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The 24-Month Buyer Runway
A five-stage roadmap from “someday” to handed keys.
- 24 months — Prepare
- 12 months — Position
- 6 months — Plan
- 90 days — Finance
- 30 days — Pre-Approve & Shop
Free Florida Homebuyer Resource
Thinking About Buying a Home in the Next 1–2 Years? Start Here.
Get the free First-Time Buyer Runway Kit — three simple tools to help you prepare, understand assistance options, and know what to ask before you ever start shopping.
Send Me the Free Buyer KitFree PDF guides. No pressure.
“You do not need to be ready to buy today. You just need to know what to work on next.”
What's Inside
Three resources, one calm path forward
Each guide stands on its own — read them in any order, at whatever stage you happen to be in.
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Florida Down Payment Assistance Guide
Plain-English on how programs like Hometown Heroes may work — and what to verify.
- How common assistance programs are structured
- What can change and what buyers should verify
- Where to check current eligibility and terms
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Lender Meeting Companion
Walk into your lender consultation knowing exactly what to bring and ask.
- What to bring to a lender consultation
- Questions worth asking
- Answers you should leave with
The 24-Month Buyer Runway
Five stages from someday to handed keys
You don't move through these all at once. Most buyers spend the longest stretch in the first two — and that's exactly where the kit helps most.
- 0124 months
Prepare
Build the habits that make buying possible later — savings rhythm, credit awareness, and a rough sense of where you want to land.
- 0212 months
Position
Sharpen your credit picture, grow your house fund, and start watching target neighborhoods and price trends without pressure.
- 036 months
Plan
Narrow your target areas, get clear on the true monthly cost of owning, and learn how Florida insurance, taxes, and HOA fit in.
- 0490 days
Finance
Gather documents, understand your loan options, and explore down payment assistance programs you may qualify for.
- 0530 days
Pre-Approve & Shop
Get pre-approved, define your must-haves, and walk into homes — and your lender meeting — with a clear, confident plan.
Prepare→Position→Plan→Finance→Pre-Approve & Shop
A Reassuring Truth
You may be further along than you think.
You don't need perfect credit, a complete plan, or a fat down payment saved before you start preparing. The buyers who feel most ready are usually the ones who started early — quietly, with no pressure — and worked on one thing at a time.
If you've been thinking about buying at all, you're already on the runway. The kit simply shows you which step comes next.
No perfect credit neededNo full plan neededStart where you are
What You'll Learn
Practical, Florida-specific guidance — not theory
The kit covers the real questions future buyers run into, written in plain language.
- What to work on now
- How to build a house fund
- Mortgage readiness
- Florida insurance, property taxes, flood risk, and HOA costs
- Down payment assistance
- Questions to ask a lender
- Financial moves to avoid before buying
“Problems are usually easier to solve two years before buying than three weeks before closing.”
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