What You Need to Know About Financing a Home Renovation in Brooklyn
Brownstoner Home Events panel “What First-Time Home Renovators Need to Know” will cover financing and other aspects of home renovation in Brooklyn.

Photo by Susan De Vries
Wondering how to finance a home renovation? Get answers to your questions at the next Brownstoner Home Events panel.
Barry Koven, a mortgage broker with loanDepot, specializes in construction and renovation loans and will answer questions about renovation financing options.
“What First-Time Home Renovators Need to Know” will also cover other aspects of home renovation in Brooklyn, including:
- When you need an architect
- How to determine the scope of work
- Contracts and what you need to know about them
- Money-saving strategies
- What is a gut renovation and when is one needed
- Adding value when you renovate
Panelists are Anna Karp, chief operating officer and co-founder of Bolster; Donald Brennan, real estate broker with Engel & Volkers; Barry Koven, mortgage broker with loanDepot; Kristen Chuber, senior director of marketing at Paintzen; Michael Petri, owner of Petri Plumbing & Heating Inc.; and Jim Hill, architect and principal of Urban Pioneering Architecture.

The event takes place Wednesday, June 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brooklyn Historical Society. Drinks and light bites will be provided by Oaxaca Taqueria. Tickets are $10.
Sponsors are Bolster, Engel & Volkers, Gotham Brokerage, Kaiyo, loanDepot, Paintzen, Petri Plumbing and Urban Pioneering Architecture. Park Slope Parents is a media sponsor.
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