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Housing Search Workshop - FREE!

Make your housing search as successful as possible! This FREE workshop is open to unhoused people seeking apartments, currently housed people looking to move, and anyone interested in housing search tips and tricks. Topics covered include:

Budgeting
Town preferences
Subsidized vs. market rate housing
How to fill out an application
Background checks
Tenant responsibilities

And much more!

Workshops are in-person at the Way Finders 1780 Main Street, Springfield.
 

Monday, May 6, 1pm-3:30pm
 

No registration required - just show up!

First Time Homebuyer Workshop (English)

Become a certified first-time homebuyer with Way Finders! Learn from local real estate professionals about the homebuying process. 

The course covers finding, financing, purchasing, and maintaining a home. Participants receive a certificate of completion that is necessary to access several down payment assistance programs and special mortgage products.

This is a three-part virtual workshop:

Wednesday, May 8, 5:30-8:30pm
Wednesday, May 15, 5:30-8:30pm
Wednesday, May 22, 5:30-8:30pm

Walk-ins are not accepted. Attendance for this workshop will be limited.

Create a Way Finders account at www.wayfinders.org/login to register. 

Cost of the workshop is $50 per household, nonrefundable.

Credit Success Workshop

Whether you want to buy a house or a car, pay off your student loan debt, or understand how to build your credit, Way Finders is here to help.

Our Credit Success Workshop provides the tools you need to reach your financial goals. Learn directly from a Way Finders' certified counselor through interactive and engaging activities. After you complete your workshop, you will have the opportunity to meet with a HUD-certified housing counselor to discuss your individual goals.

There is a $10 fee to reserve your seat for the workshop. This fee will be refunded upon workshop completion.

In-person workshop. Registration required.

Way Finders is dedicated to assisting low-to-moderate income clients achieve financial stability and success. You will not be turned away for inability to pay.

To request a one-time time waiver please contact our support department at homeownership@wayfinders.org or 413-233-1621.

Click the link below create an account and register. This is an in-person workshop at Way Finders' Springfield Housing Center, 1780 Main Street, Springfield.
 

Housing Search Workshop - FREE!

Make your housing search as successful as possible! This FREE workshop is open to unhoused people seeking apartments, currently housed people looking to move, and anyone interested in housing search tips and tricks. Topics covered include:

Budgeting
Town preferences
Subsidized vs. market rate housing
How to fill out an application
Background checks
Tenant responsibilities

And much more!

Workshops are in-person at the Way Finders 1780 Main Street, Springfield.

Thursday, May 16, 10am-12:30pm

No registration required - just show up!

Massachusetts Landlord Workshop

This online workshop includes an overview of basic residential rental property management in Massachusetts that provides an introduction to the Massachusetts laws that govern the rental relationship. Important for all owners of rental properties, including owners of 2-4 family homes.

Topics covered include:

•    proper tenant screening
•    relations with tenants
•    lead paint laws
•    types of tenancies
•    State Sanitary Code
•    fair housing laws
•    the eviction process
•    how to deal with drug problems

Trainer: H. John Fisher

Certificates of completion are awarded at the end of the session; this workshop satisfies the course requirement for first-time buyers of multi-family homes.

Registration fee is $119.95 (non-refundable & includes Way Finders' Property Management Manual, valued at $29.95).

Hours of workshop are 9am-2pm.