Our homebuyer workshop series continues next month since we have the holidays upon us. 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!
Mortgage Rates Trending Lower Ahead of the Fed Meeting: The Mortgage Porter Weekly
September 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This week’s episode of The Mortgage Porter covers the upcoming Fed meeting and features my new workshops designed for home buyers.
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!
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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 Classes for Washington State
March 24, 2021 by Leave a Comment
If you are brand new or a little rusty at buying a home, there are some excellent options that are available for you. Some classes feature unique benefits for the students. Before taking one of the courses below, I suggest you reach out to a local, licensed Loan Officer to see if one class may be better suited for your home buying goals.
Here are a few online home buying classes you may want to consider: [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
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