The First Time Homebuyer Workshop

Buy Your First Home With Confidence - Not Regret

 

An independent, self-paced 6-week educational roadmap for first-time homebuyers.

Master financing strategies, evaluate neighborhoods with urban planning frameworks, and build your professional team with confidence—all without sales-driven advice or lender bias. We've taken our one-on-one approach and made it available for you!

Understanding Professional Incentives

Standard free courses and lender classes provide a checklist of steps, but they don't teach you how the pieces connect. Different professionals operate under distinct structural incentives: lenders are evaluated on loan volume and approval guidelines, while real estate agents are compensated upon transaction completion. Because their roles are specialized, no single transaction partner provides a holistic, buyer-first roadmap. This workshop equips you with an independent framework to evaluate properties, decode hidden costs, and interview professionals from a position of informed authority.

The Proprietary "Home Sanctuary Formula"

Derived from decades of one-on-one client advisory work, this framework shifts your focus from just "closing the deal" to evaluating a property’s long-term liveability, structural integrity, and neighborhood trajectory—the exact system that eliminates post-purchase remorse.

Post-Purchase Debt Management & Long-Term Costs

While standard classes stop at the closing table, our curriculum equips you with explicit debt-management strategies, amortization tracking, and financial maintenance plans for the months and years after you move in.

Lifetime Access, Weekly Live Q&A, & Bilingual Support

You receive lifetime access to all course updates and frameworks, direct access to weekly live Q&A sessions to troubleshoot real-time scenarios, and professional closed captions available in both English and Spanish.

 

 The First-Time Homebuyer Workshop Is Your One-Stop Prep Guide

  • You’ll leave this experience confident, knowledgeable, and fully prepared to avoid the costly mistakes that leave so many buyers feeling regret.
  • There’s so much to know and consider when purchasing your first home—likely the most expensive decision you’ll ever make.
  • So why go in overwhelmed or underprepared? You deserve to feel in control, confident, and empowered before you even speak to a sales professional. 

Take the class that saves you thousands, avoids first-time homebuyer regret & know how to mange a long-term investment. 👉 Start Here

 

Our free mini-class explains who does what, when, why and how and who is in charge. (Hint: It's not your real estate agent) 👉 Start Here

 

  Homebuyer Remorse is alive and well (50% Annually)

It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way

 

The First-Time Homebuyer Workshop was built to remove the stress. Learn a step-by-step breakdown of

  • How to think before you buy
  • What actually matters financially
  • Where most buyers make mistakes
  • So you move forward with clarity

 

Inside Our Workshop You Will Understand

✅ True Affordability

  1. Why your pre-approval amount is misleading
  2. How interest rates actually impact long-term cost
  3. What your monthly payment doesn't tell you

✅ Ownership Decisions Affects 

  1. Liability
  2. Inheritance
  3. Financial Position

✅ The Buying Process (without the fluff) 

  1. What actually happens from offer to closing
  2. Where the deal falls apart
  3. What to watch before your commit

✅ Hidden Risks Most Buyers Miss

  1. Compare neighborhoods using urban planning principles (not just vibes). Long term this will add to your wealth and your expectations.
  2. Spot health hazards in homes—and how to fix or avoid them - Most first-time buyers are handed a 10k bill on a repair they didn't anticipate. Not fun!
  3. Decode floor plans, zoning codes, and legal homebuying terms so you can see potential or walk away from a nightmare. 

✅ Ask smart questions when interviewing lenders, agents, and inspectors. These professionals work for you, so what will you ask? 

✅ Negotiate with clarity and confidence - read the signs, ask the right questions, and uncover the truth!

✅ Tap into the tools, protections, and strategies no one else is talking about.

 

🎯 This is not another "tips and tricks" course most first-time homebuyer education

  • Focuses on checklists
  • Skips deeper financial concepts
  • Leaves you with unanswered questions

👉 This workshop is different because it teaches you: how to think - not just what to do so that

You will be happy with your home, in command of the process, fully-informed, and be confident as you enter into the homebuying process.

 

🧠 Created by someone who's seen how this goes wrong

After working with first time homebuyers who are smart and driven one thing became clear

👉 Most people don't' lack effort - they lack clear, connected education

That's why this workshop exists.

We took our one-on-one system and made it available for all First Time Home Buyers so that you have a smart move

Whether you're planning to buy in 3 months or 3 years, this self-paced, 6-week workshop covers all 5 core areas that touch your homebuying journey.

And you’re not alone—you’ll have lifetime access, ongoing updates, and weekly live Q&A sessions  so you are sure to be successful.

 

đŸ’« This is for you if

  • You want to understand before you commit
  • You don't want to rely completely on professionals
  • You are trying to avoid regret after buying 
  • You don't need more opinions
  • You need a clear framework

👉 Start The First Time Homebuyer Workshop

 

If you don't feel more confident after the first module, you shouldn't continue and you can get a refund.  

 

 

 

Meet Julie Marion....

this is what she has been up to

so she can help you! 

 

 Your Guide to Buying Smart, Not Sorry

🧐 Julie brings 40 years of real-world experience—with 20 years as a real estate broker and 20 years as an urban planner. She’s also a certified Freddie Mac Credit Counselor, trained in property appraising, negotiation, and homebuyer financial strategy. Learn More About Julie Marion   

Her mission? To help you buy your first home with clarity and confidence—not confusion or regret. We are on your side and we are not looking to be your real estate agent. Instead you will become really, really savvy! 

What used to be a one-on-one client experience is now available to you through this workshop. This took a really long time to do so its quality not some gimmick!

🎯 Results: Students consistently reduce first-time buyer remorse by over 50%—and often save thousands in the process.

I'm Ready to Join the Workshop & Learn The Secrets!
Free Mini-Course

An explanation of the homebuying industry. Who does what and the checks and balances!

  • Who to contact first?
  • Why there is no ONE 1st step.
  • Are you ready to buy?
  • How much money you really need.
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Signature Course

The First Time Homebuyer Workshop

  • Week 1 - The Banking System & Your Financial Profile
  • Week 2 - What is Home?
  • Week 3 - Building Your Team
  • Week 4 - The Homebuying Process
  • Week 5 - The House & Neighborhood
  • Week 6 - Out of Control
  • Bonus - After the Purchase
  • Bonus - Weekly Question & Answer Session
Before You Sign Anything ~ Our proven 1-on-1 system is now available to help you buy smart!

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What People Are Saying

"Knowledgeable of the process, laws, honest, trustworthy, negotiation skills are top notch - highly recommended"

G NU 

,Nothing but GOOD stuff to say buying our first house was the easiest and memorable experience we could ever ask for...

Michelle Elder

Her no-nonsense approach gets things done!
 
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Common Questions

Q: What makes this different from a lender/agent class? A: We don’t sell real estate or loans—just unbiased education. This is a course so we are not going to be compensated when you buy your home.  We do not refer you to professional either - We teach you how to interview and put together the right team. 

Q: Do I need perfect credit?  A: No. You will learn how to leverage your personal situation and how to manage this debt after the purchase too!  

Q: Is there homework? A: Yes! and a whole lot of soul searching! 

Q: Is there support? A: Yes—lifetime access plus live Q&A.

Q: How long does it take? A: 6 self-paced weeks. 

Q: What’s included? A: Video lessons, worksheets, templates, resource library, live Q&A.

Q: Price & guarantees? A: $399. You keep lifetime access and updates.

Q: Will you try to sell me an agent or lender? A: No. We’re independent and unbiased.

Q: When should I take it? A: 1–12 months before buying is ideal, but earlier helps too.

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