Our homebuyer workshop series continues on December 3, 2025 from noon to 1pm Seattle-time. This workshop will take you from getting prequalified to preapproved and pre-underwritten stages of the home buying process. [Read more…]
Homebuyer Workshop: Qualifying for a Mortgage – Your Job, Money and Debts
November 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Wondering how lenders decide how much home you can afford?
Join me for the next session in my First-Time Homebuyer Workshop series where we’ll break down:
- How your income and job history factor into qualifying
- How your income and job history factor into qualifying
- What debts matter most (and which ones don’t)
- Strategies to improve your debt-to-income ratio
- Real examples of how different loan programs view qualifying
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm (Lunch & Learn)
Where: Free Zoom Webinar — cameras off, learning on!
RSVP at www.mortgageporter.com/education
Attendees get access to an online dashboard with recordings of all past workshops, including sessions on credit and down payment strategies.
Let’s make sure you’re fully prepared to qualify with confidence!
Online Homebuying Classes from The Mortgage Porter
September 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
I am so excited to announce that I have a series of online homebuyer classes that I will be hosting starting in October. I’m calling it the Wednesday Workshop. Teaching has always been one of the things that brings me great joy with my career and this has been on my list of things that I want to do for a while. So… I will be having a one-hour session every other Wednesday (roughly) breaking down the process of how to buy a home. [Read more…]
Homebuyer Class in Tacoma
August 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Update: Thanks to all our students! It was wonderful teaching you about the home buying process and I look forward to teaching another class again soon! Click here to sign up for our next home buyer education class!
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Tumwater Homebuyer Class
August 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Please join me and DeAnna Franklin from Franklin Home Team for our home buyer “lunch and learn” in Tumwater. We will be covering all you need to know about buying a home in today’s market in 2 hours over lunch including: [Read more…]
Home Buyer Class in Kent
April 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
****THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED****
I will be teaching a home buyer class in Kent with Ira Sacharoff of Better Properties Real Estate on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Mortgage Master Service Corporation’s home office which is located just south of South Center on West Valley Highway.
The class is sponsored by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Students who attend are eligible for programs like Home Advantage or House Key Opportunity (the Washington state bond program) or Freddie Mac Home Possible. Students are also eligible for various down payment assistance programs
Fannie Mae offering Home Buyer Incentives
April 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Fannie Mae is offering first time home buyers up to 3% towards closing cost when they purchase a Fannie Mae HomePath property. On a $300,000 home, 3% would be up to $9,000 towards allowable closing cost! A Fannie Mae HomePath property is a home that Fannie Mae has foreclosed on and now owns.
Not all Home Buyer Classes are the same
April 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Home Buyer Classes or Seminars are popping up every where. They are often taught by a Mortgage Originator paired with a Real Estate Agent, both with hopes they will earn a chance to help students with the purchase of their home. Sometimes home inspectors or escrow officers may take part in teaching as well. Class content can vary as well as the length of the class. Some classes will even help students become eligible for down payment assistance programs and/or tax credits (MCC).
How do you know which home buyer class is the right one for you?
