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“Buying and financing real estate is usually the largest financial transaction in most people’s lives. And most people know nothing about it when they do it because both industries prefer their ignorance.”
P.W. Pipemaker
Real estate and mortgaging can seem like suddenly everyone’s speaking a foreign language. So many words and they are all so important! It’s like your agent or mortgage broker are suddenly speaking Greek.
And you don’t speak Greek!
That’s where HomeStart comes in.
At HomeStart we offer just about anything and everything you need to learn, execute and maintain anything related to real estate and mortgage. Our expertise is your advantage. And learning on our platform is fun.
So speak their language. Level the playing field.
Tutorials & Services
The secrets and expertise of mortgaging’s greatest minds all recorded so that you too can know what we know. We are the first and the only real estate and mortgage education website in the United States and we share what we know. Almost all of the people in these two industries do not want you to understand how their fields work. They prefer ignorant consumers because they make more money that way.
We have a different viewpoint. We feel that the more consumer know and understand about these two industries, the better off the nation will become. So we have made almost everything we know available to you here.
Free Tutorials
Specialty Tutorials
REAL ESTATE & MORTGAGE BASICS
POLITELY LEARN IF YOUR REAL ESTATE AGENT’S ANY GOOD
POLITELY LEARN IF YOUR MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR IS ANY GOOD
LOOKING FOR REAL ESTATE WITHOUT A REAL ESTATE AGENT
DELAYING TAX ON AN INVESTMENT PROPERTY SALE
BEWARE THE “NEW HOME” & THE SUBDIVISION BUILDER
BUYING YOUR FIRST HOME & BECOMING A LANDLORD IN ONE SHOT
CUTTING YEARS OFF THE LIFE OF YOUR HOME LOAN
PURCHASING A MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTY
DROPPING AN FHA COBORROWER BUT STILL QUALIFYING
REMOVING YOUR NON-RESIDENT FHA COBORROWER
BUYING A HOUSE THAT WAS JUST “FLIPPED”
BUYING REAL ESTATE AS NON-MARRIED COBORROWERS
HOME EQUITY INVESTING
BEING YOUR OWN BUILDER
FOR SALE BY OWNER
HOW & WHY TO DO A COMBINATION MORTGAGE
THE PROS & CONS OF “WAIVING ESCROWS”
HOW & WHY TO TIME THE CLOSING OF YOUR REFINANCE
HOW TO INSTANTLY BUILD CREDIT
BEING YOUR OWN CONSTRUCTION LENDER
HOW TO PROPERLY MANAGE A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
HOW TO READ AN APPRAISAL
HOW TO SKIP TWO MORTGAGE PAYMENTS
LEASE TO OWN USING A REFINANCE
RENTER TO HOMEOWNER - YOUR FIRST PURCHASE
MANIPULATING YOUR CREDIT SCORE HIGHER
PAYING OFF PROPERTY TAXES WITHOUT MAKING THE MORTGAGE A CASH OUT LOAN
PROPERLY BUYING INVESTMENT PROPERTY
PURCHASING & FUNDING IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SAME TIME
REFINANCING THE PROBLEM BORROWER - FHA/VA STREAMLINES
RESPONSIBLE ZERO DOWN FINANCING
STEPS IN BUILDING A HOME
TAX REDUCTION MORTGAGE STRATEGIES
UNDERSTANDING CREDIT & CREDIT SCORES
USING A COBORROWER FOR JUST ONE YEAR
WHAT A MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR SHOULD REALLY DO
WHAT YOUR REAL ESTATE AGENT SHOULD REALLY BE DOING
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REFI & A CASH OUT
ARE THERE GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION LOANS?
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REHAB & CONSTRUCTION
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CASH OUT & A HOME EQUITY LOAN
WHAT IS A “TEXAS” CASH OUT REFINANCE?
OWN-2-3®
BUSINESS ADVICE & COUNSEL
REAL ESTATE ADVICE & COUNSEL
MORTGAGE CONCIERGE®
COMMERCIAL & UNREGULATED INVESTMENT PROPERTY MORTGAGING
CREDIT DEVELOPMENT
RAPID RESCORE
HOMESTART REAL ESTATE SERVICES
PROPERTY SUBDIVIDING SERVICES
LANDLORD CONSULTATION SERVICES
HOMEOWNERSHIP GPS (Free, 1 hour)
this HomeStart knowledge can be
Finally, someone willing to teach you real estate and mortgage concepts! Truth is the majority of the professionals in both the industries not only profit off of your lack of understanding in their transactions, but actually work to continue it.
So beat ‘em at their own game.
All
yours.
Am I Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced?
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You are a “Beginner” and your free, general tutorials are:
#1, #4, #7, #10, #13 & #16 depending on the transaction you wish to achieve. -
You are a “Beginner” and your free, general tutorials are:#1, #4, #7, #10, #13 & #16 depending on the transaction you wish to achieve.
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You are a “Beginner” and your free, general tutorials are:#1, #4, #7, #10, #13 & #16 depending on the transaction you wish to achieve.
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You are a “Refresher” and your free, general tutorials are:#2, #5, #8, #11, #14 & #17 depending on the transaction you wish to achieve.
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You are a “Refresher” and your free, general tutorials are:
#2, #5, #8, #11, #14 & #17 depending on the transaction you wish to achieve. -
You are “Advanced” and your free, general tutorials are:
#3, #6, #9, #12, #15 & #18 depending on the transaction you wish to achieve.
Free, general tutorials
BEGINNER PURCHASE
REFRESHER PURCHASE
ADVANCED PURCHASE
BEGINNER PURCHASE & REHAB
REFRESHER PURCHASE & REHAB
ADVANCED PURCHASE & REHAB
BEGINNER PURCHASE WITH CONSTRUCTION
REFRESHER PURCHASE WITH CONSTRUCTION
ADVANCED PURCHASE WITH CONSTRUCTION
BEGINNER REFINANCE
REFRESHER REFINANCE
ADVANCED REFINANCE
BEGINNER REFINANCE &REHAB
REFRESHER REFINANCE & REHAB
ADVANCED REFINANCE & REHAB
BEGINNER REFINANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION
REFRESHER REFINANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION
ADVANCED REFINANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION