Here’s an interesting and informative class that is being offered at CSI for all local first time home buyer’s. The staff at the Sawtooth Board of Realtors just emailed this over…(thanks, guys). Seems like this could be something worth checking out for people thinking about entering the real estate market. Here’s the deal…
The College of Southern Idaho’s Community Education Center is offering the non-credit home buyers education course, Finally Home on November 13. The course is specifically designed for first-time low to moderate income home buyers and addresses some of the issues that potential home owners face as the take the steps to purchasing a home.
The Finally Home Home Buyer Education program is an eight-hour program that takes participants from the “can I and do I want to become a homeowner” to “how do I maintain this important investment?” Potential homeowners learn the steps involved in making their biggest investment, including: who are the key players in the home buying process, why is good credit important, how to fix bad credit, how to apply & qualify for a loan, how to shop for a home, what happens at closing, the financial benefit of home ownership, how to avoid delinquencies, defaults & foreclosure & much more. Course graduates will receive a certificate of completion that can potentially help qualified borrowers take advantage of special programs offering down payment or closing cost assistance, the use of gifted funds or more generous debt ratios.
The November Finally Home course will be held on Saturday, November 13, from 8 am to 5 pm in CSI Evergreen and is available via microwave at the North side Campus in Gooding, the Blaine County Campus in Hailey and the Mini-Cassia Campus in Burley. The cost to register is $20 and students can register at http://communityed.csi.edu Class size is limited so early registration is suggested. Call (208) 732-6442 for more information.