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San Diego Down Payment Assistance Programs | Riverside County Down Payment Assistance Programs | First Time Buyers in San Diego CA

San Diego Down Payment Assistance Programs

While the Federal First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit is gone, and California's Franchise Tax Board is no longer accepting applications for the state's First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit, first time home buyers DO have some options that can get them into a new home in San Diego and Riverside Counties. 

 Down payment assistance programs can be a boon for first time buyers 

The solution may be one of the San Diego Down Payment Assistance Programs

or the Riverside Down Payment Assistance Program 

 

Craig Griffin from Guild Mortage talking about the San Diego Down Payment Assistance ProgramsCraig Griffin at Guild Mortgage is THE person to talk to about these Down Payment Assistant Programs if you are buying in San Diego or in Riverside County. He focuses on these programs (but does all other loan programs as well) and Craig Griffin and Guild Mortgage have gotten a terrific reputation for their success with down payment assistance programs in many San Diego communities (some lenders are choosing to NOT work with these programs).

Griffin and Guild Mortgage know the people involved in the different communities and their particular requirements and quirks, so they know what to do and how to get it done as quickly as possible. 

Given that buyers could get as much as $70K in down payment assistance, depending on the program, using a San Diego Down Payment Assistance Program makes a lot of sense if you qualify for a loan. I just went to his training today and came away very excited about the financial opportunities for many San Diego buyers. 

The cool thing is that these San Diego Down Payment Assistance Programs (DPAs) are silent loans, i.e., no payment until you sell or refinance. Buy a $300,000 home instead of a $240,000 one and have the same payment. Low and moderate income guidelines apply. 

I have attached the summary of the programs that Craig provided (with his permission); visit his website for more overall information, San Diego DAN(San Diego Down Payment Assistance Network - you might think of Craig as "San Diego Dan"). 

 

Down Payment Assistance Programs Griffin 8.24.10

 

You can reach Craig at 760-468-9898 (agents, consider contacting Craig to see how he can help YOU and YOUR buyers).  Tell him I sent you - he'll appreciate it.

 

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