NPHS Helps Veteran Family Buy Their First Home and Provides $20,000 in Down Payment Assistance
Buying your first home can be an overwhelming and daunting task for anyone, particularly for first-time homebuyers. Add to it the additional stress of being a newlywed couple with two children, multiple previous addresses, and a new job. This was the challenge that 32-year-old Charles Flores, a Marine Veteran, and his wife Adriana Flores faced when beginning their home buying process. The newly wedded couple and their two daughters were living with Adriana’s parents when they decided that it was time to lay roots and buy their own
Green Benefits of Going Solar
Reflecting on our recent celebration of Earth Day, NPHS and Sojourner Solar would like to highlight some of some of the top green benefits of going solar. Purchasing and installing solar panels allows homeowners to lower the cost of their utilities by at least 70%, creating discretionary savings for homeowners to use for paying off debt, build savings, or cover basic needs such as food and housing. Besides saving you “green” money, going solar also impacts the environment by reducing your carbon footprint and creating clean energy for generations
The Benefits of Purchasing Versus Leasing Solar Panels
Sojourner Solar provides a level of affordability to purchase and own a solar power system not offered by most traditional for-profit solar companies. According to a recent Consumer Reports article, the key distinction between purchasing and leasing a solar panel system is ownership. Depending on the financial goals of the homeowner, owning a system outweighs the benefits of leasing a system from a third party. The following are benefits of owning solar panels versus leasing. No upfront costs Financing a Sojourner Solar Loan does not require any upfront costs
Protect Yourself as a Renter
Renter households increased from 34 million in 2005 to over 43 million in 2017. With the probability that more families will seek this housing, planning ahead can make the process easier. NPHS is committed to providing safe, affordable and quality rental housing through their single and multi-family housing developments. NPHS suggests following these five tips that can make renting a lot less stressful: 1. Get your finances and credit in shape. Protect your money and pay as little as you can for the apartment you want by strengthening
NPHS & City of Chino Help Senior Homeowner With Home Repairs
Imagine being a senior with limited income and discovering that you have mold and water damage problems in the home you have been living in for 30 years. This is the situation that Ethel Elliott, an 85 year old retiree from Chino, CA found herself in. Worried that the mold and water damage were causing an unsafe and unhealthy living environment, her daughter contacted the City of Chino to ask for assistance. The City of Chino referred the family to NPHS since they administered the City Of Chino Healthy