I was offered the brochure and application at my job interview, which gave me more information on what self-help housing really was. I’ve heard about it but didn’t know too much about it. I was hired by the company in January 2010, and turned in my application for the wait list on that day. At the time, I had really bad credit and knew if I ever wanted this to happen, I needed to take care of my credit issues.
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Habitat for Humanity of Seattle King County gives a hand up with first building group
Tim was born and raised in Washington, graduating from Renton High School and Washington State University. After college he took a trucking job, which he ended up doing for 20 years as a commercial truck driver. Marian was raised in New York State, moved to Los Angeles and then to Seattle. She is a fitness instructor and teaches classes at gyms in Seattle and Kirkland. When they met in 2016, Tim had recovered from his treatment for a cancer diagnosis of a non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010.
CHIP: Pictures are worth a thousand words – a photo montage
Self-Help photo montage including families in the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP)
Six County Association of Governments: In Their Own Words – a homeowner story
If you’re thinking about applying for this program but aren’t really sure you’ll be able to qualify, apply anyway! You might just end up being approved to build your own house like Dave and I have! I was scrolling on Facebook one day and saw a post that caught my eye.
PN 583 makes significant changes to HB-1-3550 Chapters 4, 6 & 10
On June 2, 2023 U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA RD) issued PN 583. This seven-page PN makes significant changes to HB-1-3550 Chapters 4, 6 and 10 and to several handbook letters.