Class act
Friday, February 16, 2007
Last January 20, Joen and I attended this free Seminar for first time Homebuyers. I went there expecting a 100-man attendance. Instead, we were the 6th and last couple to arrive. It was an intimate seminar held in a room with one long table sponsored by.... shoot, I forget. Anyway, I had little or no knowledge of what it takes to buy a house here in the US and before we were made to settle in the "class", they had us take this survey to see how much you know about the biggest and most important investment of your life. If not for Joen, I would've flunked it! I had no idea what a PMI was and that's just one of a dozen acronyms and abbreviations I had to learn.
Short story long, it was a whole day thing and I must say I learned a great deal about homebuying in 6 long hours! I learned about how important being and having a good neighbor is, how your credit score dictates your credibility as a homebuyer, how a 20-year-old house here is still considered "young", how a grown tree on your lawn can up the value of your house, what things to look (out) for when surveying a house and most importantly... how EXCITING the whole process was going to be! I learned a million other things and so did Joen. The other participants were helpful as well and they gave us a few tips. There was a speaker there from First National Bank and it was helpful knowing how and where to start assessing ourselves financially.
That was the first thing we ever did in this housebuying process and I am looking forward to more! This buy being our first together, there's bound to be a puddle of feelings involved and we've both set our minds for it. We are going to devote a day each weekend to this process- site visits and such and area "surveillance." Hehe. Sure is helping me be more familiar with my new Homeaha.
Short story long, it was a whole day thing and I must say I learned a great deal about homebuying in 6 long hours! I learned about how important being and having a good neighbor is, how your credit score dictates your credibility as a homebuyer, how a 20-year-old house here is still considered "young", how a grown tree on your lawn can up the value of your house, what things to look (out) for when surveying a house and most importantly... how EXCITING the whole process was going to be! I learned a million other things and so did Joen. The other participants were helpful as well and they gave us a few tips. There was a speaker there from First National Bank and it was helpful knowing how and where to start assessing ourselves financially.
That was the first thing we ever did in this housebuying process and I am looking forward to more! This buy being our first together, there's bound to be a puddle of feelings involved and we've both set our minds for it. We are going to devote a day each weekend to this process- site visits and such and area "surveillance." Hehe. Sure is helping me be more familiar with my new Homeaha.
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