Free Home Buyer Class Helps Seattle area residents buy their own homes

Local Lender and Realtor Team-Up To Show Home Buyers How To Buy The Best Home, At The Lowest Cost, At A Free Home Buyer Class

(Seattle) — Buying a home is a complex process: Title insurance inspections - negotiations - home loans. To help ensure that your home purchase is profitable and problem free, three area companies have teamed up to sponsor a home buyer’s class to teach you the secrets of successful home buying.

The class is presented in an information-packed, 2 1/2-hour format, and held at the Lynnwood First Horizon office. Whether you presently own a home, or this is your first time, you’ll learn new tips and strategies for getting the best buy and the best loan.

At the class, you'll learn:

• How much home can I afford?
• What government programs do I qualify for?
• How many zero down home loan programs do I qualify for?
• What are closing costs?
• How do mortgages work?
• What programs do I qualify for that will pay my closing costs for me?
• How can I get the seller to pay for my closing costs?
• Do I qualify for a low interest rate government loan?
• Is my credit good enough?
• Can I see my credit report?
• What is the best way to find the right home?
• How can I tap into the Multiple Listing Service computers to find the best home?

You may be able to buy more home than you think. Just by making two small changes you could buy $10,000 more home without increasing your payment. This means you can have that extra bedroom or a two-car garage, just by knowing secrets that few buyers know!

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At the class, you’ll get answers to all your questions. Uncertainty will be cleared away and replaced with practical, down-to-earth knowledge that you can use now. From getting started to getting moved in, you'll learn how to navigate the entire home buying and borrowing process.

There is no cost for this class, nor are you under any obligation to any instructor as a result of attending.

The class also includes:

• Realtor Home Search information
• HomeLoanFinder programs
• Home finding and negotiation tips and information.
• How to be sure that you obtain "clear title" to your home with no liens or unpaid taxes.
• Dozens of other helpful tools and strategies to save you time and money.

At the class you will receive a free Home Buyers Resource packet to get you started in the right direction.

Class Presented By:

• Gail Bean, First Horizon Home Loans
• Kim Klaffky, Lake & Company
• Sponsored by Ticor Title (formerly Washington Title)