Solangi never knows how long she will stay in an apartment and how much the rent will go up from year to year. It’s a source of constant stress and frustration. The teacher’s rent recently increased 8% on her one-bedroom apartment. “I pay a large amount of money for...
Teneshia decided she was going to become a homeowner more than a decade ago. She never gave up, despite numerous setbacks, including getting laid off just weeks before she was scheduled to close on a Habitat home. In June, she will close on a brand-new,...
Knetha has always wanted to provide a safe home for her sons, 21-year-old Jamarieae who has cerebral palsy and 19-year-old Ricardo. That’s why she was overjoyed to partner with Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County to purchase a home, with custom...
Mary sees folks buying homes every day in her work as the financial policy processor for a title company. But the 72-year-old didn’t think homeownership was within her own reach until she found Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County. Now, after a...
Naomi was so desperate to move her three children away from their unsafe neighborhood that she lost $5,000 trying to buy a house through a predatory real estate dealer. “She wouldn’t show me the houses I wanted to see,” she said, and was repeatedly redirected to the...
When Wonda reflects on her past and all the obstacles she has overcome, she can hardly believe that she is about to achieve her lifelong dream of owning a home. “It’s so exciting and is a huge relief to finally have something that is my own,” Wonda said. “After all...
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