EP: 0018 - First Time Home Buyer Tips with Oksana Martynyuk

The Bellingham Real Estate Podcast

Aug 1 2022 • 16 mins

There is a lot to know about buying your first home, and Oksana Martynyuk is a broker that has hosted First Time Buyer classes and specializes in helping first time buyers. Oksana discusses how most first-time home buyers deserve more education on the process, and more hand-holding along the way.

1:14  Why Oksana is passionate about helping first-time home-buyers.
2:25  Buying a home in your 20's.
5:03  Why now is a good market for first-time home buyer.
8:44  First-time home-buyer loan programs.
12:30 The 85% rule.
15:00  What your first step should be.

You can reach Oksana at oksanan@johnlscott.com

Links mentioned on the show:

USDA loan program:
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-programs/single-family-housing-direct-home-loans/wa

Washington state bond:
https://www.wshfc.org/