CASE STUDIES
Jackie Beermann
With more than 25 years experience serving the first-time homebuyer community, Twin Cities-based Realtor Jackie Beermann already knows what will help them succeed: homebuyer education classes, budgeting, saving, and securing that all important down payment. Jackie's not there simply to make a sale and tell them what they want to hear—she is tough on these first-time buyers because she desires to set them up for success.That's why she was a long-time believer in down payment assistance programs.
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Debbie with Jackie Beermann
During the last several years, Debbie lived in her childhood home and cared for her aging mother. Debbie raised her family and managed a career but had never been a homeowner. After her mother passed away, Debbie began to consider what was next. She wanted to move closer to her job in office management and stay near her daughter and six grandchildren. Most of all, she was ready for a fresh start in a new place and she began, for the first time, to consider homeownership.
Learn More about how Down Payment Resource helped Debbie's Realtor, Jackie Beermann, find down payment assistance and closing cost funds, helping Debbie become a first-time homebuyer at age 54.
Jared & Anna with Brenda Hanson
Jared and Anna are savers. Jared was careful to ensure the young couple put away money early on with the goal to eventually own a home of their own. But, after taking advantage of a unique opportunity to run a Bible Camp in North Dakota, they depleted much of their savings while helping support the financial needs of the camp. Without the nest egg they once had, Jared and Anna wondered if their dream of owning a home would be postponed.
Learn More about how Down Payment Resource helped Jared & Anna's REALTOR®, Brenda Hanson locate new financing options.
Stephanie Gruver
Stephanie Gruver is known in her market as a buyer's agent. With her Realtor's license as well as experience working for a nonprofit housing developer, she knows her way around down payment assistance programs and it can directly benefit her clients. Stephanie takes the time to search for local programs she knows exists, looking for cash that her clients can bring to the table. But, Stephanie also admits that the information can be easy to miss -- new programs come along, specifications and funding may change, and it can be time consuming.
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Gerald & Sandra with REALTORS® Steve and Darcy Gedney
When garden enthusiasts Gerald and Sandra sold their Wisconsin home, they transitioned to senior apartment living. But, for five years they moved from building to building never able to find a place that truly felt like home. The desire to develop and nurture a home and garden of their own remained strong. Working with the couple's lender, REALTORS® Steve and Darcy Gedney (The Gedney Team) learned that Gerald and Sandra could qualify for a loan on their fixed, retirement income. However, Gerald and Sandra's elation about the loan soon gave way to disappointment when they discovered that they did not have all the cash necessary for the down payment and closing costs.
Learn More about how The Gedney Team coordinated with Gerald and Sandra's lender and used Down Payment Resource to discover available down payment assistance.