FREE First Home Buyers Course
Buying your first home is one of the biggest milestones you’ll ever reach. We’ve created this free course to help our local community feel more informed, prepared and confident about getting into their first home. There’s no expiry, so you can work through it at your own pace.
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What's waiting for you inside.
Everything you need to go from unsure to genuinely ready — broken into clear, doable steps you work through at your own pace.
Budget & build your deposit
Learn how to budget, save with intention, and grow a deposit that actually gets you over the line.
Make the most of KiwiSaver
Understand how your KiwiSaver and deposit work together so you can put every dollar to work.
Know what banks look for
Understand what lenders actually assess in an application — so there are no nasty surprises.
Strengthen your position
Tidy up your overall financial profile and walk into your application genuinely confident.
Does any of this sound familiar?
I have no idea where to even start.
Buying your first home feels huge when there's no clear plan to follow.
In the course: we break the whole process down step by step, so you always know exactly what comes next.
I'm not sure I'm saving enough, or doing it right.
It's hard to know if what you're putting away is actually going to get you there.
In the course: we cover budgeting, saving strategies, and exactly how to build a deposit that gets you over the line.
I keep putting it off — it all feels too complicated.
It's easy to keep pushing it down the list when it feels like too much to figure out alone.
In the course: we explain exactly how mortgages work in plain English, so you walk into a lender with confidence.
These are the three things we hear most from first home buyers — and exactly what this course helps you work through.
MEET YOUR TUTOR
Brenda Nom
Brenda has been helping first home buyers in Southland since 2012. She created this course because she saw how many people were putting off buying simply because the process felt too complicated. Now she's sharing everything she knows in a format you can work through at your own pace.
Frequently Asked Questions
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If you want to buy your first home but aren't quite sure where to start, this course is for you. It doesn't matter if you're just beginning to save or still a year or two away — if you want to feel genuinely prepared when the time comes, you're in the right place.
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Budgeting templates, practical tools and step-by-step guidance from someone who has helped hundreds of Kiwis buy their first home. No subscription, no expiry.
Your first home starts here.
Enrol today and get instant access to everything you need to go from unsure to mortgage-ready.