Life Event Journey - Buying a Home

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4 min
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June 12, 2024

When clients go through major life events financial advisors can play a key part in making sure they have the tools and resources to make informed financial decisions. When clients are looking to purchase their first home, this can help them understand how mortgages work and what the overall process entails. Connecting with them during these important times increases engagement and builds trust in the relationship. 

Given the many financial aspects of the home-buying process, we've developed a specialized 6-week life event journey from the HeyAdvisor content library, specifically designed for this life event. This suggested journey can be used as a guide for you to create a meaningful email marketing campaign aimed at clients navigating the path to homeownership, utilizing your preferred software. 

Leveraging HeyAdvisor’s user-friendly email templates and its smooth integration with platforms like Mailchimp, you can effortlessly set up and implement these life event journeys for your clients and prospects, enhancing your service delivery and engagement.

Week 1

Introduce the topic and provide your clients with a “why”. 

Starting with a simple introduction email provides clarification and increases the engagement you will have during the email marketing journey.  

Sample email: 

Dear Client,
I hope this message finds you well. As you embark on your journey toward homeownership, I want to assure you that my primary focus is to support you every step of the way, ensuring you feel fully confident and informed about your financial decisions.
Over the next six weeks, you can expect to receive a series of insightful pieces on wealth planning opportunities specific to purchasing a home. This series will address various critical elements involved in the home-buying journey. Should you have any questions, or want to dive into anything further, please let me know.
Best regards,
[Your Name]

Week 2

Send this

Infographic

from our content library

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Buying Your First House

This infographic provides a comprehensive overview of the essential steps involved in buying a home, guiding clients from the initial phase of establishing a budget to the pivotal moment of closing day. It’s designed to simplify the home-buying process, making it easier to navigate each stage with confidence and clarity

Week 3

Send this

Infographic

from our content library

:

FHSA vs. RRSP vs. TFSA

This infographic compares the First Home Savings Account (FHSA) with the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), providing essential insights for clients looking to optimize their savings strategy for home purchases. 

Week 4

Send this

Video

from our content library

:

Mortgages

This video offers a straightforward explanation of mortgages. It emphasizes the importance of borrowing wisely to avoid excessive debt and the potential inability to repay. This serves as a good introduction and overview of mortgages. 

Week 5

Send this

Video

from our content library

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Fixed vs. Variable Rate Mortgages

Building upon the previous video, this goes into more detail about these two types of mortgages. Each option carries distinct benefits and drawbacks and grasping these differences is crucial for making an informed choice.

Week 6

Send this

Video

from our content library

:

Term vs. Mortgage Insurance Explained

This video highlights the key differences between these two forms of risk management, allowing you to have this important conversation with your clients before the mortgage closing. 

Once the journey is complete, set up a meeting to allow for any questions and start implementing relevant wealth planning opportunities. 

Did you find this to be helpful? Check out the rest of our life event journeys + stay tuned for more. 

Best Practices Tip

Best practices tip:

  • Creating this email campaign as a journey in Mailchimp, or a series of emails in an email marketing software of your choice, will help you leverage technology and create a successful content marketing plan. 
  • Create it once and use it over and over again by enrolling clients that the journey relates to.  
  • Leverage HeyAdvisor’s videos, infographics, email templates and Mailchimp templates in the process.

HeyAdvisor is a digital content library that financial advisors leverage to connect with their clients. The highly engaging educational library of videos and infographics is white-labelled with advisor branding and can be integrated into email marketing campaigns, websites, client portals and social media. The intuitive library is grouped by life events making it easy to add value to the client relationship at times in their lives that matter most. Review our plans here.

Emily Reed
CEO and Co-Founder of HeyAdvisor
Emily is a former associate financial advisor with over 13 years experience in the financial industry. For over 8 years, she has also been working closely with advisors to help them create a more systematized business with a focus on attracting and retaining their ideal clients.