Homebuyer U
By Times staff
© St. Petersburg Times
published May 25, 2002
Need to learn the basics of selling your home yourself? Seminar offered by Century21clickit.com, a listing service for For Sale By Owner home sellers, covers topics such as preparing your home for sale, advertising and setting appointments and showing your home. Seminar held the third Saturday of each month, with next seminar 9-11 a.m. June 15 at Holiday Inn Express on Rocky Point Island, 3025 N Rocky Point Drive, Tampa. Cost $99, includes materials and a current market analysis of your home. For information and reservations, call (727) 595-8883.
"Insider Home-buying Strategies," a free seminar presented by Realtors Janice Lockridge-Williams and Nancy Burridge of Keller Williams Landmark Realty of St. Petersburg, will be at 7 p.m. June 18 at Gladden Park Recreation Center, 3901 30th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Learn how lenders evaluate the borrower's credit, how to determine your creditworthiness and other topics. Handouts and notebook provided; call (727) 422-7169 or (727) 894-1600, ext. 122.
"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.
The Homeownership for People Everywhere Expo will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 8 at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. Learn how to buy a home. Find out if you are eligible to receive assistance on your down payment. This event is sponsored by the cities of Largo, Clearwater and St. Petersburg, as well as numerous other area organizations. (727) 461-0618 or (727) 481-4500.
The Consumer Credit Counseling Service Greater Tampa Association of Realtors will hold a free Community Home Buyers and Credit Rebuilding workshop in Spanish 6-9:30 p.m. June 18-19 at the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors, 2918 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. All who attend will receive a certificate of achievement. Call (813) 371-1727.
The Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Florida Suncoast Inc. sponsors a free "New Home Buyers" two-part educational seminars 6:30-9:30 p.m. June 13 and 20 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.
Free "New Home Buyers" two-part educational seminars sponsored by the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central Florida and the Florida Suncoast Inc. offered 6-9 p.m. June 19 and 26 at the Pasco County Commissioners Chambers, West Pasco Government Center, 7530 Little Road, New Port Richey. Topics include the advantages of home ownership, budgeting, whether to buy or build a home, credit reports, home inspections, the Pasco County Affordable programs and the closing process. Attendance at both class sessions required for certificate. For reservations and information, call (727) 845-5654 or toll-free 1-800-720-9537.
-- 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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