Program details reviewed November 2026By telephone: (800) 555-0100
South Carolina Down Payment AssistanceA careful guide for first-time buyers in the Palmetto State
A note on timingPalmetto Heroes is closed for 2026 and no 2027 dates are announced. The year-round SC Housing Homebuyer Program still offers $10,000 in forgivable down payment help.Review my eligibility

A printed companion

The South Carolina homebuyer’s checklist

A few pages to keep on the kitchen table while you prepare: whether you qualify, the papers to collect, each step from pre-approval to the closing table, the South Carolina programs worth raising, and the questions to put to your loan officer.

The contents

  1. A short test of whether you meet the rules of Palmetto Heroes
  2. The papers a lender will want to see
  3. The steps in order, from pre-approval to closing
  4. South Carolina programs to raise, with their amounts and loan types
  5. Six questions to ask a loan officer before you apply

Please send me the checklist