- Location
- GA
- Type
- Deferred loan
- Max assistance
- $0
- Income limit
- $149,833
- Min. credit score
- 640
- First-time buyer
- Required
- Property types
- Single family
The Georgia Dream PEN (Protectors, Educators & Nurses) option provides enhanced down payment assistance to public protectors (police, firefighters, corrections, EMTs), K-12 educators, healthcare workers (nurses and other licensed providers), and active-duty military. PEN pairs a Georgia Dream first mortgage with a 0% interest, deferred-payment second mortgage equal to 6% of the purchase price up to $12,500. Bond-funded; IRS federal recapture may apply.
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Georgia Dream Homeownership Program - Protectors, Educators & Nurses (PEN), explained
A short, free course on Georgia Dream Homeownership Program - Protectors, Educators & Nurses (PEN): what it is, who it is for, when it is repaid, where it applies and how to apply. Based on program data from June 2026. About ten minutes.
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Program details are sourced from public agency data and may change. Confirm eligibility with a Hey Prescott loan officer before applying.