Now in TestFlight beta · Denver first

Buy your first home with a buddy at every step.

HouseBuddy is a home-buying companion for first-time buyers, and one shared place for everyone working on your purchase: your agent, your lender and your inspector.

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  • iOSTestFlight beta
  • AndroidTest build
  • DenverTrial planned
The House hunt stage of the nine-stage path, 56 percent done, next step Define must-haves.
The Money screen: $2,750 a month split into loan payment, taxes, insurance and mortgage insurance.
The HouseBuddy welcome screen with Buddy, a smiling house, and the line Rent is gone. Equity is yours.

Nine stages, from first question to settled in

  1. Learn the game
  2. Pre-qualify
  3. Pick your lender
  4. Find your realtor
  5. House hunt
  6. Make the offer
  7. Inspect and appraise
  8. Close the deal
  9. Settle in

01 · The companion

Meet Buddy. Calm, clear, and on your side.

Buddy lives inside the app and goes with you through the whole purchase. It starts with your real numbers, shows you what fits, explains the words nobody explains, and reads the paperwork with you.

The Money screen: $2,750 a month split into loan payment, taxes, insurance and mortgage insurance.
Inspection reportPDF, read by Buddy

Here is what matters before you make an offer, and what to ask your agent about.

02 · The platform

One purchase. One shared place for everyone on it.

Buying a home means a dozen people working from scattered texts and emails. HouseBuddy puts the buyer and their team on the same page, so everyone works from the same information.

For buyers

Invite your agent, lender and inspector into the purchase. Ask a question once and the right person sees it, with Buddy there to explain the answer.

For agents

See the buyers who have added you, answer their requests, and keep each conversation in one thread, with Buddy covering the basics.

For lenders

Meet buyers who already understand their payment, their cash on the day, and what they are comfortable spending.

For inspectors and partners

Your report lands where the buyer and Buddy can read it together, so the findings that matter get understood.

The Your team screen with empty slots for a lender, a realtor and an inspector.
Your team, in the appBuyers add their lender, realtor and inspector in one place.
The professional profile screen: a buyer or their lender can look you up and confirm you are who you say.
A side for professionalsPros sign in to their own side with a profile buyers can look up.

No paid placement.

The directory lists professionals in an unpaid order, with no featured slots. HouseBuddy takes no payment for placement.

03 · How it works

From just curious to keys in hand.

  1. Onboarding step: Where are you today, with choices from Just curious to Under contract.
    1

    Tell Buddy where you are

    Just curious, touring homes or already under contract. A few questions and HouseBuddy meets you there.

  2. The On the day screen showing the down payment, closing costs and prepaids.
    2

    Know your numbers

    Your monthly payment and the cash you need on the day, built from your own income and rent.

  3. The nine-stage path on the House hunt stage.
    3

    Follow your path

    Nine stages from learning the game to settling in, with the next step always in front of you.

  4. The Your team screen.
    4

    Bring your team in

    Add your agent, lender and inspector, and keep the whole purchase moving in one place.

04 · Denver beta

Starting in the Denver metro.

The iOS app is in TestFlight beta and an Android test build is running. A Denver metro trial with a local real estate broker is being planned now.

  • First-time buyers in the Denver metro
  • Agents, lenders and inspectors who work with them
  • People who want to help shape what comes next

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