For homebuyers in Idaho, assistance is available that will make purchasing your dreamhouse financially achievable.  In conjunction with participating local lenders, there are local agencies and associations that exist to promote economic and social opportunities in Idaho.  In other words, if their objectives can benefit you, the state benefits.

Two of them are the Idaho Housing and Finance Association, and the USDA Rural Development Office for the State of Idaho.  You can find them here:

http://www.ihfa.org/about_purpose.asp  – IHFA’s Main site
http://www.ihfa.org/idamortgage/default.asp – IHFA’s “IdaMortgage” page http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/id/ – Idaho Rural Development’s main page.

Each offers a range of programs that include down-payment assistance, special mortgage rates, purchase assistance grants, refinance and loan modification programs, homebuyer education classes, and more.  Check out their websites, and then give them a call to see what they have to offer that will help you move into your new home.