Homebuyer U
By Times staff
© St. Petersburg Times
published April 20, 2002
The Community Service Foundation offers a free "Getting a Mortgage" class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 4, Palm Harbor Library, 2330 Nebraska Ave.. Learn how to qualify for a mortgage, select the right mortgage, find assistance programs for help with down payment or closing costs. Preregistration required; call (727) 461-0618 or e-mail csfhome@gte.net. Also: "Family Budgeting," three-part money management classes for people who want to buy a house but are having trouble coming up with a down payment. Classes show how to develop a budget, how to save, and provide a basic understanding of credit reports. Sequentialclasses held 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and May 7 and 28 at the Sunshine Center, 330 Fifth St. N., St. Petersburg. Participants must attend and complete three-part class series to receive certificate. Call (727) 461-0618 for reservations.
"Road Map to Ownership" free home-buyer seminar, 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays at Century 21 East Lake Realty, Shoppes at Boot Ranch, 782 East Lake Road, Palm Harbor, prepares potential home buyers for purchasing their new home, and reviews the home-buying process and guidelines. Get prequalified for home loan and receive a buyer's manual that describes the process step by step. Call George Steffens at (727) 409-4583 to reserve.
First-time home buyers can get more information on home rehabilitation, down payments, small business loans and more through a free home-buyer seminar from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. today at 608 N Garden Ave., Clearwater. Sponsor: Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services. Home-buyer certificates awarded upon completion. Call (727) 442-4155. The Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Florida Suncoast Inc. sponsors free "New Homebuyers" two-part educational seminars from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Monday and April 29 at Largo Library, 351 East Bay Drive, Largo. Topics include the advantages of home ownership, budgeting for a home, credit reports, home inspections, the closing process, home ownership responsibilities and affordable housing options. Attendance at both class sessions required for certificate. For reservations and information, call (727) 587-6715, ext. 2507.
Need to learn the basics of how to sell your home yourself? Seminar offered by Century21clickit.com, a listing service for For Sale By Owner home sellers, covers topics including: preparing your home for sale, advertising and setting appointments and showing your home. Seminar held the third Saturday of each month, with next seminar today from 9-11 a.m. at Holiday Inn Express on Rocky Point Island, 3025 N Rocky Point Drive, Tampa. Cost is $99, including materials and a current market analysis of your home. For more information or to register, call (727) 595-8883.
Those who find that buying a home can be a complicated and confusing process can attend "Insider Home-buying Strategies," a free seminar presented by Realtors Janice Lockridge-Williams and Nancy Burridge of Keller Williams Landmark Realty of St. Petersburg, 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gladden Park Recreation Center, 3901 30th Ave. N., St. Petersburg. Learn how lenders determine what kind of loan will be offered by evaluating the borrower's credit, how to better determine your credit worthiness, how to determine layout and furnishing needs to find a perfectly suited home and make a better home purchase, and other topics.
Handouts and notebook provided; to reserve, call (727) 422-7169 or (727) 894-1600, ext. 122, during business hours.
- Send items to Homes, Kelly A. Stefani, St. Petersburg Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731. The deadline is two weeks before publication.
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