Whether your goal is to stop renting, or you dream of creating your own community, buying a home with friends or family is a smart and viable option thanks to CoBuy, a Seattle-based company whose platform simplifies buying a home in a group. Join Impact Hub member, Susi Musi and CoBuy co-founders, Pamela Hughes and Matthew Holmes, on February 28 to learn more. In this Lunch + Learn you will learn:

– The 5 W’s of CoBuying from the experts
– CoBuy Lending Primer
– CoBuying with international friends and family
– How to spot a hot CoBuy home
– Preparation and Planning: Step by Step Plan

About the Presenters:

Pam Hughes, Founder, CoBuy – Pam Hughes is a bona fide real estate veteran. She brings deep industry expertise as an executive and an entrepreneur. She has over 25 years of real estate experience spanning development, investment, advisory and transactions. She co-founded Hughes Building Company in Greater Seattle before founding Property Investment Advisory in 2012. Prior to being an entrepreneur, Pam held leadership positions within GE Capital where she was Chief Quality Officer at GE Financial Assurance. Pam is a licensed RE broker and Principal Managing Broker, a certified Real Estate Investment Advisor, a Certified Negotiation Expert, and a six-sigma black belt (watch out). She is active in the local community and enjoys travel and sailing the Mediterranean.

Matt Holmes, Co-Founder, CoBuy – Matt brings an international, millennial outlook to CoBuy. A dual US/UK national, he spent 12 of the last 14 years in London where co-buying is most definitely a thing. He received his BSc in Economics from University College London and his Masters in European Business from ESCP Europe. He spent the next 8 years working in investment banking and financial markets, focusing on debt and interest rates. Covering international institutional investors during the credit crisis, he honed customer relationship management skills and learned a lot about applied market theory. Since moving to Washington to co-found CoBuy, he has focused on local property markets. He loves surfing new beaches and listening to 60s rock & roll.