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For first-time home buyers

Buying a home is a lot.
Let's take it one step at a time.

Credit, debt, cash to close, or just the confidence to start: one of them is usually what stands between you and the keys. A one-minute check shows which one, and what to do next.

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About two minutes · No credit check · Nothing to sign up for

A Southern California home at dusk, its windows lit warm against the mountains

Keys in hand

They closed on a home.

What their journey looked like, shared by their agent.

  • A HomeIQ buyer closed on a home

    October 2026

    • Started learning in March 2026
    • Finished 10 lesson steps

Every buyer’s path is different. HomeIQ Academy is education only; it is not a lender and does not make loans.

Every buyer has a gap

Which one is yours?

Every buyer starts somewhere.
Yours starts with one next step.