This is the easiest political solution to fucking solve. Voters both liberal and conservative would CHEER if politicians presented the case. They could easily tailor the message to their constituencies. I could fucking cry and scream and I’m raged out on this subject.
We have a Habitat for Humanity home. Deal is you do the program, they sell it to you at cost. Lots of volunteering involved, you and others, but the program isn’t letting dipsticks wire and plumb it. Top notch insulation, windows and doors. My kids were running around the attic last night, a mere 10°F above outside temps.
The idea is to put people in a home they can afford to upkeep. Shit like doorknobs, faucets, cabinets and flooring, low end, 2nd up from the bottom. Upgrade as you go. Just got a sweet hall light for $1 at a garage sale, warm mini-flood LEDs included!
Know what I pay on a 19-year mortgage, 3br/2ba, 1,140sq/ft, 16,000sq/ft yard? $575, and it was $500 the first several years. And I don’t pay property tax. Neighbors in the duplex across the street pay $1,250 each, for less than 3/4 the house, 1/4 the yard. And BTW, owning your own home and having a mortgage is solid for your credit. Ever wanted to check the box for “own” vs. “rent”?
That’s not to brag, that’s to get you fucking FURIOUS. Housing is a solved problem.
Anyway, call your local Habitat for Humanity group. Leave your preconceived notions at the door, because they’re probably wrong, and make the damned call. I’m begging you, do it. If my ex-wife hadn’t made that one phone call, god knows what place I’d be in, but I’d be paying double and I wouldn’t own it. Worst you could do is volunteer.
Dunno about the taxes, it’s just part of the deal HFH made with the county. I may have to pay once the house is paid off? Need to ask my ex. She’s sharp about real estate related laws so I just nodded along with events and let her run the show.
GODDAMMIT! GODDAMMIT! GODDAMMIT!
This is the easiest political solution to fucking solve. Voters both liberal and conservative would CHEER if politicians presented the case. They could easily tailor the message to their constituencies. I could fucking cry and scream and I’m raged out on this subject.
We have a Habitat for Humanity home. Deal is you do the program, they sell it to you at cost. Lots of volunteering involved, you and others, but the program isn’t letting dipsticks wire and plumb it. Top notch insulation, windows and doors. My kids were running around the attic last night, a mere 10°F above outside temps.
The idea is to put people in a home they can afford to upkeep. Shit like doorknobs, faucets, cabinets and flooring, low end, 2nd up from the bottom. Upgrade as you go. Just got a sweet hall light for $1 at a garage sale, warm mini-flood LEDs included!
Know what I pay on a 19-year mortgage, 3br/2ba, 1,140sq/ft, 16,000sq/ft yard? $575, and it was $500 the first several years. And I don’t pay property tax. Neighbors in the duplex across the street pay $1,250 each, for less than 3/4 the house, 1/4 the yard. And BTW, owning your own home and having a mortgage is solid for your credit. Ever wanted to check the box for “own” vs. “rent”?
That’s not to brag, that’s to get you fucking FURIOUS. Housing is a solved problem.
Anyway, call your local Habitat for Humanity group. Leave your preconceived notions at the door, because they’re probably wrong, and make the damned call. I’m begging you, do it. If my ex-wife hadn’t made that one phone call, god knows what place I’d be in, but I’d be paying double and I wouldn’t own it. Worst you could do is volunteer.
Thank you for sharing, that’s incredible. I’m happy for you!
How do you not pay property taxes though?
Dunno about the taxes, it’s just part of the deal HFH made with the county. I may have to pay once the house is paid off? Need to ask my ex. She’s sharp about real estate related laws so I just nodded along with events and let her run the show.