Buying a home can be daunting - whether you?re a first time buyer, or you?ve been  through the process before. The real estate market is fast moving and there?s a lot of information to manage. Finding Home?s workshops empower home buyers with tools and know-how addressing every step of the home buying process. Removing the guesswork saves home buyers time and money.

Our straightforward and unbiased 5 hour workshops will cover some of the following topics:

Be an expert on your market

• Narrow your focus to save time ? establish your own market
• Make internet and newspaper advertising work for you more efficiently
• Learn how sellers can inflate the value of a home
• How open houses work - and what to do at an open house when you are interested in a home
• Learn the most common mistakes that home buyers make - and how to easily avoid them

How to select an agent
Choosing a real estate agent is an entire process of its own. Selecting the right professional for you from this crowded market is important.

• Learn how agents get paid
• How to interview real estate agents

Funding, Loans, and Mortgages

• How banks qualify buyers. (Taught by an actual lender/mortgage broker)
• How to secure a Lender at the beginning of the home buying process
• The down payment and how it relates to interest rates
  
• Choosing a lender and getting the best possible interest rate
• How to evaluate home loans
• How to find and qualify for state home buying assistance programs

The Negotiation and Closing Process

• Anticipating and accounting for future maintenance problems
• Writing an offer/the contract
• Learn details of renegotiation
• Signing

After You Close

• Moving In!  A few things to remember

If there is a home buyer topic you don?t see above, but want to learn about, please drop us a line! jpickett@kw.com

With the right information, the home buying process can become a rewarding adventure!