Family needed for Habitat for Humanity home

   The Big Bear Valley Habitat for Humanity (BBVHH) is seeking a partner family to help build and own their fourth house. The BBVHH is ready to start building; however the four families who applied did not fit the program. The following qualifications are:

• PRESENT housing inadequate, such as structural problems, overcrowding, etc.

• WILLINGNESS to work with Habitat in the construction of the home. The family will be required to devote 250 hours per adult in building the home.

• LOW INCOME: yearly income not to exceed $39,680 per family of 2, $44,640 per family of 3, $49,600 for 4, $53,600 for 5, and $57,520 for 6.

• The family must be able to pay their bills and have adequate income to cover all cots. This is not a give-away program although the mortgage will be free of interest.

• The three bedroom, two bad home will be built on 5th Street in Baldwin Lake on an unpaved road. It will not be completed before mid 2009 at the earliest.

• Propane is used, as are holding tanks for drinking water, sewage and water for fire protection. Utility costs for the above may total over $500 per month depending on family size and circumstances.

• The partner family will become the owner of the home once all qualifications are met. The family will be responsible for down payment, mortgage payments, closing costs, property taxes, homeowner’s insurance, utilities and repairs.

Additional Requirements:

• Big Bear Valley resident for at least one year.

• Proof of automobile insurance.

• Proof of citizenship or legal residency for all family members.

   For more information, please contact us at 909-547-3671 or bbvhfh@gmail.com.

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