About this Event
The Homebuyer Education Class is a 6-hour fun and interactive class covering topics on:
- Preparing for homeownership
- Fair Housing
- Advantages and disadvantages of homeownership
- Shopping for a home
- Low-cost ways to get into homeownership
- The process for applying for a mortgage
- Prepurchase and closing processes
- And more!
This two part class is held in person on Tuesday, August 4 from 6pm-9pm, and the second part of the class is Thursday, August 6 from 6pm-9pm.
It is required that you and anyone else on the future loan attend the full 6-hour class, which entitles you to a MSHDA, HUD, or other program certification, that is valid for one year. Certificates will be granted directly to you to pass onto a lender or program staff. We will keep records of your attendance as verification.
In addition to the registration via Eventbrite, the intake packet must be filled out and it will be linked in the confirmation email upon registration.
Registration
- $20 for the first registrant, $5 for additional registrants in the same household. The $5 fee is not for friends, only additional members of a household; Friends must pay $20 as another independent registrant.
- The class closes 48 hours before the first session and/or when at capacity. No day-of registrations; class participants must be registered for the class.
- All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
- Fees may be waived for those with proof of hardship.
- Please do not bring children to in-person classes. ICCF is unable to provide childcare. If this is a barrier, please register for a Zoom class or the self-paced class (Framework).
Cancelation Policy, Late Arrivals, and No Shows
- Once registered, the participant is holding a spot, therefore reservations for this event are nonrefundable.
- Class participants who are more than 20 minutes late OR miss one part of a two part class will need to reschedule for the next available class and pay the full fees.
Alternative Class Options
- We also offer an online, self-paced Introduction to Homeownership Class. To register for the self-paced class, please go to https://iccf.org/classes/introduction-to-homeownership-selfpaced/.
- Additional In Person and Virtual Live Zoom Class Times are also available Please see our event page to see other options.
Questions? Contact ICCF Community Homes at (616) 336 - 9333 ext. 300 or [email protected].
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
ICCF Community Center, 400 Martin Luther King Jr. Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, United States
USD 5.00 to USD 20.00
