · 1 bath · UI
$115,000
240 Locust Ave
Las Animas, Bent County · 3 bed · 2 bath · IE$100 down
$114,000
Full details on every HUD home in Colorado
Photos, every fact HUD publishes, the financing code, the $100 down flag and the HUD documents for the home, on one page each.
- 1030 E 7th Street, Craig$139,000
- 1030 S Zeno Way, Aurora$295,000
- 10351 W Girton Dr 2, Lakewood$356,000
- 10536 Highway 65, Austin$163,200
- 10630 W 46th Ave, Wheat Ridge$416,000
- 1109 Russell Avenue, La Junta$276,000
- 120 E 5th St, Julesburg$235,000
- 1226 Pennsylvania Ave, Canon City$176,000
- 1522 E 4th St, Pueblo$131,200
- 1575 S Trenton Ct, Denver$480,000
- 1608 Oakland St, Aurora$305,000
- 17113 E Ford Drive, Aurora$200,000
- 17670 E Loyola Dr Unit B, Aurora$160,000
- 1831 Spruce St, Pueblo$140,000
- 2020 Aspen St, Grand Junction$205,000
- 240 Locust Ave, Las Animas$114,000
- 2431 Wyoming Ave, Pueblo$115,000
- 26029 Edelweiss Cir, Evergreen$170,000
- 27424 Frontage Road, La Junta$152,000
- 2801 Franklin Ave, Pueblo$128,000
- 3550 S Harlan Street Unit 242, Denver$225,000
- 3585-3586 Al Fresco Way, Crestone$159,700
- 406 High Pasture Rd, Florissant$390,000
- 4374 W Pondview Dr, Littleton$370,000
- 495 South Dayton St Unit# 1c, Denver$145,000
- 5785 Piney River Pl, Brighton$526,000
- 645 Cowboy Way, Canon City$330,000
- 7443 Little Chief Ct, Fountain$400,000
- 8047 Wolff Street #h, Westminster$194,400
Every HUD home in Colorado, on the map
Price on the pin. Tap one for photos, the listing code and the full details page. Open the full-screen map.
Free guide, PDF
$100 Down: The HUD Home Financing Guide
The $100 down rule, CHFA, HUD paying your closing costs: the stack that gets a buyer in for about $1,000. 14 pages, free.
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Find every home available, not just HUD homes
Advanced home search: every listing on the Colorado MLS, with the full filters, on kennarealestate.com.
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Ask if metroDPA fits you
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