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With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, we are a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) and accredited by the prestigious Council on Accreditation (CoA).

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With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau,  we are a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) and accredited by the prestigious Council on Accreditation (CoA).

HomeTrek is a service of InCharge Debt Solutions, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Established in 1997, our mission is to help people improve their financial lives through counseling and education. InCharge also offers credit counselingdebt management, military debt relief, and credit consolidation programs.

Our Mission

InCharge Debt Solutions helps people achieve and maintain a better financial future through high quality, responsive counseling and personalized education.

An Online Course With You In Mind

Skip the babysitter, save on gas, and complete your homebuyer education course online, in your own time. You can take it in one session, or log out and log back in and resume, based on your schedule.

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Our online homebuyer education can be accessed via your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop.

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InCharge has been providing housing education for more than 15 years. We are dedicated to helping more Americans achieve sustainable homeownership.

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Down Payment Assistance Programs in California

The words of American humorist Mark Twain still ring true: “Buy land…they’re not making it anymore.” If only it were that easy. Home ownership as a way to build wealth is particularly challenging in California, ...
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Down Payment Assistance Programs in Pennsylvania

Buying a house is a significant life goal and milestone for Pennsylvania families. That's why, in 1972, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) was established to help families cover the mounting costs of homeownership. The ...
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Down Payment Assistance Programs in New York

The median home price in New York has soared above $400,000 – a chilling prospect for someone considering buying their first home. Coming up with a 20% down payment, or even 5%, may prompt many ...
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First-Time Home Buyer Benefits

A first-time homebuyer is an individual who is buying a home for the first time or has not owned and occupied their primary residence for three years prior to purchasing a new home.. Lenders and ...
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What Is the Minimum Down Payment for First-Time Home Buyers?

One of the major barriers to buying a home for first-time homebuyers is coming up with a down payment, the money you pay up front when you close on a home. There are many down ...
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First-Time Home Buyer Guide

Buying a home is a big decision. Buying one for the first time can be a frightening one. The dollars are big, you may be unfamiliar with the rules, and you never know whom you ...
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First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit

Buying a home is one of the best ways to build wealth, but skyrocketing home prices and high mortgage rates are preventing many Americans from taking this step toward financial freedom. As the housing crisis ...
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First-Time Homebuyer Requirements

Being a first-time homebuyer in any real estate market can be an adventure, equal parts thrills, and chills. In the current market where inventory is historically low and interest rates have nearly doubled in a ...
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Down Payment Assistance Programs in Texas

Purchasing and owning a home is the dream of hundreds of thousands of Texans on a yearly basis, but too often many of those same people shy away from buying because of barriers perceived to ...
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Credit Scores and the First-Time Homebuyer

For first-time homebuyers, the second most important factor (behind location) is: (A) Number of bathrooms. (B) Composition of the kitchen counters. (C) Storage space. (D) Terms of the mortgage. If you answered A, B, or ...