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October 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?
Chicago Locations:
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 3224 N. Damen Avenue, Chicago – Chris Hastings – October 2, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 3224 N. Damen Avenue, Chicago – Yanina Katsov – October 3, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 3224 N. Damen Avenue, Chicago – Yanina Katsov – October 17, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 3224 N. Damen Avenue, Chicago – Chris Hastings – October 30, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Crystal Lake Locations:
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- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Panera Bread, 6000 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake – Dena Lehst – October 10, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Schaumburg Locations:
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Diane Passannante – October 1, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet – October 2, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Diane Passannante – October 8, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet – October 9, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 601 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg – Diane Passannante – October 13, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Diane Passannante – October 15, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet – October 16, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 601 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg – Diane Passannante –October 20, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet – October 23, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Diane Passannante – October 29, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – StartingPoint Realty Office, 1930 Thoreau Drive N. Suite 175, Schaumburg – Terry Bowlet – October 30, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Other Locations:
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 2210 N. Richmond Road, McHenry – Dena Lehst – October 4, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Starbucks, 115 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights – Diane Passannante – October 18, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Time Home Buyer Seminar – Daily Projects Coffee Bar, 124 S. Randall Road, Algonquin – Dena Lehst – October 24, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm