8/11/2025 - 8/14/2025
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM MST

Community Event

Buying your first home can feel overwhelming—but you don’t have to do it alone.

Join us for an empowering and educational workshop designed specifically for first-time home-buyers, especially those from underrepresented and minority communities. Whether you're dreaming of a single-family home, condo, town-home, or even land, this workshop will give you the tools, knowledge, and confidence to make your move with clarity.

What You’ll Learn:

• The step-by-step home-buying process in New Mexico

• How to prepare your credit and down payment

• Key differences between new construction vs. resale homes

• What to know about multi-unit housing, land, condos, and town-homes

• Financing options, including down payment assistance

• Hidden costs like appraisals, inspections & moving expenses

• Understanding owner financing and what contracts look like

• How to build generational wealth through homeownership

Who Should Attend:

• First-time buyers or renters

• Families and young professionals

• High school or college students interested in early education

• Anyone ready to break into real estate ownership

This free workshop is hosted by Real Estate Specialists and includes expert insights, buyer checklists, and practical tips tailored for New Mexico residents. Attendees will leave with a full roadmap to buying their first home—plus free resources and Q&A time with licensed real estate professionals

Clovis Civic Center, CORE Center of Recreation Excellence, Frank O’Brien Papen Center, Remodeling Specialists of New Mexico

Latonya Padilla
(phone: 505-688-8343)

Free In-Person Series 1 Schedule:

All sessions from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

• CLOVIS – August 11th
  Clovis Civic Center | 801 Schepps Blvd, Clovis, NM 88101

• HOBBS – August 12th
  CORE Center of Recreation Excellence | 4827 N Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240

• LAS CRUCES – August 13th
  Frank O’Brien Papen Center | 304 Bell Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88005

• ALBUQUERQUE – August 14th
  Remodeling Specialists of NM | 3520 Pan American Fwy Ste A-2, Albuquerque, NM 87107

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Free Virtual Series 2 & 3 (via Zoom):

• Series 2: Aug 18, 19, 20, 21

• Series 3: Aug 25, 26, 27, 28
  (Each virtual session corresponds to the in-person location’s follow-up dates)

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Keys to Home Ownership Workshop