From renting to your own keys, in 4 lessons.
Each lesson takes about ten minutes, links to official sources you can check, and ends with a way to ask your own question in Pashto, Dari, or English.
1Getting ready
Credit from zero
New to the United States, or never used credit here? This lesson shows how a U.S. credit score is built, the safest ways to start, and the traps that cost families years.
Read the lesson 8 min
2Funding
Where your down payment can come from
You may need far less than 20% down, and the money can come from more places than you think. What matters is that every dollar can be documented.
Read the lesson 9 min
3Most requested
The halal path to homeownership
Many families wait years to buy because they believe an interest-based mortgage is the only option. It isn't. Here is how the main alternatives work, who offers them, and what to ask.
Read the lesson 10 min
4Step by step
Your first home in America, step by step
Buying a home in the U.S. follows the same eight steps almost every time. Knowing them before you start is the difference between feeling rushed and feeling ready.
Read the lesson 11 min
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