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Home Buying Guide Available Buying your own home is the American dream. It’s where your family will live and grow, and it’s a good investment. But embarking on this dream, and finding the right home for your family’s needs can be stressful as well as exciting. Here’s some help. Learn the step by step process of finding and buying your own home with a new free package of publications from the Federal Citizen Information Center. Use the HUD Home Buying Guide to find out how HUD can help you purchase a home. Get the facts on HUD Homes-where to find one, the steps to follow when buying a HUD Home and how to finance your HUD Home. Use the chart to estimate your monthly mortgage payments. Even if you don’t have a lot of money to put down on a home, learn how you can still buy the home you want with How to Buy a Home With a Low Down Payment from the Mortgage Insurance Companies of America and the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Use the handy worksheet to evaluate your financial resources and determine what kind of house fits your budget. Once you set your budget and are ready to shop for a loan, learn what to expect from your lender with Don’t Be a Victim of Loan Fraud: Protect Yourself from Predatory Lenders from HUD. If your lender charges higher interest rates or en-courages you to overstate your in-come, you may be a victim of predatory lending. A HUD-sponsored home-ownership education course can help decrease your chances of becoming a victim. Learn more with the free Buying a New Home package. There are three easy ways to get your free publications: • Call toll-free 1 (888) 8 PUEBLO. That’s 1 (888) 878-3256, weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time and ask for the "Buying a New Home" package. • Send your name and address to the Buying a New Home, Pueblo, Colorado 81009. • Visit www.pueblo.gsa.gov to print out these and hundreds of other federal publications for free. Get even more information and take advantage of federal online resources at www.FirstGov.gov your official front door to federal and state government websites.
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