HomeFundIt is the first and only online down payment gifting platform designed by a mortgage
lender that helps home buyers buy a home sooner, with a larger down payment.

How to use HomeFundIt

Easy online registration
Down Payment Gifting

Collect down payment gifts instantly from family and friends through the easy-to-use, online platform.

Chose crowdfunding, Up It, or both
Shop to Save

Get extra pledges toward your down payment when you shop at over 1,000 participating online retailers.

Grant 1
$2,000 Closing Costs Grant

Earn up to $2,000 toward your closing costs. Match down payment gifts $2 for every $1 received plus get BONUS dollars when you shop and share.

Get started

Get Down Payment Gifts

  • Sign up online, set up your campaign page, and set your down payment goal.
  • Share your unique campaign link with family, friends, or anyone else in your network.
  • Anyone can give gifts up to $5,000 each online with a debit or credit card. No taxes or fees. No offline paperwork.

Get Even More when You Shop

  • When you or your supporters shop online at over 1,000 participating retailers through the UpIt link on your campaign page, a percentage of your purchase is pledged to your down payment.
  • Participating retailers pledge anywhere from 1% to 50% back on your purchase. Earn on average 7.5% per purchase!
  • You do not need to get prequalified to use UpIt. You and your supporters can start shopping with UpIt as soon as you set up up your campaign page

Add the $2,000 Closing Cost Grant

  • First time buyers can get $2 for every $1 raised through down payment gifting, up to the lesser of $2,000 or 1% of purchase price, towards closing costs.
  • BONUS! Get $2 for every $1 pledged through UpIt shopping. This includes your purchases and your supporters’ purchases
  • BONUS! Get $10 per day, per share, per platform, each time you or any of your supporters share your campaign through the Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter buttons on your campaign page.
  • Must complete free home buyer education before the purchase contract is signed.

How to Setup Your Campaign Page

1

SET UP your campaign

Click the GET STARTED button, and follow the easy setup screens. You can start collecting down payment gifts, and you and your supporters can shop with UpIt right away!

2

CONNECT with a CMG loan officer (or one of our joint venture partners), and get prequalified. It's easy, fast, requires no paperwork, and helps you plan properly for your home purchase.

3

SHARE. Let your family and friends know that you could use a little help with your down payment, and invite them to drop by your campaign page to make a contribution, OR shop online with Upit. They can download the UpIt Chrome extension so that your down payment grows every time they shop via UpIt online.

Get started

*Grant is a $2-to-$1 match on regular down payment gifts received on HomeFundIt™, up to the lesser of $2,000 or 1% of purchase price for first time buyers, as defined by Fannie Mae, who complete homebuyer education prior to signing a purchase contract. Talk to your loan officer or visit your HomeFundIt dashboard for next steps, or you can also find a housing counselor near you by visiting https://www.hud.gov/counseling.
Grant funds are applied to nonrecurring closing costs. If closing costs are fully paid by seller or interested party, grant funds can be used to buy down the rate.
Grant funds cannot be used towards a down payment. Visit https://www.homefundit.com/Grant for complete terms and conditions.