The event is May 10th and you must attend to be eligible for the $3,000.

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Certain Terms and Restriction Apply 

• $3,000 down-payment & closing cost award is from the City of Baltimore.
• Available to 50 home-buyers executing contracts in the western region within 90 days of the Buying Into Baltimore Home Buying Fair and Neighborhood Tours.
• Contract must be signed AFTER May 10, 2008.
• A housing counseling certificate from an agency approved by the City of Baltimore, Maryland Center for Community Development  or HUD is required before a commitment letter for award funds will be issued. A housing counseling certificate must be obtained prior to submitting a contract on a home. Contact me for a list of housing counseling agencies.
• Closing on the property must occur within 90 days of the May 10, 2008 event. If there are still slots available prior to the 90 days, you will be allowed to access the funds even though you will close on a later date.
• No annual income limits.
• Mortgage loan may not exceed $417,000.
• Buyer must contribute at least $1,000 toward purchase.
• Buyer must agree to use the property as his/her principal residence.
• You are encouraged to use a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac approved lender.
• You must attend the fair, get a ticket, and have that ticket validated in at least four open tour homes.
• The home must be in the designated WESTERN region for that fair.
• You do not have to be a first-time home-buyer.
• Western Region of Baltimore City ONLY, Contact me for boundary information.

To Receive the $3,000 Award
Bring a copy of the executed Contract of Sale, dated May 10, 2008 or later, validated tour ticket, counseling certificate and picture ID to:
Baltimore Housing, Office of Homeownership
417 E. Fayette Street, Suite 1125
Baltimore, MD 21202
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm
For questions regarding award money, call: 410-396-3124.

All contracts with validated tickets and counseling certificates will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis at the above address. The applicant will receive a form with further instructions to be given to their lender. Those received will be stamp-dated and placed on a list for the first 50 received for the fair tour. All others will be placed on a waiting list. If awarded, the city will send the applicant a commitment letter for the awarded funds; funds will be issued at closing.