Why rent a home in St. Tammany when you can buy a home is St. Tammany Parish.  You can buy a home using a rural housing loan and pay only $500 out of pocket.  Almost all the cities in St. Tammany are within the rural housing boundries that allow them to be purchased under the new FHA guidelines.  This means that you can buy a home and have your payments cheaper thn rent.  Most buyers are not aware that there are still no money down programs.  In addition to the zero down program, you will receive $8,000 just for being a first time home buyer.  

Mandeville, Covington and Madisonville housing make these cities one of the best places to live in the USA as choosen by Money magazine.  St. Tammany Schools rank as some of the most sought after in the country.  Logo on to www.nolaPropertyFinder.com to get complete list of homes that can be bought for no money down.