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I have always taken the approach to my profession that I will not refer anyone to my clients that I have not personally done business with and I will not ask my clients to take a class that I haven't taken myself. That being said, I was taking the course offered by the Housing and Education Alliance. The class is a HUD approved course and is a prerequisite to any homebuyer funds offers by the county. The course is taught my Mr. Walter Walker and Mr. Willie Mason. I did not know what to expect in the course but I did not expect the confusion that the homebuyers who were in the class had about the home buying process. I heard horror stories that were, on the face of it, difficult to understand what the people helping them trying to accomplish. As I sat through the class it was apparent from the questions that they had regarding the real estate and loan process that either the homebuyer was reluctant to ask the Realtor or mortgage professional or worst yet they did ask and were given either confusing information or bad information altogether. I think that a little of both is probably the case. 

I would like to tell the people that if you do nit understand something that was told to you regarding the real estate process, STOP AND ASK the agent to go over it again. this is no excuse but please remember that the agent that you are working with has been doing this type of transaction for a long time and is likely to just assume that because in their mind they know what is going on that you do not have the hundred and thousands of hours of training and practical experience in the process. PLEASE DO NOT just nod your head and yes them. This is the absolutely WORST thing that you can do as a consumer. This is an important time in your life and it is important that you have trust in your Realtor and Mortgage professional and faith in what they are trying to accomplish in your behalf. To have this trust you should have a good general knowledge of the process and their role in it.

I 100% loved this class and it will benefit all who take it from the first time homebuyer to the seasoned real estate agent.