Most recent reviews of the Firefighter Next Door National Home Buying Program:
Stress Free!
Firefighter Next Door Realtor: Ezekiel Roberts Firefighter Next Door Loan Officer: Trent Sellers
"Zeke was assigned to me. I was on my own and needed someone to support and guide me through this process. Zeke was extremely professional and really knowledgeable. He was always available to show me new properties (30 +) until we located the perfect home. Zeke was patient and always respectful. He communicated with me almost daily and provided me answer to all my questions as well as feedback when needed. He taught me how to actually review a possible purchase, what to look for, what to ask for, when to put in a bid, how to handle not getting the property, and so much more When I became frustrated and disappointed, or just wanted to give up, Zeke was there. I can remember it as if it was yesterday, when he called me and said, "I've located your home, when are you available to see it?" He was right! I've been smiling every day and thanking God for him bringing the Roberts family into my life. I love my new home and I can't thank Zeke, Lori and Addie enough; they made this process stress free. Thank you again!”Simon Wilson Hunt McDonough, GA
Support, Communication, Insight, Kindness!
Firefighter Next Door Realtor: Michael Lopez Firefighter Next Door Loan Officer: Steven Ehrlich
"Kendall went above and beyond when assisting my husband and I in the home buying process. He was patient with the many, many, questions that we had, and he was more than willing to help us out at any time of the day. There is no one else we would have wanted to do this process with. We are blown away by his support, communication, insight, and kindness.”Ayin Morales Omaha, NE
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"The team was absolutely amazing. I have never worked with a team of professionals that was supportive as with The Teacher Next Door Program. I always felt respected and treated with dignity from the first phone call to the last walk through. I was educated along the way and I was given choices in my process. This is important because I didn't feel pressured to just sign something or just say yes to anything. Sheff always made himself available to me. I really felt like I had a team working with me, with my interests first instead of feeling rushed or pressured to sign papers just to close another deal. I will always recommend The Teacher Next Door Program to any teacher. HUGS AND SHOUT OUTS TO SHEFF, APRIL, KYRA & anyone who had a helping hand in my process. Thank you all,
Pan Green Uniondale, NY
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"Brian and him team were excellent!"
Jessica Ulmer Spartanburg, AR
"When I started the journey to buy a home, I did not have much faith that I would qualify for anything. I am a single mom, school teacher living on a budget, and didn't have any credit history. Samantha Wallace mentored me through the home buying process and gave me the confidence that I needed to keep moving forward in perusing my family's dream home. She advised me through every step necessary in order for me to qualify for an affordable option that met my needs. For an entire year she called me once a week and touched base; never rushing or giving up on me. Sometimes her phone calls were business oriented, sometimes she was offering advice, and sometimes she was just a friend offering me emotional support because the home buying process is stressful. I am so happy to announce that my family now owns our dream home. I feel like Samantha made it all happen. I will forever be grateful for her and all the things she has done for my family. Samantha Wallace is a dream maker!"
Wendi Pittman Springdale, AR
"Jose was extremely knowledgeable and made the process so painless and easy to understand."
Mary Badgerow Gainsville, FL
"Smooth Transaction. Very professional."
Juan Dallas, TX
"Overall great experience! Definitely made the home buying process easy."
"Samantha was great to work with. She was fast & efficient, In this fast paced market that we are in right now, it’s very important for me to be able to get a quick response. She was always available - even on the weekends. Although we were several states away, this process was seamless I look forward to working with Samantha in the future.
Esther LigonDetroit, MI
Teacher Next Door’s stated mission is to increase home ownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing, free from discrimination. So why is home ownership so important? The following research from multiple sources speak clearly to the importance of home ownership in America:
While it’s true that home ownership will not solve every problem, we are proud to do our part to help families across America realize their dream of becoming homeowners.
Housing GRANTS and down payment assistance is currently available for teachers, school employees, nurses and healthcare workers, law enforcement, firefighters, government employees and military families. For a complete list of available programs you may visit www.teachernextdoor.us/Home.Buying.Programs.APPLY NOW
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"The Teacher Next Door program has helped us tremendously at getting us into a new home that fits for our family. As a blended family of five kids - Sheff helped us to get the mortgage loan and understand the mortgage process. He had weekly updates and very easily answered our questions. Now that we were pre-qualified, we then next turned to Cheri to help us find a house that fit our needs. She was very prompt via text messaging and emailing for questions about houses.She was also very flexible to fit our schedule at looking at houses for us to see. After we found our house, Cheri and Sheff did everything in a exceptional manner and very prompt at getting the paperwork processes through the lender. Also, April and Caress contributed to helping us with paperwork and questions needed for this to happen. At the end of the day, we are in a new home that meets our needs and looking forward to raising our family in our home.
The Teacher Next Door Program has met our exceptions!"
Thank you to all,
Amy and Justin
If you are considering purchasing a new home in 2019, this is a great opportunity! For more information and to apply, visit www.TeacherNextDoor.us, or CLICK HERETeacher Next Door also has extended benefits to include nurses, law enforcement and other eligible public service professionals. If you are not a teacher and would like to determine your eligibility, please visit https://www.teachernextdoor.us/Home-Buying-Programs or CLICK HEREAPPLY NOWTo read more Teacher Next Door Reviews CLICK HERE.
Congratulations Amy and Justin of sunny St. Pete, FL! We are so excited for you! Enjoy your first Christmas in your new home! Special thanks to Teacher Next Door Realtor Cheri Aumond-McLean and Teacher Next Door Loan Officer Sheff Brisbin for your excellent service! For info on GRANTS, down payment assistance and other programs in your area visit www.teachernextdoor.us.
Teacher Next Door's First Time Home Buyers Program allows buyers the unique opportunity to combine GRANTS and down payment assistance with the other programs we have available, including Fannie Mae's HomeReady, Freddie Mac's HomePossible and HomeOne programs. Down payment assistance programs may include state specific programs such as Arizona Home in Five, Georgia Dream, Florida First and others or may include national programs such as Chenoa and Unison, depending on which has the greater benefit. To be eligible, you must be a teacher or school employee, nurse or healthcare worker, law enforcement, firefighter or government employees. For more information CLICK HERE.
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This week, Teacher Next Door, the nation’s largest home buying program for teachers, held a three-day, down payment assistance summit in Tempe, Arizona, aimed at increasing the amount of assistance provided to teachers.
“Our focus this week was expanding our national matrix to be more inclusive and offer larger assistance amounts and benefit more program participants,” said Steve Parks, Teacher Next Door National Director. “We now have over 30 different down payment assistance programs nationwide, that can be used in conjunction with our closing cost grant.”
Teacher Next Door already helps teachers in all 50 states navigate the home buying process, provides closing cost grants and arranges down payment assistance for qualified applicants. Now, by increasing the number of programs they utilize and dialing in the specific requirement of each plan, they have no less than three potential down payment assistance sources for any area. The down payment assistance programs include Georgia Dream, Home in Five Advantage, Home Plus, Chenoa and Unison, just to name a few.
“Despite rising home prices, I feel teachers and other service professionals should be able to live wherever they want, not just in certain neighborhoods. Between our grants and the down payment assistance programs we utilize, teachers and their families enjoy far more buying power when they go to choose their next home,” Parks continued. Through the Teacher Next Door program, you may purchase any home on the market.
This is not the first time Teacher Next Door has demonstrated their desire to help and strengthen communities. In 2015 the program was expanded to include law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMT’s and nurses.
To check grant availability, visit the official website www.teachernextdoor.us/grant