Downpayment Assistance
You can buy your own home with only $500 down!
This means you can receive up to $6,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance for a home. This down payment assistance is forgiven after five or six years of home ownership. Listed below are some of the requirements to participate in CHP's Down Payment Assistance Programs:

• You must live in the property as your primary residence.
• The property must be located within designated areas.
• You must meet income eligibility guidelines.
• You must invest $500 of your own money.
• You must complete a HUD-certified homebuyer education course.

So, how do you sign up for CHP's Down Payment Assistance Programs? Just call CHP at 221-8889, extension 134 . You will be referred to a housing counselor who will help you determine if you are eligible for down payment assistance. Or, fill out the feedback form and one of our counselors will contact you.

Click here for Down Payment Assistance guidelines

Click here for the 2009 HUD Income Guidelines for the
Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)