'Homes For Heroes' Helps Heroes Save Money When Homebuying

GUILFORD, CT —The Homes for Heroes program helps firefighters, EMTs, law enforcement, healthcare workers and educators save money when they buy, sell or refinance a home. And, when heroes use its local business affiliates to make every day home-related purchases, they also get money-saving "hero deals."

The program is for current and former firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, law enforcement and all other first responders, all ranks of active military, reserves and veterans of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, all nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals and educators including pre-K, elementary, secondary and post-secondary educators, teachers, professors and education administrative staff.

Guilford's Calcagni Real Estate, Inc. Realtor Kim Dawson is a Homes for Heroes agent.

She comes from a family of US Marines and educators.

"This wonderful program is there for people who need it," she told Patch. "I always say I could not do what they do. The Homes for Heroes program is a way that I get to give back and pay their heroic efforts forward. This is a way I can say 'thank you.' It's the least I can do."

Dawson explained that many involved in the Homes for Heroes home-buying process, from agent to loan officers to lawyers, find ways to give back through discounts, she described as, "savings upon savings."

"Homes for Heroes is there for people who need it," she said. "Our heroes."

According to its website, Homes for Heroes has "helped 44,587 heroes save $77,291,630."

"Your job is to help others. Our job is to help you. From your first day on the job through retirement, when you're ready to consider buying, selling or refinancing a home we will help you get it done and save you money," the site reads.

Watson said she hopes to help area firefighters, EMS, healthcare professionals, teachers, law enforcement, and members of the military buy a home, with "big discounts." Here is the QR code that links directly to her Homes for Heroes site.