Your next chapter starts at home.
Whether you need a place to live today or you're preparing to buy your first home, GetSetKeys helps you explore housing options, discover potential assistance programs, and understand your next steps.
Choose the path that fits your life right now
Everyone starts somewhere different. Pick the one that sounds like you. You can switch any time.
01I need a place to live
Find available housing options and explore rental resources.
Explore housing
02I want to buy a home
Explore homebuyer programs, assistance opportunities, preparation resources, and mortgage-lender connections.
Explore homeownership
03I'm not ready to buy yet
Understand what you can do now to prepare for a future purchase.
Build my homeownership plan
You may have more options than you think.
Some eligible homebuyers can access programs that help with down payments and closing costs. GetSetKeys helps you discover programs worth exploring and understand how to take the next step.
- Statewide and City of Atlanta programs, taken straight from the administering organizations' official pages
- A short screener that explains why each program might be worth a look
- Plain-language next steps: education, counselors, participating lenders
Not everyone qualifies, and assistance is never guaranteed. Each program and its participating lenders decide eligibility and funding.
A guided path, not a wall of links
Tell us where you are
Renting, buying soon, or a year or more away. Answer a few non-sensitive questions. No Social Security number, no bank details.
See what's worth exploring
Programs whose published rules look relevant, with the reason each one appeared. It's a screening, not a decision.
Talk to the right people
HUD-approved housing counselors, the program itself, and participating lenders. They're the ones who confirm eligibility.
Get ready for your keys
Follow a seven-step readiness plan that tracks your progress on your own device.
Rent today. Prepare for tomorrow.
Need housing now but not ready to buy? Find a place that works today, and use the time to build toward ownership on your terms.
- Search Georgia rentals, including affordable and accessible housing
- Budgeting, savings and credit education from reputable sources
- Free or low-cost HUD-approved housing counseling
- A personal preparation checklist you can come back to
Renting doesn't build ownership equity by itself. We'll never call a home "rent-to-own" unless the real contract terms are verified and explained.
An Atlanta address isn't always Atlanta city limits.
Some of the most generous programs apply only to homes inside the incorporated City of Atlanta. Many homes with an "Atlanta, GA" mailing address are in other cities or unincorporated county land. Check any address in seconds.
Talk to a HUD-approved housing counselor
Counselors help with budgets, credit, homebuyer education and renting. Many services are free or low-cost. Confirm any fees with the agency.
HUD's official counseling line. GetSetKeys is not affiliated with HUD.