If you’re like most people, you’ve already caught Rio fever.

Professional athletes go for gold to bring pride and glory back to their universities, cities and home countries. Why would crossing the finish line of homeownership be any different? In our second installment of the HIP Gold Games blog series, we’re discussing how homeownership helps to develop happier, healthier communities. New to the Games? Check our our first blog, Welcome to the HIP Gold Games.

Education through sport is a worldwide movement, supported by the likes of the International Olympic Committee and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which supports the notion that sports and education go hand-in-hand. So who are we to stand in the way? In honor of the Rio games, we’ve created the HIP Gold Games where Nevadans can learn how to buy a house—through sport.

If you shout, “Downpayment money!” from the rooftops, you’re bound to get people’s attention. Especially homebuyers. Since a home is the biggest purchase most people will make in their lifetime, downpayment money is something that gets the welcome mat rolled out rather quickly.

But downpayment money, which our Home Is Possible (HIP) program offers to qualifying low and middle income Nevada homebuyers, does beg a lot of questions. Don’t worry, we have lots of answers.

Yep, spring has finally sprung. That means it’s time to clear out the clutter and bring on the elbow grease to clean your house—your financial house, that is. If you haven’t done it in awhile, be prepared for some heavy scrubbing, but keep in mind it’ll be much more like feather dusting when next spring rolls around.

Here are a few tips to get the financial spring cleaning started.

You’ve mastered the art of the “swipe right,” you know how to avoid “ghosting” and you’re no stranger to the “skype date.” But do you know how to find the right loan officer or real estate agent to fit your home-buying needs?

Never fear, the same skills you use to date in this day and age can be applied to hiring a loan officer or real estate agent.

1. Play the field

Home is Possible for Heroes, like Matthew Leue

Matthew Leue is a veteran, and now, a new homeowner thanks to the Home is Possible for Heroes program offered by the Nevada Housing Division. Watch his story.

Since launching in 2014, Home is Possible (HIP for those in the know) has transformed the landscape of homeownership in Nevada. HIP has helped thousands of average, hard working Nevada families purchase a home of their own while making a tremendous economic impact on the state as a whole. Find out why so many Nevadans are getting HIP.

Welcome to the second edition of our series mash up of National Garden and Financial Literacy Month. Haven’t seen the first edition? Read Aquaponic and FinTech: Growing Financial Literacy for First-Time Homebuyers. Today we’re talking about composting and tax credits.