Teacher Next Door Program® Grants, Down Payment Assistance
Ready to purchase a home? Teacher Next Door is here to help! Teacher Next Door is the nation's leading home buying program designed exclusively for teachers, offering significant grants, down payment assistance, and exclusive savings. If you are a Pre-K through 12th-grade teacher, college professor, school administrator, or support staff, you have access to every home on the market through this program. Plus, you may qualify for the Teacher Next Door Grant, additional teacher-specific grants, and valuable down payment assistance.
You may also access HUD's Good Neighbor Next Door program, which provides a 50% discount on homes for eligible teachers, with limited availability and additional eligibility requirements. Teacher Next Door is part of the Next Door Programs, which extends home buying grants and assistance to other public servants. If you're not a teacher, check out the Next Door Programs® Home Page for specific information on other programs.
Introduction to Teacher Next Door®
Who is eligible?
- All Public and Private School Teachers
- All Public and Private School Employees
- College and university professors
- Administrators
- Deans and Counselors
- Office Staff
- School Psychologists / Social Workers
- School Nurses
- Lunchroom Staff
- Para-Professionals
- Coaches
- Custodians and Maintenance Staff
- Librarians and Media Specialists
- Bus Drivers
- County Office Staff
- ALL Education Employees
Teacher Next Door Program® Benefits: *
- Purchase ANY home on the market
- GRANTS up to $9,000.00
- Down Payment Assistance up to $24,000.00
- Home loans for teachers and school employees
- Simple Docs Program™
- NO application fees
- NO up-front fees
- Dedicated Buyers Agent
- Preferred interest rates
- FREE appraisal
(up to $545.00 credit at closing) - FREE access to home listings
- FREE nationwide access to foreclosures
- Discount title fees
- Fresh Start Credit Repair Program™
- Simple Docs Refinance Program™
What Other Program Participants Are Saying:
Melissa and Brayden Hutchinson
Cape Code, MA
Definitely Recommend
"Mr. Ward is the best you can find out there when it comes to buying a house. He breaks down the process to you from beginning to end. He ensures you are getting the best and only the best. He is kind hearted, patient, polite, attentive, competent, enthusiastic, easy going and I could go on and on, Mr. Ward made my dream a reality. James Ward is the man you want to help you along the way. My son loves his new home all thanks to the Teacher Next Door program and Mr. Ward and his team. Thank you!"
Lindsay Brown
Columbus, OH
Wonderful Experience!
"Drew, Ashley, and their entire team were SO helpful every step of the way to buy our new home! Thank you so much! We LOVE it and had a wonderful home buying experience!!!!!"
Graciela Cruz
Plant City, FL
Understands Teachers!
"Buying a home could be a very overwhelming experience if you do not have the right people on your side. Mrs. McLean's expertise on the home purchasing process definitely alleviated this burden for me and my family. I knew she was going to be the right person to work with from the very first time we viewed a property together. She understood my overwhelming life as a teacher and made accommodations without hesitation to work around my schedule. Mrs. McLean is very knowledgeable and understood what my family needed from the beginning. She always knew what to say when times got difficult and gave a generous part of her commission to help with closing costs! The house she found, it’s the perfect home for us!"
Teacher Next Door® and Next Door Programs® is the oldest and largest National Home Buying Program in the United States, connecting over 50,000 applicants a year with grants, down payment assistance and other benefits.
Financing for Teacher Next Door® and Next Door Programs® is provided by our preferred direct lenders and select U.S. National Banks.
No Credit Check Required. Your personal financial information is not collected on this Pre-Application and your credit will not be checked. Once we receive your information, a Program Specialist will contact you to discuss the program and go over the options available, including any grants and down payment assistance you may be eligible for.