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Homebuyers Club meets first-time homebuyer education requirements. Classes are offered quarterly. Some topics covered during the Homebuyers Club:

• Budgeting

• Choosing a mortgage

• Do-it-yourself home maintenance

• Goal setting

• Identifying a "dream home"

• Negotiating a sale

• Predatory lending

• Shopping for a realtor, loan officer and home inspector

• Types of loans available

• Understanding credit and reading a credit report

• What to look for with a home inspector

Graduates may be eligible for a grant from the Scott County Community Development Agency for down payment assistance.

Private nonprofit company revitalizing neighborhoods by creating and supporting successful home ownership through a one-stop shop:

• Counseling on home purchase

• Financial literacy programs - credit, budgeting, financial planning

• Foreclosure prevention, anti-predatory lending support and programs

• Home Stretch home buyer workshops

• Low interest and deferred loans for home improvement and down payment assistance; grants may be available

• Programming in Hmong including Home Stretch Workshops, home buyer, financial literacy, foreclosure prevention programs

• Renovated or new homes for sale

NOTE: Does not provide rental assistance, rental units, or assist with other rental issues