**Applications for Buy The Block are currently closed**
Step 1: Attend an Open House on Saturday, April 15th at 1:00-4:00pm, or Sunday, April 16th at 1:00-4:00pm to tour the model homes and decide which one you would like to purchase. Or call Ibero American Development Corporation at 585-467-6410 x821 to set up a private showing
Step 2: Submit a completed Application Form (En Español ) with all required documents to City of Rochester Homebuyer Services Team by May 31, 2023. Submission instructions are included in the forms.
Step 3: If your application is eligible, a member of the City of Rochester
Homebuyer Services Team will schedule an in-person appointment to review your
application pre-approval and walk you through the Buy The Block home-buying
process.
Step 4: With the information provided in Step 3, reach out to a participating
bank and apply for a mortgage.
Step 5: Return signed approval documents, completed property selection form, and
prequalification letter from an approved lender to Homebuyer Services Team.
Step 6: Buyers will be selected
following through a lottery drawing in Summer 2023 from the list of approved buyers for each home design.
The selected buyers of the homes will be notified within one week to schedule a meeting to write a purchase
contract for the home. Buyers must bring a $1,000 deposit to this meeting (an
additional $500 is due prior to closing).
Selected buyers must complete an online pre-purchase
class and send their certificate of completion to Homebuyer Services Team no
later than four weeks after entering into a purchase contract.
Step 7: Complete the required, free, online post-purchase course within 12
months of closing.