Homebuyer Education

The course requires a financial commitment from participants in the form of a **$50 registration fee. **This fee is fully refundable ONLY when you close on a home, with a copy of your closing disclosure. There is an additional fee of $7.00 for an additional meal (couple ticket). Children under 18 years of age are not allowed.

A non-refundable re-take fee is $25.00 within 2 years of original class date, anything prior will be at full registration fee – Please call the office for a promotion code before registering.

Deadline to register and pay for the course is the WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED COURSE DATE.

You will be emailed an HBE intake form from DocuSign via Russ Hirshik prior to the seminar. If you do not see it, please check your junk or spam mail. If you would prefer, you can print the Intake Form from our website and return to our office by the Thursday prior to your session. You may email it to aconklin@gnhdc.org, fax 352-380-9170, mail or drop though our mail slot. 

Single tickets are for individual certificates. Couple tickets will have both names printed on the certificate. If you would prefer only one person’s name on the certificate, please contact our office immediately. We do not provide individual certificates, when registering as a couple. If you need individual certificates, you’ll need to purchase a single ticket for each person.

**PLEASE NOTE-YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A SHORT COUNSELING SESSION (IN PERSON OR OVER THE PHONE) AFTER COMPLETION OF THE SEMINAR TO RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATE. Once you have completed the seminar, please call 352-380-9119 x 100 to schedule your appointment during business hours. Appointment times range from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday or 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Friday.

Although attending this seminar is a requirement of down payment assistance programs, it does not guarantee that you will be eligible to receive funds towards purchasing a home. Please make sure that the SHIP program in the municipality where you plan to purchase accepts our Home Buyer Education certificate.