Free Home Buying Seminars

(RSVP required at the bottom of the page)

Class Location: Pequod's Pizza, 2207 N Clybourn, Chicago, IL

• Thursday, October 6th , 2011 at 6:30 pm
• Thursday, October 20th, 2011 at 6:30 pm

Class Location: Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton, Chicago, IL

• TBD

Some of the subjects covered:

• Roles of the Lender/Mortgage Banker
• Credit
• Pre-Approval
• Roles of the Real Estate Agent
• Searching for Properties
• Contracts
• Negotiation
• Closing

Here are some questions that were asked during a home buyers seminar last month:

• How much can I afford?
• Can I get a loan to cover rehab costs?
• When should we talk to a lender?
• What are lender fees? What’s the norm?
• What are points?
• Is the downpayment different from closing costs?
• Why do people get into ARM's vs. Fixed loans (good question especially right now)?
• What can I do to get my credit score higher?
• Can we still get a home if one of us has great credit and the other has not so great credit?
• Where do I start in the negotiation process?
• Does earnest money show the seller how serious the buyer is?