Los Angeles Partners in Home Ownership

  Quick Start Homebuyer Event Topics:

• The benefits and barriers to homeownership 
• Government first-time homebuyer assistance programs available in Southern California - how they work and how you can qualify
• Budgeting and saving for homeowendrship
• How to build a mortgage-ready credit profile fast
• What to expect from the home inspector and appraiser 
• Managing the costs of home maintenance and repair
• Types of home loans and how to qualify for a home loan under the best rates and terms available
• Understanding how you can make private mortgage insurance work for you. 
• Find out the difference between hazard insurance, title insurance, and home warranties.  
• The home search process including choosing a real estate agent and ways to beat out cash buyers and get your offer accepted
• Understand the real estate settlement procees and how to make sure you are  protected all the way to closing day
  
•  How to avoid default and foreclosure if problems come up after you purchase your home
• Legal aspect of homeownership including Fair Housing 

  Here is what you can expect from a Quick Start

 Homebuyer Event:

• It's a free event sponsored by Los Angeles Partners in Homeownership, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that works to expand homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income individuals and families in Southern California.
• The Quick Start event is delivered in live webinar format so you can participate from the comfort of your own home.
• Quick Start is offered twice each month  on a Wednesday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and again on a Saturday morning from 8 a.m.to 10 a.m. 
• Quick Start is a two-hour event that is action-packed and fast moving with lots of great information, resources, and motivation to get started on the path to homeownership now.
• All participants will receive a certificate of completion from Los Angeles Partners in Homeownership.  And if needed we provide additional help obtaining certification from a HUD-approved housing counseling agency which is often required by the government down payment assistance programs you'll learn about in Quick Start.
• All Quick Start graduates will have the option to participate in a free one-on-one coaching session with an Los Angeles Partners team member after the event.  During this coaching session we'll help you create a customized homebuying action plan.

  Sound good?  Click HERE to register for the next Quick Start   Event