Ultimate Step By Step Guides

Whether you’re buying a home, refinancing, or investing in real estate, our Guides walk you through the process in chronological order. You’ll never have to wonder what’s going to happen next in your home finance journey. Simply choose a Guide below and learn as you go!

Buying A Home

Our Guide to Buying a Home explains the home buying process step-by-step, so you always know what to expect. Get answers to all your questions.

Refinancing A Home

Our Guide to Buying a Home explains the home buying process step-by-step, so you always know what to expect. Get answers to all your questions.

Mortgage Study Basics

Our Guide to Buying a Home explains the home buying process step-by-step, so you always know what to expect. Get answers to all your questions.

Common Home Buying Problems

Here are some of the most common hurdles faced when buying a home, and advice on how to solve them. Learn how to fix credit, income, and debt issues.

First-Time Home Buyer

This step-by-step Guide walks through the process of buying your first home and overcoming common first-time home buyer challenges.

Types Of Home Loans

Learn about the different types of home loans, including conforming, FHA, VA, and USDA. See guidelines and find out which mortgage type is right for you.

Building Good Credit

Learn where your credit score comes from, how to check your credit report, and how to raise your score to get the best mortgage loan and rate.