The First Home Buyer Course
Five short modules taking you from 'thinking about it' to 'ready to buy' — written for Melbourne, in plain English, with no sales pitch.
The first lesson of every module is open to everyone. A free account unlocks the rest and remembers where you got to.
- 01
Are you ready?
Mindset, real costs, and mapping your timeline
Before the numbers, the honest questions. What buying actually costs, what it demands of you, and how far away you really are.
3 lessons · 18 minOpen module - 02
Your deposit & savings plan
How much you really need, and how to get there
The deposit is the biggest hurdle for most first home buyers — and the one where the rules have changed most. Here's what's actually required now.
- How much deposit you really needFree
- The 5% deposit path
- Where the hidden costs hide
- Building a savings plan that works
4 lessons · 27 minOpen module - 03
Borrowing power & credit
Credit scores, HECS, BNPL and card limits
How lenders decide what you can borrow, and the specific things quietly reducing your number right now.
- How lenders decide what you can borrowFree
- Your credit score and file
- HECS, BNPL and card limits
- Strengthening your file before you apply
4 lessons · 28 minOpen module - 04
Grants & schemes decoded
FHOG, the 5% guarantee, Help to Buy and stamp duty
Four overlapping schemes with different rules, caps and eligibility. Which ones are actually yours.
3 lessons · 22 minOpen module - 05
Finding & buying the home
Auctions, Section 32s, inspections and settlement
The Melbourne buying process step by step — including the bits that are genuinely unforgiving if you get them wrong.
- Auctions vs private saleFree
- Reading a Section 32
- Inspections and due diligence
- From offer to settlement
4 lessons · 29 minOpen module
Want someone to look at your actual numbers?
Book a free 30-minute chat. No pitch, no obligation — just a plain-English read on where you stand and what your options are.