First-time homebuyer resource library

Borrowers saving up for a down payment can use this worksheet to track their expenses and create a livable budget.

Explains the importance of budgeting and how to evaluate spending patterns to uncover savings opportunities.

Borrowers can use this chart to compare the features of up to 3 houses.

Explains how to establish and maintain — or regain — good credit.

Share this handy checklist with new homeowners to help them keep their homes in tip-top shape.

Explains how lenders review credit history to determine borrowers’ creditworthiness.

Explains how to protect your credit standing by protecting your identity.

Explains mortgage options that might help borrowers find more down payment funds or put less down.

Help your borrowers master the credit score basics with this handy infographic.

Mortgage insurance allows your borrowers to put less than 20% down on a house. This shareable outlines the basics.

Share this simple guide to explain when and how your borrowers can cancel mortgage insurance.

Share this interactive digital map with your borrowers to link them to resources that will help them along the road to the home of their dreams.

Help your borrowers understand the value of our Buy Now vs. Wait Calculator.

Share this list with borrowers to help them avoid taking actions that could derail the closing process.

Invite potential borrowers to explore our 5 easy-to-use homebuying calculators.

Introduce your borrowers to the helpful tips, tools and everything else Readynest has to offer.

Highlight financial and practical aspects of homeownership borrowers may overlook with this 10-point checklist.

Illustrate the advantages MI brings to achieving homeownership through real-life examples.

Debunk the 6 most persistent myths today's homebuyers believe.