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February First Time Home Buyer Seminars
Attend a Free First Time Home Buyer seminar is taught by local mortgage professionals and real estate agents.

Please RSVP by filling out the form on our website to reserve your spot at our Free Seminar!
Some of the subjects covered:
- Roles of the Lender/Mortgage Broker
- Credit
- Pre-Approval
- Roles of the Real Estate Agent
- Searching for Properties
- Contracts
- Negotiation
- Closing
Here are some questions that were asked during a home buyers seminar last month:
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- How much can I afford?
- Can I get a loan to cover rehab costs?
- When should we talk to a lender?
- What are lender fees? What's the norm?
- What are points?
- Is the downpayment different from closing costs?
- Why do people get into ARM's vs. Fixed loans (good question especially right now)?
- What can I do to get my credit score higher?
- Can we still get a home if one of us has great credit and the other has not so great credit?
- Where do I start in the negotiation process?
- Does earnest money show the seller how serious the buyer is?
February Home Buyer Seminars
Chicago Locations:
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- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 3224 N Damen Ave, Chicago – Kelly Rodman – February 6, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 3224 N Damen Ave, Chicago – Ryan Gable – February 17, 2018 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 3224 N Damen Ave, Chicago – Chris Hastings – February 20, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks – 3506 S. State Street, Chicago – Alex Buckles –February 21, 2018 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Crystal Lake Locations:
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Panera Bread, 6000 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake – Dena Lehst – February 1, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Panera Bread, 6000 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake – Dena Lehst – February 7,2018@ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Schaumburg Locations:
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 395 South Barrington Road, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet – February 1, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Diane Passannante – February 5, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet – February 6, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 395 South Barrington Road, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet – February 8, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Diane Passannante –February 12, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet – February 13, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 395 South Barrington Road, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet –February 15, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Diane Passannante – February 19, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet – February 20, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 395 South Barrington Road, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet – February 22, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Diane Passannante – February 26, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet – February 27, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Other Locations:
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Panera Bread, 1400 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove – Brianna Wielebnicki – February 3, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 2480 N. Randall Road, Elgin – Terry Bowlet – February 3, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich – Nir Patel – February 5, 2018 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 102 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village – Martyna Marciniak – February 10, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Panera Bread, 1400 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove – Brianna Wielebnicki – February 10, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 2480 N. Randall Road, Elgin – Terry Bowlet – February 10, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich – Nir Patel – February 12, 2018 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 2480 N. Randall Road, Elgin – Terry Bowlet – February 17, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich – Nir Patel –February 19, 2018 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 2210 N. Richmond Road, McHenry – Dena Lehst – February 22, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 2480 N. Randall Road, Elgin – Terry Bowlet –February 24, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 102 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village – Martyna Marciniak – February 24, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich – Nir Patel – February 26, 2018 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Daily Projects Coffee Bar, 124 S. Randall Road, Algonquin – Dena Lehst –February 27, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm