First-Time Home Buyer Course with UCU and HoMEworks

from Linda Varrell

Learn everything you need to know about the home buying process with HoMEworks, a nonprofit group dedicated to consumer homebuyer education.

Attending this eight-hour course, taught by certified housing counselors and industry professionals, could make you eligible for the $3,500 Maine State Housing Advantage grant to apply towards closing costs.

All courses are designed to help students get their questions answered without feeling obligated to buy a home or work with a particular professional. HoMEworks believes the best place to start the home buying process is in the classroom. Courses are sponsored by University Credit Union.

What you'll learn:
• The home buying process
• Money management and the costs involved
• Goal setting and preparing for homeownership
• How to qualify and obtain a mortgage loan
• Lender's view: Determining creditworthiness and affordability
• What to expect at closing
• How to avoid being ripped off (from )

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