Buying a Home in Illinois — Today
A free, in-person educational workshop designed to replace confusion with clarity — without pressure, hype, or sales tactics.
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What This Workshop Is
This session is a calm, structured walk-through of how buying a home in Illinois actually works — costs, timelines, credit, and decision points — explained in sequence rather than fragments.
- • Not a sales seminar
- • Not a lender pitch
- • No urgency tactics or pressure
What You’ll Learn
- • How the Illinois home-buying process unfolds
- • The four costs buyers commonly confuse
- • How cash-to-close is calculated
- • How credit and debt-to-income function mechanically
- • Where deals stall — and why
Format & Materials
This is a two-hour, seated, discussion-friendly session supported by professionally designed materials.
- • Workshop packet
- • Decision diagnostic
- • Glossary card
- • Complimentary ebook
Venues & Hosting Spaces
Hosted in partnership with libraries, college campuses, park districts, and civic spaces across Illinois.
Venue details are shared after registration.
About the Facilitator
Isaiah Lesley is a Columbia College Chicago alum (BFA, Television, Class of 2022) and a licensed Illinois real estate professional.
His work sits at the intersection of media, negotiation, and housing education — translating complex systems into understandable frameworks so people can make informed decisions without pressure.
Other Available Workshops
In addition to public housing education, select professional workshops are available for private booking.
Shoot, Post, Close
A professional workshop for real estate agents and teams focused on how media creation, distribution, and transaction execution intersect in practice.
- • Building visibility through content
- • Converting attention into trust
- • Systems that support deal flow and follow-through
Available for private booking. Not part of the public homebuyer series.
Educational programming. No products or services sold during public sessions.