A success story from home buying fair

The Garza’s attended the last year’s North County Home Buyers Fair on the campus of Palomar College in San Marcos. Rick works as the facilities supervisor at New Venture Christian Fellowship and Maria works for Tri-City Medical Center in accounts receivable. They both attend New Venture Christian Fellowship in Oceanside.

After checking into the various first-time buyers programs with their realtor, Thor Sorensen from C21-Award, who they met at the fair, they began their search for that first time home. They were pre-approved with a lender and knew how much house they could afford.

They made offers and searched for homes for several months until they found their home in February. They were able to obtain an FHA loan based on 103% financing for the property. When they closed escrow they were able have their deposit returned to them which means they were able to buy for no money down.

Rick and Maria closed on their home in March of this year and in May their home was dedicated to the Lord by one of the pastors of New Venture. Rick and Maria Garza attended the North County Homebuyers Fair and they are now new homeowners in Oceanside.

The 5th Annual North County Homebuyers Fair will be held on the campus of Palomar College on June 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free to the general public and provides a one-stop-shopping opportunity to meet realtors, lenders and representatives from North County municipalities that provide down payment assistance for first time homebuyers.

For more information including sponsorship opportunities call (760) 435-0600 or email fbcdc@yahoo.com or visit www.fbcdc.org