Welcome to Your Exclusive Resources for
First Time Home Buyers in Paradise, Chico & Magalia!

FirstStep2Paradise.com is here to serve the many first time home buyers in Paradise, Magalia, Chico and all of the surrounding areas. This Northern California resource is designed especially for you - the first time home buyer!

Alisha Fickert has put together this site for those new to home buying. It will help you break up homebuying into a step by step process. Everything you could possibly need is here, from the first steps of that initial home search, to the last step of moving in.

5 Steps to Buying Your First Home:

Step 1: Look around! Search all of the available listings in Paradise, Magalia and Chico.

Step 2: Learn about Home Buying. Check out the Buyer page for a thorough, but simple explanation of the home buying process.

Step 3: Find your dream home. Alisha has great advice about how to make it happen.  Plus, her Home Rewards Club was created specifically for the first time home buyer.

Step 4: Get a loan. Find out all you need to know about the loan process on the First Time Financing page. Play around with the mortgage calculator to determine loan amounts, mortgage qualification, affordability or whether you should be renting or buying.

Step 5: Move in! If you're thinking about moving to Paradise, Magalia, or Chico, you've come to the right place. Find out the biggest events and the latest happenings on the Community Guide or fill out the form for a complimentary community kit!

Take a look around, learn new things, and congratulate yourself on your First Steps to Paradise...

There Has Never Been a Better Time To Be a First Time Home Buyer

The interest rates are unbeatable, you may never find prices so low AND there is a great inventory of homes to choose from!

Walking You Through First-Time Home Buyer Program for Paradise

The Town of Paradise Down Payment Assistance Program has helped many first time home buyers, including those who have NOT owned a home for the past three years. Buyers may qualify up to $40,000 towards their down payment. A few easy steps to get started.

Step 1: Select a Certified Realtor. Alisha has been a certified Realtor since 2007.

Step 2: Select a lender from the list of approved Certified Lender. Alisha has a current list of all the lenders in the area that can help you.

Step 3: Take the free first time home buyer workshop.  There are classes in Chico & Oroville once a month.

For more information about the first time home buyer program visit http://www.townofparadise.com/index.php/housing-services/first-time-homebuyer-program.

Begin Your Journey in Paradise

Paradise, Magalia and Chico are wonderful communities to buy your first home. A warm and inviting community with quiet neighborhoods, good people, active lifestyle options, growing community centers, affordable housing and an ideal location close to the Bay Area and Sacramento. Well aware of its popularity to newcomers, the Town of Paradise even offers a special First Time Home Buyers Program.