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Sign up to complete homebuyer education
To buy a home with City help, you have to attend an orientation, a workshop, and meet a housing counselor.
Qué saber
Costo
$0 to $99Cost depends on where and how you do your workshops.Time
The total homebuyer education requirement is 10 hours.
¿Qué hacer?
1. Decide who needs to go
Generally, every adult living in the household must finish homebuyer education.
While all spouses and domestic partners must go, other legal dependents claimed on your taxes, like children or elderly parents, do not have to attend homebuyer education.
2. Sign up for a free orientation
You must go to a free 2 hour introduction session to see if buying a home with City help is the right path for you.
3. Register for a workshop
If you decide to continue buying a home with City help, you will need to do a 6 hour workshop.
You can take the workshop at the same place you did your orientation. Some agencies offer the workshop all in one day. Some agencies offer the workshop online.
4. Gather your documents
You will need:
- 3 months of your most recent bank statements
- 3 years of your most recent tax returns
- 3 most recent paystubs
5. Meet with a housing counselor
Meet one on one with a housing counselor, at the same place you did your workshop. This meeting will be 2 hours long.
Bring your financial documents to this meeting.
6. Get the Homebuyer Education Verification form
This form confirms you finished homebuyer education and is valid for 1 year.
You must include a verification form dated within the last year, when applying to buy a home.
If it's been more than a year since you finished education, talk to your housing counselor.
Obtener ayuda
Email info@homeownershipsf.org to schedule an appointment.
Agencias asociadas
Qué saber
Costo
$0 to $99Cost depends on where and how you do your workshops.Time
The total homebuyer education requirement is 10 hours.
¿Qué hacer?
1. Decide who needs to go
Generally, every adult living in the household must finish homebuyer education.
While all spouses and domestic partners must go, other legal dependents claimed on your taxes, like children or elderly parents, do not have to attend homebuyer education.
2. Sign up for a free orientation
You must go to a free 2 hour introduction session to see if buying a home with City help is the right path for you.
3. Register for a workshop
If you decide to continue buying a home with City help, you will need to do a 6 hour workshop.
You can take the workshop at the same place you did your orientation. Some agencies offer the workshop all in one day. Some agencies offer the workshop online.
4. Gather your documents
You will need:
- 3 months of your most recent bank statements
- 3 years of your most recent tax returns
- 3 most recent paystubs
5. Meet with a housing counselor
Meet one on one with a housing counselor, at the same place you did your workshop. This meeting will be 2 hours long.
Bring your financial documents to this meeting.
6. Get the Homebuyer Education Verification form
This form confirms you finished homebuyer education and is valid for 1 year.
You must include a verification form dated within the last year, when applying to buy a home.
If it's been more than a year since you finished education, talk to your housing counselor.
Obtener ayuda
Email info@homeownershipsf.org to schedule an appointment.