Home buying workshops and Lunch & Learn’s have been around a while and are great places to learn about the home buying process. From what I’ve seen, the content is relative, educational, and helpful to the audience.

I am holding a presentation for potential  home buyers soon.  Like with all my presenting engagements, I got busy polishing up my presentation.  I wanted something new, fresh, and different.  Something that would connect and resonate with the people in the room.  So after messing around with what I had, I decided to scrap my old presentations and start from scratch.

Here is what I am thinking…while the traditional workshop is educational and provides a good bit of information…something is missing.  Something big.  Something huge.

The elephant in the room is ignored.  The elephant is that four letter word named “fear”.  It is the fear of the unknown and the “what if’s” and needs to be addressed.  It’s the questions people are afraid to ask in their outside voice, but continue to rattle around in their mind.

The battlefield of the mind is full of self doubt.  We explain away the reasons we can’t buy a home, such as:

• I’m a single woman
• I’m recently divorced
• I just graduated college and started a job
• I recently changed jobs

And if we can get past that, there are more questions such as:

• Is this a good time in the market to buy?
• What do I need to do to buy a house?
• What do I need to do to get a mortgage?
• How much can I afford?
• Can I qualify?
• What if I don’t?
• Where do I start?
• How detailed do I need to be on the application?
• Should I pull my own credit report before I apply?
• How much does it cost?
• How much do I need to pay up front?
• Does it matter where my down payment comes from?

All of this before getting out of the Lazy Boy and contacting a Mortgage Professional or a Realtor!  It’s enough to paralyze!

This powerful presentation will be chocked full of information.  In addition to answering the questions above, we willl address the current market conditions and explore the options of waiting versus acting now, plus walk thru the A-Z’s of buying a home.

This presentation is designed for:

• Interested home buyer / shoppers who want to understand the process involved
• Intelligent  consumers who want to explore all their options
• First time home buyers who have heard too many horror stories to ignore
• The contrarian who isn’t sure if buying is right for them

I’m really excited about this workshop!  The juicy details will be coming soon, so stay tuned!

It’s all about you!

Elizabeth Rose