Pre-Purchase and Post-Purchase Counseling
Pre & Post Purchase Home Buyer Counseling are One-On-One sessions with a home owner ship counsellor covering multiple topics including:
- Personal and financial advantages of home ownership; rent vs. buy
- Budgeting basics and credit analysis
- Mortgage loan process overview
- Conventional, FHA & affordable housing product overviews
- Review and explanation of mortgage disclosures
- Good Faith Estimate (GFE)
- Truth In Lending (TIL)
- Settlement Statement (HUD1)
- Financial assistance & incentive program availability
- Fair housing, fair lending and predatory lending awareness
- Post-purchase closing interview
- Loan document review
- Preparation of a homeownership plan of action