Homes For Heroes Honors Teachers Week

Happy Teachers Week!

National Teachers Week: History

The National Education Association describes National Teacher Day as “a day for honoring teachers and recognizing the lasting contributions they make to our lives”.
The NEA gives a history of National Teacher Day: The origins of Teacher Day are murky. Around 1944 Wisconsin teacher Ryan Krug began corresponding with political and education leaders about the need for a national day to honor teachers. Woodbridge wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt who in 1953 persuaded the 81st Congress to proclaim a National Teacher Day. NEA along with its Kansas and Indiana state affiliates and the Dodge City (Kan. ) local lobbied Congress to create a national day celebrating teachers. Congress declared March 7, 1980, as National Teacher Day for that year only. NEA and its affiliates continued to observe Teacher Day on the first Tuesday in March until 1985, when the National PTA established Teacher Appreciation Week as the first full week of May. The NEA Representative Assembly then voted to make the Tuesday of that week National Teacher Day.

What can Homes for Heroes do for a Teacher?

Contrary to popular belief, mortgage loans for teachers are the same loans available for police officers, firefighters, municipal workers, laborers, office workers and people in any other profession. There is no special mortgage loan designed specifically for teachers. A mortgage loan is used to finance the purchase of a home and has its own terms, conditions, rates and payment schedule. A teacher who applies for a home mortgage loan should be careful not to be lured by a promise for a special “mortgage loan for teachers” when such a loan product does not exist.

With that said, a Teacher, or anyone who works in the education field, may qualify for the HOMES FOR HEROES Program It is truly designed to save money for our Heroes! Yes, if you are a Teacher….you are a HERO! Give us a call at 503.931.4490. We can help!

The Homes For Heroes Program is not a loan, but it can be used in tandem with any loan type you’d like, VA, USDA, Conventional or FHA. For more info, please click HERE.

 

How to sign up for Homes for Heroes

Q: How much will I actually save?
A: Homes for Heroes® Affiliates have agreed to the following::

✓ Discounted lending fees and superior service on purchase or refinances with Travis Newton of ENG Lending.
✓ Discount on Private Home Inspections with Perfection Inspection, Inc
✓ Discount on other items when you use the Friends of Heroes program.

Q: How do I sign up?

A: Signing up is easy. Click here to be taken to the Hero Sign Up – Home page. Answer a few simple questions, and a Homes for Heroes Affiliate will contact you within 24 hours.

Q: Do I have to use all of your Affiliates, e.g. REALTOR®s and Lenders, to enjoy the savings?

A: No, you do not. However, most Homes for Heroes clients don’t want to miss out on the type of service provided by our Affiliates, so they choose to use our Affiliates every step of the way. No other affiliate can offer the service you can receive from our affiliates.

Q: Once I sign up, when will a Homes for Heroes real estate professional contact me?

A: Homes for Heroes Affiliates have agreed to make initial contact with you within 24 hours. Most will contact you within the hour.  If you don’t hear from someone within that time frame, please call us at 503.931.4490.

Q: Who qualifies as a workforce hero?

A: Workforce Heroes include, but are not limited to: teachers, firefighters, public safety officers, health care workers, military personnel, and others who provide quality services to the public every day. 

Q: How did this program get started?

A: Homes for Heroes was formed in 2002. Following the tragedy of September 11, 2001, and bolstered by a shared admiration for the “Heroes” who selflessly serve their communities, a group of Minnesota real estate-related business owners created the innovative network that we now know as Homes for Heroes.

Q: What if I am already working with a Realtor?

A: If you have signed any legal agreements with a Realtor, unfortunately, by law, you cannot work with a Homes for Heroes Realtor. However, if you have not committed to a mortgage lender, you can still take advantage of the rebates provided by our Homes for Heroes Mortgage Affiliates. To sign up and save, click here.

Q: What else can you tell me about Homes for Heroes?

A: Here is the Homes for Heroes Promise:

✓ No forms.
✓ No red tape.
✓ No fine print.
✓ No hidden fees.
✓ No catch.

Q: It just sounds too good to be true. Is it?

A: For us, Homes for Heroes is not a job, it’s our life. We want you to be our client for life, so that is how you will be treated. Still not convinced? We invite you to read about what our heroes have said about their experience working with us. Click here to view some select Hero testimonials.

You can reach Travis Newton, Mortgage Lender Affiliate in Salem Oregon at 503.931.4490 or on the Oregon Homes For Heroes Facebook page.

By the way, THANK YOU for your service to this great Country!