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BEFORE TAKING OUR CLASSES
For five years we conducted a
pre-class survey of each of our attendees. Before taking the
class the students used these words to describe how they
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Apprehensive |
Powerless |
Dumb |
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Ignorant |
Embarrassed |
Timid |
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Afraid |
Anxious |
Vulnerable |
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Gullible |
Helpless |
Insecure |
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Scared |
Not Prepared |
Confused |
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AFTER
TAKING OUR CLASSES
AFTER their class, these are
the words students used to describe how they felt about
buying real estate: |
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Confident! |
Excited! |
Convinced! |
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Empowered! |
Self-Assured! |
Secure! |
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Sure of themselves! |
Educated! |
Energized! |
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Knowledgeable! |
Clear! |
Relieved! |
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Ready! |
Understand! |
Prepared! |
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“This seminar allows me to learn from others' mistakes in a safe
and un-intimidating environment
so I don't have to make
mistakes of my own. Great instructors!”
Lindy Sin & Vivian Yuan
“Knowledgeable
and educated speakers that explained the home
buying process exceptionally well.”
Pisnu Phodhipradist
“Learned tricks of the trade
& detailed specific
detail.”
Aurora Wright
“Great class, thoroughly covered buying a house
from a buyers prospective. Excellent information!
A must class for those contemplating buying a
house in this market.”
Kalani
Kamakavivode
“Few classes are taught with such passion and
enthusiasm for educating potential home buyers.”
Allen Chiddix
“Outstanding! Why did we wait until now to seek out this
information?”
Shirley Ross & Brennan Jones
“I liked the
openness and honest
feel of the presentation”
Annette Connelly
“I learned that I CAN and WILL buy a home!”
Carolyn Hayes
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"Comfortably informed as a new buyer.
No pushy sales people!”
Jeff Rogerson & Julie Hiler
“This was one of the best uses of 4 hours out
of my life. I am excited & feel educated about the
home buying process.”
Kelly Bolen
“Where else are you going to get such honest
and thorough information? Finally somebody is on my
side!”
Shawn Kumasaka
“I gained
knowledge about home buying that I feel
empowers me to make more informed decisions
regarding my finances."
Rachel Moxson
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Dear Washington Housing Education,
Because of
your training and guidance, I not only found out I could buy
a home of my own, I learned the ins and outs of the
process, and I DID buy my first home! I
realize most testimonials may seem to be about simple, easy
real estate transactions, but they’re not all easy! I’m writing this because the experience with my builder has
been a bad one, and it’s only because of taking your
Homebuyers’ training that I’ve managed to wade through all
the obstacles I’ve encountered!
When I got my BA
degree in Computer Information, I was fortunate enough to
land a good job with a national company. I had rented all
through college, so naturally I went looking for an
apartment, not a house. I paid rent for another two
years. I didn’t save ANY money during this time! Any extra
cash went to pay off my college loans, and some I began
putting into our company’s retirement program.
I figured
it would take me five or ten years to save up enough for a
downpayment, but I really hated the idea of renting.
Paying rent each month and living with the apartment’s rules
made me feel like a kid, or a freshman in the college
dorms. I was living on my own, with a career, and I wanted
to have my own place. I wanted to buy my own home, but in
my market that pretty much meant settling for a doublewide
or getting into a condo.
In Feb 2005, I
saw your seminar on television, and I decided to attend.
One of the things I learned in the first half hour or so was
that there were plenty of ways to get into a place legally
using resources out there. If people with
bankruptcies can get approved, so can young people like me
who just don’t have a downpayment.
I learned about
zero money down techniques, learned what to
look for and what to avoid, like knowing how to pick a good
lender. I was amazed at the dangers of doing website
purchasing and relying on the real estate rags at grocery
stores! Your seminar gave me lots of good
information, and made me a lot smarter, and I started
looking for 2 bedroom/two bath condos and townhouses. I
looked at new ones and used ones… some had more space but a
bad floor plan, others had garages or other amenities.
Even though I
still had no money for downpayment, only two weeks after
taking my course, I made my initial offer on a condo unit
that was under construction. Even though the builder has
caused one delay after another, I STILL haven’t had to pay
anything towards it!
Things went
downhill from there. Sellers offer letter had only good
points for seller. Rejected, eventually got counter
offers. Finally got good offer.
If it
hadn’t been for your Homebuyer Workshop, I don’t know how I
would have made it through. The builder did everything
possible to make it a real nightmare. They tried to
bulldoze me into using their own lender, they insisted on
doing things I didn’t want and they refused to change the
smallest details, like light fixtures, even when I offered
to pay any difference! It was as if they didn’t care one
way or another… I guess part of the problem is the
“sellers’ market” … they knew they could find someone else
to sell to, someone they could walk over. Because of this
First Time Homebuyers’ seminar I had the confidence to stand
my ground and hold them to their contract! I could not have
walked through this process without your training and
input.
This was a
really, really rough example of home purchasing, but it was
also very enlightening. You gave me a real sense of
confidence that I can handle almost any situation properly,
or get the information I need to handle it, or find the
right people to handle it! Most either think they have to
handle everything themselves, or blindly trust the
“experts!” The truth is, the experts can help, but you need
to be an active participant in the process. I know my role,
my agent’s part, and my lawyer’s responsibility.
Speaking of
attorneys, I made sure everything went through a lawyer. I
learned this from your seminar and it really helped. It
gave me access to legal power, and an attorney to look over
everything. Not much could be thrown at me that I
couldn’t handle in the process. I also learned the value of
using a Buyer’s Agent as my go-between. Knowing how
to choose a good attorney and Buyer’s Agent, and how to work
with them was invaluable knowledge I never would have had
without this class.
Even with
all the problems caused by this builder, the end result is
still good thanks to you. My new mortgage will be almost
identical to my current lease payment, and with tax breaks
it will end up costing me less at the end of the year.
I never thought
I could have a home of my own this fast! You prepared me
for the good, the bad, and the ugly… and I definitely needed
every bit of this in my purchase experience. Without
your training, I would’ve thrown in the towel and consigned
myself to paying rent for years to come! You have cut YEARS
off the process, and given me the information and confidence
I needed to go out and get my own place for no money down.
I can’t thank you enough!
--Chris Hinman |
"Don't wait! We could have been in a house
years ago!”
Marcus &
Rochelle McMahon
“This is an
excellent overview of the entire home buying process.
Instructors were professional & knowledgeable!”
Stacey Acker & Stuart Zeigler
“Fantastic
Seminar! Very informative and easy to
understand.”
Veronica
VanCouwenbergne
“A lot more
fun than I thought - enthusiastically
informative!”
Michelle
Knowles
“This workshop has revolutionized the home
buying process for us - we feel empowered &
knowledgeable to make a wise purchase & pay a decent
price.”
Thomas &
Marcia Stansberry
“I feel this
Investment seminar was very helpful in
avoiding potential pitfalls
for a first time investor, a good road map.”
Rick Larson
“Good
information, interesting and entertaining.
I wouldn’t have known where to start in the process
without this class”
Suzanne Powell
“I already purchased a home and am
getting ready to refinance, and the information will
be very helpful when I do.”
Tammy Williams
“This class
opened my eyes to the whole home buying
process. The
information given in this class allows me to be more prepared
for my future home purchase. Thanks!”
Carmen Lau
“This class takes the stress out
of trying to do all the
research on your own.”
Amy Reeves
“This course
was packed full of information &
gave me a jumpstart
into buying my first
home!”
Neil Quisenberry
“I
learned many different tactics loan officers can
use when closing on a home.”
Daryl Isip
“This
workshop put me and my wife in the same
universe as others who already own their own homes.
Hope is always there
--.take this seminar!”
Michael J. Stribling
“I do not know anyone, either new home
buyer or others, that shouldn't go through this class!”
Amy Oliver
“I wish I would have known the 10 Rules
before I bought my last house.
Now I'm informed and I
look forward to purchasing my next one!”
Jason Innes
“The worksheets and instructions - well
thought out. This class should be
required for the first time home investors!”
Tim & Janice
Small
“A nice
presentation that eliminated my fears built
on ignorance of
the buying process!”
James Cross
“Sam
did a wonderful job. I feel a lot more
confident and comfortable about buying a second
home.”
Jan Giejda
“With the
information in this seminar, I now feel
more educated on buying a home. I
feel I will be able to recognize if I was being taken advantage of!”
Shannon Giejda
“I thought
the class was very informative
and is exactly what I was looking for before I purchase my
first home.”
Jason Fain
“Very
fast paced & informative.
Learned lots even though I've purchased
homes before!”
Susan C.
Crawford
“This is was
the very best start towards buying your new home! I recommend all new home buyers to this seminar!”
Sangata and
Anand Dani
“I liked the
information disclosed about buyers agents
and sellers agents.
I feel much better now,
knowing what I know.”
Ryan Pizzuto
“I feel more secure
in buying a home now,
than I did when I didn't have a clue how to get
started!”
Ben and Sythour Leng-Nichols
“Much clearer explanation of agency
distinctions than a previous seminar. Lending
presentation was impressive.”
Les Moreland
“Very informative, everyone considering buying
should be informed as much as possible & this
seminar helped a lot!”
Darilyn Doris
“I was surprised at how much mystery
was taken out of the process in such a short period
of time.”
Dana Carlson
“I thought it was very
helpful and informative.
The class gave me
the tools I needed to make a good informative decision.”
Sean Kuhn
“My brain is full!”
Tommy Russ
“This seminar really answered a lot of my questions
-- even those I did not know I had.”
Dan Lewis
“This was an awesome, short to the point course
and well worth the time.”
Yvonne Jacobo
“More informative than we expected.”
David & Wendy
Lister
“It's a great
resource for people like us - first time home buyers.
After all, buying a home is not that
horrifying.”
Davina Choy
“The info I now
have is going to help us buy this month or
next month!”
Susan Jansen & Summer
Pederson
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Dear Washington Housing
Education,
When I
completed grad school at UCLA in 2004, I landed a
job in Seattle. Naturally, I moved into an
apartment. After all, I’d been renting all through
school, and that’s what people in their 20’s do.
Besides, I had a few debts and nothing – zero, zip,
nada – saved up for a down payment.
The
company I was working for had a great retirement and
savings program, so once I got settled in, I met
with a financial advisor to help me plan my finances
and investments. My “financial advisor” reinforced
what I already believed: that I needed about 20%
down payment to get a mortgage on a house. We set up
a savings program to reach this amount in three to
four years, based on current house prices.
Unfortunately, he didn’t educate me on other options
or suggest other professionals… so I kept on paying
rent and put everything I could towards my student
loans and car note.
By
December, I had paid off everything but my car loan.
Then in January, I saw an ad on TV for your First
Time Home Buyers’ Seminar and decided to check it
out. I wasn’t even sure what I would be learning
about, since I didn’t really know what all was
involved in buying a house. Those 4 hours
changed my plans and my life. As a direct result of
what I learned in your seminar, I decided to
accelerate my plans and go ahead and get my own
place NOW, instead of waiting around and spending
years paying rent. I was locked into my
apartment lease until August, so I set my sights on
finding, buying, closing and moving in by then.
Using
what I learned I found a good agent to work with me.
I got listings every day or so, and drove around to
see the ones that interested me most. Like you told
me, it didn’t take too many to decide what I wanted
in a house, and to learn what was “good deal” in
each neighborhood. I started looking aggressively,
and by the end of June found my house. After that
it all happened pretty fast. There were some
scary moments, some thrilling ones and in the end, a
very satisfying sense that I DID IT!
Your
seminar did a great job helping me understand what
was needed at every step of process. I really
appreciated the fact that you didn’t just tell
me what to do or to what decisions to make… you
actually educated me so I could make the best
decisions for myself, and gave me the knowledge and
tools to do so! More than anything else,
when I finished the seminar I felt confident that I
COULD buy a house… that I was knowledgeable and
wouldn’t be swayed or taken advantage of.
I
bought in a sellers’ market, so I didn’t have a lot
of leverage, but you showed me strategies that work
even in a hot market! The house had already been on
the market and had an offer accepted, but the
financing fell through. That night, using your
strategies, I made offer that expired at 9 p.m.
Because of your seminar, I was confident with my
offer, and in the end I actually got my house for
less than they had sold it for previously. My
monthly cash outlay is less than when I was renting,
and I look at my mortgage payments as a giant
savings account, not rent. I’m
building equity in my property, and without your
course, I’d still be paying rent to build equity in
someone else’s property!
I found
out the old saying is true: “You don’t know what
you don’t know!” In my case, I didn’t even know
what to ask or who to ask. I learned financial
advisors may be good at insurance and mutual funds,
but you need someone who understands real estate
when you want to buy a house.
If I
had not taken your seminar, I’d STILL be paying
rent! Like many of my friends, I simply DID NOT
KNOW I could buy a house NOW instead of three years
from now! Yes, buying a house is a complicated
decision, with lots of complex options. But thanks
to you, I now have the CONFIDENCE that I can walk
through buying a house, and do it on my own! I’ve
told all my friends to take the class!
I’ve
only been in my house for two weeks, but it already
feels like home! Sometimes I just pull up in my
driveway and sit there, admiring at MY place! I’m
already thinking about buying some other properties
for investment, too. I’ll live here 3-5 years
and rent it out. It’s a plan that can create
ongoing security and income for years to come.
Thank you
so much!
--Jon
Canan |
“Having
known nothing about the buying process, I now
feel pretty informed and less apprehensive.”
Melissa Butler
“I feel
much more comfortable
about buying a home.”
Samantha Swanson
“I think the
seminar was very informative & has taken a
lot of fear out
of the home buying experience.”
Steve
Berkeley
“I feel
more confident
about purchasing our
new home.”
Gregg Thompson & Danielle Strawn
“A must-have class for prospective home
buyers AND Sellers.
Shawn Grismore
“Lot more information than I had expected.”
Kimberly
Tweeton
“It's NOT a sales pitch!
Thank you for the
information!”
Kyle Martin
“Extreeeemmeeely impressive! It's refreshing to
hear guidance from professional individuals.”
Michael Nelson
“The session
was informative, even for someone who's
already bought their first home.”
Josh
There is so much I didn't know!”
Yoanna
Thompson
“I wish I would have known the 10 Rules
before I bought my house.
Now I'm informed and I
look forward to purchasing my next one!”
Jason Innes
“I
learned a lot of things I wasn't expecting. I feel a
lot more prepared now.”
Ben Thompson
“This class has a ton of information, great
speaker & motivator, it's not a sales gimmick like
the others.”
Robert Speer
“I wish we would have taken this class long
before I started looking for a house.
Sarah Shultis
“The class
was very informative. It really helped me
to make up my mind, and not to wait any longer.
This class is REALLY
the very first stop in many ways on buying a home. Thank
You.”
Alexandra Speer
“This was an
excellent class. Take this class, they
covered everything!”
Mathew Bailey
“A fantastic
class! I wish I would have been aware of
such a class before buying my first house."
S.
Ribaudo
“I got a lot of info about finding an agent.
Up until now, I only
had personal references from friends. Now I know some
key questions to ask.”
Michelle
Little
“Thank you
so much for the presentation. I have gotten so
much more information in the past few hours
than in all of the other seminars I have gone to
combined.”
Lan Hoang
“I never even knew about the buyers
agent! This
class has been very informative & I feel
more confident going through this whole process.”
Anne Carson
“Wish I would have done this forever ago!
Ready to get going
now!”
Morris Malakoff
“We went from ready to renew our lease to
ready to buy a home in 4 hours!”
Ray & Heidi R.
“Before buying a home, become educated!
This class is a great way to accomplish this.”
Chris Casillas
“Very informative! I feel much better prepared
to begin looking for a home now then when I
walked in this morning. Thanks!”
Jennifer
Lirhus
“Explanation
of home buying process is clear, concise
and simple.”
Adam M. Steinberg
“This class is not biased. Covers everything.”
Sam Henrich
“Learned
to have a plan and steps to buying!”
Robert & Charlotte
Nelson
“A
lot of info to cover, helpful visuals, clear
presentation.
I feel a little more
educated and less intimidated by the
market.
Thanks!”
Allen Madrid
“Very informative - very quick!”
William Garber
“Good class,
very helpful information, would suggest to
other perspective buyers.”
Chad
Schnathorst
“Helpful
info. Especially pertaining to the legalities once an offer has been made
on a new home. i.e, closing costs, earnest
money, inspection etc.”
Dan Rickert
“Great job covering
a lot of material in a such a short
amount of time.
Very professionally done.”
K. &
Adrian Johnson
“It was very
informative and I learned a few things that I would not
have thought of when looking for a home. There is a lot
to digest, plenty of details and
explanations.”
Ryan Comazzetto
“This class
was great. Learning about how a buyer's
agent should work for me
was extremely
valuable.”
Christina Burke
“The information given and the knowledge learned
(short cuts, loop holes,etc.) I would pay a fee to learn
this.”
Reggie Brookes
“I feel more relaxed and safer about my abilities
as a prospective home
buyer.”
Angelica
Ferrer
“This
seminar is very helpful with taking the mystery
out of house purchasing.”
Shea & Aaron
Afthreth
“Much
clearer explanation of agency distinctions than a
previous seminar I attended.. Lending presentation was
impressive.”
Les Moreland
“This was
extremely informative and helped make the beginning of
the process much less daunting.”
Jenna Brown &
John Sheetz
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Dear Washington Housing Education,
When I met Jenn
at the University of Wisconsin, I already knew that as soon
as we graduated, I wanted us to get a house. I had been
raised around real estate investors, and my folks had moved
several times while I was growing up. As a kid I remember
sitting in the room with them, bored while they signed the
papers on yet another house. It was like second nature to
me to hate renting, but I realized I really didn’t know much
about the actual homebuying process.
Jenn, on the
other hand, had lived in the same house her whole life,
right up to the time she went to college. She had a lot
of anxious feelings about buying a house. After all, our
first priority was to pay off all our accumulated debts.
This would mean taking on the biggest debt of our lives!
She liked the idea, but the thought of it all, the unknown,
made her real concerned and uncertain about it all.
A couple of
months after I graduated, Jenn found an ad for your First
Time Home Buyer’s Seminar. We both thought it would be
worthwhile, so we signed up.
Even with
my knowledge of real estate, I would have taken the course
myself, even without Jenn. Most of what I knew was about
choosing good property as an investment, never the actual
buying procedures involved. I was excited and ready to
learn. I expected to get a basic working knowledge of
buying, but I did not expect the broadness of the course,
especially things to look out for. A lot of these I hadn’t
thought of… and as it turned out, they were really needed in
our home buying experience later.
One of the most
valuable things you drove home was to never get
emotionally—attached to a particular house. This was a big
help to both of us. It’s one thing to dream about a place
of your own. Falling in love with one particular
place can lead to bad decisions. We saw people make this
mistake on some of the houses we looked at, and get in
bidding wars where they ended up paying $50,000 or more,
OVER the asking price!
You also
surprised me with all of the financial portions of the
process. These lessons, too, came in handy in our deal!
We had gotten all of our debts but our student loans
paid off, and “Hey, we’re going into the biggest debt of our
lives!” This created a LOT of anxiety! Your in depth
financial talk helped us understand payments and loan
amortization, and how it all worked. This eased our fears a
lot.
All in all
I felt like I got a beginning-to-end training on the biggest
financial decision and process of my life! Your seminar
gave me a good working knowledge of entire process, and
exposed me to lot of things that I would later encounter, so
I knew how to handle these “surprises.”
Using what we
learned, we chose a good Realtor to work with us. We looked
at a lot of houses before finding the one we bought about
four months later.
We had wanted a
house that needed some remodeling work, not a real
fixer-upper but one that was a little worn, so we could get
a good price. This one fit the bill perfectly. Little did
we know the man that owned it had had a LOT of legal
troubles. There were so many liens and lawsuits, at one
point the bank didn’t think he had enough equity to cover
them all (this would have meant he couldn’t even sell the
house, because creditors had claimed so much of the value).
I didn’t even consider the possibility of difficulties
like this when I was thinking about buying a house, until I
took your seminar. Like they say, “You don’t know what you
don’t know!” You explained liens, judgments and all the
other financial obstacles in a clear, easy-to-understand
format, so I felt confident talking with my lender and my
broker about them.
Fortunately, in
the end, there was enough value in the house, but the seller
probably didn’t get any of the money from the sale! (it all
went to his creditors).
Then, out of the
blue, the lender found all sorts of financial stuff under my
name in the credit bureau. There were pages of accounts
with charges and liens against other people with same name.
Because of your seminar, I realized this was probably
because of how common my name is. I knew the steps to take,
and worked with my lender to clear up this issue. If not
for what I had learned in the time I spent with you, I would
have felt like this was a brick wall, enough to stop the
whole process.
Other issues
included communication problems with the owner, who had
already moved to California. Finally, we closed on
January 4th, and our final cost of $247,000 was
$8000 LESS than the appraised value! This, in a sellers’
market! Because of what we learned, we were
able to buy our house for ZERO money down, and we used what
we had been able to save to remodel the kitchen. I wanted
to have equity… two years later we’ve had it appraised at
$325,000!
I’m excited.
I’ve recommended this course to all of my friends. Some
don’t think it’s worth it, but when you look at how much
money a single mistake can cost you on a house deal, how can
it NOT be worth the cost? FREE!!
Now, we feel so
confident after everything we walked through in our first
deal, that we want to begin buying homes for ourselves for
investment. I can’t wait for you to come out with your
course on investing. Put us down for two seats!
Thank you!
--Chris Thomas
and Jenn West |
“I understand the process
of buying a
home better than I did before.”
Ted &
Nichole Mittelstadt
“Very informative. I am not as afraid
of home buying then before the seminar.”
Mindy
McKinnon
“Excellent presentation and very
informative.”
Shaun
& Faith Ramirez
“I now have a better understanding of
how things work.”
Craig
Dennis
“I am more confident in
looking and buying a home.”
Etha &
Barry Jackson
“Very informative. Everything I needed
to get started.”
Carolyn Frisk
“I walked away with a much better
understanding of the process.”
Mark
Thompson
“I learned what the best days to buy are.”
Sharon Raine
“Worthwhile class. I learned so much.
I wish I could have done the class before I bought.”
Karen &
Eugene Smith
“I feel more confident in the
buying process. Knowledge is power!”
Renee
Alston
“Easy-to-follow presentations
with helpful presenters who took the time to answer
questions and give examples.”
Keith
Linington
“The
valuable information learned and taught is worth
the short time used to learn it.”
Tony
Lutz & Melinda Smith
“Very understandable information on
the entire process.
Great
information on options for all
situations.”
Dianne
Marlow
“This
was very good information and presented in a
very easily understandable manner.”
Daniel & Sabrina Guilliaume
“I fell well prepared to locate necessary
resources to find the right home.”
Robert Halverson
“It taught me everything I needed to
know.”
--Brandon
Winslow
“I've been looking for years and talked
with many people and there was still a lot I
did not know.”
--Mark
Prater
“Gave me a
good starting point. Now I know
what questions to ask!”
--Wayne
Sturgeon
“This class
puts many fears to rest
and lets you
focus on what is important.”
--Jeff
Volkman & Andrea Gierlich.
“Fast paced
and informed. I recommend it for anyone who is
ready to move now.”
--Rob
Elliot
“I was completely uninformed regarding
the home buying process, but now I feel more
than prepared and can avoid the pitfalls.”
--Savy
Tiv
“Fast paced
and informed. I recommend it for anyone who is
ready to move now.”
--Rob
Elliot
“It showed
me what to prepare for
and how to take the next steps with confidence.”
--Luke
Preston
“Totally demystified the process
of purchasing a
home.”
--Jim
Carraway
“Just sit
and listen. I promise you will learn something
new.”
--Samuel Bess
“I
feel more secure in buying
a home now than I did when I didn't have a clue
how to get started.”
Sythour Long-Nichols
“This is a must know for the
first time home buyer.”
Lilia
Lin
“Absolutely a seminar you need to attend
before buying your first home.”
Gary &
Miriam Acosta
“I
walked away feeling like I'm more
informed than most buyers and sellers.”
Mike Sanders
“This
seminar gave me the info to start the process
which I was afraid of before.”
Brandalyn Fox
“A lot of info in a short amount of time.
Great!”
Gina Hurley
“Knowledge
is power! I was overwhelmed at the
thought of buying, but no longer.”
Marcia
Shepard
“I
wish we had attended your seminar 3 years ago”
Jason Racey & Akiko Racey
“I
very much enjoyed it. I feel more
empowered as a buyer
and potential
home owner.”
Ronald Cowdrey
“Wonderful seminar led by people I
feel I can really trust to do what's best
for me.”
Kate
Bouchard
“Although
home buying is a daunting undertaking, I
feel like this seminar has helped
level the playing field
somewhat.”
Christie Watson
“I felt I was presented with unbiased
honesty through out the seminar.”
Tony
Ebner
“Very
informative for anyone afraid to buy a home
because they don't know the process or have not
done it before.”
Sarah Newell
“Took the fear out of the
process- I'm now prepared to find and purchase
my new home.”
Judi
Peterson
“It makes so much more sense now!
I'm not afraid of buying a house now.”
Paul &
Sara Trowbridge
“This
seminar really helped me know what
pitfalls to avoid
when I wanted
to buy a home.”
Heather Fixler
“This
was a comprehensive learning tool that everyone
can use.
Matt Long & Christina Griffiths
--Matt and Christina went on to buy their own
home within three months of their training, got married,
and sent us this long testimonial telling what it all
meant to them: |
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Dear Washington
Housing Education,
Even after Matt
and I got our engineering degrees, we continued to rent. We
had nice place with cheap rent payments, but it wasn’t
ours. We never really talked a lot about getting a home of
our own… but buying a home seemed like a distant
possibility, something we didn’t even need to think about
for a few years.
A college friend
attended your Home Buyers’ Seminar and was really
impressed. He urged us to take your course, and we did –
but not with much enthusiasm. I didn’t really expect to walk
away with much real information…I’m the ultimate skeptic’s
skeptic! Plus, you have to figure that both Matt and I are
engineers… so we’re naturally skeptical! In fact, I figured
it would probably just be a big sales pitch, like those
“free” workshops you see advertised.
I was surprised
and very impressed! This seminar gave us the “inside
scoop,” and we got pages and pages of notes,
with information most Realtors would probably never share.
We found out the things to look out for, all the ways people
can cheat you and how to recognize it when they’re taking
advantage of you. It was open, honest, and the value of
the information was incredible.
We left the
seminar armed with our new knowledge and ready to buy a
place of our own… sooner, rather than later! We had saved a
little money, but your seminar reassured us that we had more
than enough to buy a house. We weren’t sure about how good
a deal we could get in such a hot market, but when you
shared that you were buying properties yourself, we decided
to go for it now.
Most of
all, we felt a confidence about going through the whole
homebuying process. Even though we’d never really
analyzed it before, there was probably more than a little
fear of the unknown in our attitude before the seminar. It
was easy enough to put off such a big decision without
really thinking through all the reasons… after the
seminar, we were confident… and exci | | | | | |
