Buying Your First Home!

Adult and Senior / Special Interest -

Adult Enrichment 2024-2025

If you have been wondering where to get started or whether it is even possible for you to own a home, this is a good first step. This 90-minute overview will get you started on the path toward home ownership. Here's what we'll cover:

From start to finish--the steps involved in buying a home
The financing process
Down payment and closing cost assistance available to first-time homebuyers, including up to $35K for First Generation Homebuyer assistance
Whether it makes sense to buy now or later
Your home search, putting in an offer, and strategies for being a competitive buyer in a changing market
The roles your lender and realtor play in helping you become a homeowner.

Home ownership is an incredible opportunity—and we are here to get you started!

Instructors

Heidi Erickson

Heidi Erickson is with Minnesota Housing, a state agency that promotes housing as a foundation for success. Whether you want to buy your first home or your next, or refinance, remodel or repair the one you’re in, Minnesota Housing may have the affordable program that works for you.

Randi Livon

Randi Livon is a mortgage loan officer with Alerus Mortgage, the largest mortgage company in the country, Consistently included in the top 25 producers nationally, her success is fueled by a simple philosophy: Treat every customer as though they are family, always looking out for their best interest.

Jodi Williams

Jodi Williams is a realtor with Keller Williams Realty, helping people buy, sell and invest in real estate throughout the greater Twin Cities area. Now in her 11th year, she has sold over 200 homes, and is recognized as a top real estate professional by Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine and the Twin Cities Business Journal.

February 2025