by Mrs Haruo » Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:35 am
I know how Obama's stimulus program for first time home buyers helped this household. That $8,000 made it possible for a broken down Navy veteran who had nearly given up on the dream of owning her own home possible. Being eligible for a no down VA loan at very favorable rates didn't hurt, and a chunk of change from dear old Daddy made it possible for us to hire a building inspector and take care of unexpected expenses that always seem to surprise you when you move into a little old house in our modest price range. We have helped the local economy by spending several thousand dollars over the last few years on building materials and tools to fix this old house up and put a new roof on. A general contractor who we hired was able to support his family for a few weeks while we added insulation and replaced some piping. If it wasn't for Obama's program we would likely still be in that little basement apartment that had water dripping from the ceiling every time some absent minded grad student went off to class leaving the water running or a toilet overflowing from a wild party upstairs. With rent double what we used to pay. It's no palace, the oven still doesn't work because I can't quite reach the back of it to replace a broken heating element, there is a plastic bag duct taped over a hole in the wall in the bathroom where a previous owner did a terrible job of tiling the wall, but the toilet still works. For someone who spent one summer living in a borrowed truck and a year or two bouncing from homeless shelter to a friends couch, I have come up in the world. Haruo and the Mrs. are doing all right. Thank you Mr Obama for being a great president I am so sorry that a congress of baboons have been acting like dogs in the manger for the last 8 years.
Don't despair if your job and your rewards are few, remember that the mighty oak was once a nut like you!