The HomeStart Project
A project in Austin, TX by Pete Fajkowski000days
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HomeStart teaches mortgage and real estate to everyday Americans. Help us empower the next generation. www.homestart.us
Backers: 6
Average Pledge Per Backer: $14
Funded: $82 of $100,000
Dates: Jul 21st -> Sep 19th (60 days)
Project By: Pete Fajkowski
Backers: 6
Average Pledge Per Backer: $14
Funded: $82 of $100,000
Dates: Jul 21st -> Sep 19th (60 days)
Project By: Pete Fajkowski
$82
current pledge level
Last Updated: September 19 @ 16:05 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
HomeStart Blog Post Featured in EstateVue Real Estate Daily 
August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Paper.li has republished a HomeStart Blog post! It can be found at: http://paper.li/estatevue/1314040647 (scroll about 3/4 of the way down). Go take a look! The HomeStart Team (Read More)
HomeStart on Fundable.com – Week 1 – Over 400 Views
August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
In our first week being featured on Fundable.com, HomeStart has attracted over 400 profile views in just the first seven days! HomeStart is thrilled with this success and is looking forward to its first investment through the crowdfunding portal. ... (Read More)
An Example of HomeStart's Expertise: All About Purchases
August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Purchases come in four categories: Resales (existing home sales), New Homes/To-Be-Builts, Rehabs and Construction. This Update will examine each of these in detail. Resales are the most common Purchase transaction. This is when an existing home... (Read More)
Day 4 on Fundable: HomeStart Gets Another 120 Views!
August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
People who love HomeStart know that the more people who view the HomeStart profile on Fundable.com, the higher HomeStart gets in the ranking system. This allows more investors to see the HomeStart profile and ultimately heightens the chances of... (Read More)
Justice Department Settles with Bank of America for $16.65 Billion
August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
In the largest settlement by a private company in U.S. history, the Justice Department has agreed to settle with Bank of America for $16.65 billion to cover approximately one dozen state and federal cases against them. These suits were for... (Read More)
How to Buy Your First Home the Right Way
August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
http://homestart.us/how-to-buy-your-first-home-the-right-way Our Kickstarter campaign is for smaller investors. We are also on Fundable for larger, accredited investors with a minimum investment of $150,000. To help us in THAT effort, simply view our... (Read More)
How Do You Know If You Should Refinance?
August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
At this point, there are likely only a few reasons people have not yet Refinanced their Mortgages: They are simply too busy, they intend to sell the property soon, they are waiting for Rates to go lower, or they have convinced themselves they cannot... (Read More)
HomeStart products on the cheap! Get 'em while you can!
August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
http://www.fiverr.com/homestart/share-mortgage-secrets-with-you?context=advanced_search&context_type=auto&funnel=201408151140434919122600That's right, $10 - $100 mortgage industry secrets for just $5! Get 'em while you CAN. (Read More)
HomeStart Press Release - 08-14-2014
August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
For Immediate Release Thursday, August 14, 2014 Real Estate and Mortgage Information for the Everyday American www.HomeStart.us - Nation's First Comprehensive Mortgage and Real Estate Educational Resource AUSTIN, TX - (August 14, 2014) - At... (Read More)
Zillow buys Trulia for $3.4 Billion!
August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
In a jaw-dropping announcement Friday, August 1, 2014, Zillow announced that it was buying competitor company Trulia for $3.4 billion in stock. In recent months, Trulia has begun to mimick Zillow’s “home search” formula and has moved away from... (Read More)
Obama Administration Smacks Bank of America for $1.3 Billion
August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Well, it took a while, but the first and so far, only 2008 financial meltdown case that went to trial ended up costing Bank of America (for the behavior of their Countrywide unit) $1.3 billion. Bloomberg reports in “Bank of America’s Countrywide... (Read More)
What HomeStart does
July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Did you know that HomeStart: Educates the everyday American about mortgaging and real estate? Offers free referrals to the nation's best real estate agents and mortgage professionals who have passed our scrutiny and our exam? Sells industry-secret... (Read More)
Good Morning
July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Backers and friends - Remember today as you walk through the world, to run into the roar. In the African Serengeti older lions hunt with younger ones. The older lions, slower but wise, travel around to the front of the prey, to be seen, while the... (Read More)
Our apologies...
July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
HomeStart backer - We want to assure you that we believe in exceptional detail here at HomeStart, as we are an educational service which publishes daily. Unfortunately, no one is perfect and we must apologize for the typographical error that appeared... (Read More)
Social Media and backing HomeStart
July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey new backers, Steve, Paul & Yaku, We appreciate your pledge. Each pledge proves to us that people need us. That's empowers us in our Kickstarter campaign and with growing the company. Since our responsibility is to grow the company, we... (Read More)
A big, fun party!
July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The HomeStart launch party last night was a huge success. We shared hosting with a mortgage brokerage and an Austin City Council candidate. We had a large and varied group. Everyone had a wonderful time, and HomeStart was discussed in many circles.... (Read More)
How HomeStart came to be...
July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
A quick video interview with the CEO. www.homestart.us You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 (Read More)
Awash with information!
July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
This is our first Kickstarter campaign and boy, does it ever come with a lot of information! We are trying to respond to all of it. We've engaged Backercamp and Fiverr and next we're going to upload a video! Stay tuned. Our campaign... (Read More)
Monday, Monday...
July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
On Monday, July 28, HomeStart will meet with our strategy team at Fundable.com to begin the development of our profile for investors too see. Will they see that HomeStart will become a common word in the American lexicon? We are catching on!... (Read More)
Chosen by Fundable.com
July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
In June Fundable.com saw as many as 15,000 Business Plans and they chose 50 to work with. HomeStart's was one of those 50 Business Plans! The idea is catching on - Americans buying houses and knowing what they are doing, with skilled... (Read More)
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