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The NACA program is such a great resource for anyone thinking about buying a home! I’m going through the process myself, and my counselor Ellen has been amazing. She’s always on top of making sure everything gets submitted on time and helps coordinate everything when things get a bit tangled. I’m excited about this journey and can’t wait to see where it takes me!

I have wanted to be a homeowner for as long as I can remember, but growing up in California without family assistance or an inheritance, it simply hasn't been possible. My friend who works in the mortgage industry told me about NACA a few years back and it all sounded too good to be true, so I brushed it off. Recently I decided to give it a go. Watching the video about how they advocate for homeowners was inspiring and resonated with me, I figured even if I didn't end up a homeowner I wanted to be involved. I did the courses and paperwork and recently met with my Mortgage Counselor, and it has been such an amazing experience! I am now on the road to fulfilling this life-long dream due to NACA's guidelines making it so easy for someone like me to qualify for a mortgage. I make decent money and have perfect rental history, my issue is not being able to save up tens of thousands for a down payment needed for a traditional mortgage. That is not a requirement for NACA's purchase program. I plan on doing more volunteer work for this amazing organization and am beyond elated that I will be a homeowner this year.

This is the best place to help you with home buying the best program I would definitely recommend I am definitely recommending to my family and friends

My experience with NACA has been great and they have been able to work with me as best as possible in order for me to obtain the perfect property. My counselor has been very helpful. I would highly recommend to anyone looking to purchase their first home!

I recently started my road to ownership through the NACA program. My counselor Katya Walker is an experienced professional and has provided me with so much advice and information throughout this process. The NACA program provides assistance for those of us who may not have believed that homeownership was possible. I look forward to making my dream of homeownership come true through the NACA program.

Our NACA journey has begun and it’s been a long time coming! We attended our first (HBW) seminar on Saturday (03/08/25) via Zoom at home in our living room. Now it doesn’t get much better than that! Upon completion of the seminar, we hit the ground running because we were definitely excited and enlightened with all of the information that we had received. Two weeks later, we were notified via the member portal that our application had been submitted and we would be working with our NACA counselor, Ellen Petersen! Our first encounter took place on (03/28/25), right at home again via Zoom. First of all, let me just start off by saying that Ellen is phenomenal! She loves what she does and she is good at doing it! Ellen is very knowledgeable and professional. She is well aware with the programs (ins and outs, do’s and don’t). She gave us so much insight into the process as we are continuing to move forward. She gave us her honest truth and opinions based on where we were financially. Some things that we were currently doing had to be done differently for the better and others just had to be stopped! She made us take a good look at ourselves and our future goals as it relates to our home ownership! We had to get good with saying the word “NO” because if we didn’t, ultimately, we would never be able to maintain our home investment going forward. You truly have to respect someone who is willing to tell you what you already know but are failing to do so! If you require the help and support of someone who is going to get you financially ready and moving in the right direction, you need Ellen Petersen! Constructive criticism is a wonderful tool when utilized correctly! If you are considering NACA as your Mortgage Broker, you won’t be disappointed! Do not let the challenges deter you from pursuing your dream. You will definitely have to put some “skin in the game”, but it will truly be worth it in the end! Thank you Ellen for taking charge and forcing us to make wiser choices and better decisions when it comes to us and our future! We are there now, moving forward and seeing the results because we “Got good with saying NO”!!!! God bless you ALL for taking your time to help us make our dreams a reality!!!!

Just this weekend my wife and I officially started our journey to home ownership with NACA. We were assigned to an awesome agent named Ms. Ellen Peterson. We are so pleased to have Ms. Peterson guiding us on this journey. Her knowledge of the process is very evident. She is a stickler to detail and is so very personable. She is very clear with everything we need to do from start to finish to make our dream of home ownership a reality. We are grateful and encouraged to get this done with Ms. Peterson leading us to our victory of home ownership.

My counselor is absolutely amazing. She listens to my concerns and educates me throughout our sessions. I feel confident about the process because I have someone on my side helping me every step of the way. I can tell she truly cares and is dedicated to make this a smooth process for me. I am excited and can't wait to get in my dream home. Thank you so much Ellen Petersen.