And now the group is being singled out for its service through state grants and recognition from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. But once we started, doors started opening. We kind of hold the customer's hand all the way through the process. People who are interested in buying one of the group's new homes must first get a mortgage and pay 3 percent to the mortgage company. In Westland, the group buys land from the city and contracts a developer to build a house on the vacant property.
Construction usually takes about four months.
New houses are usually one level with 1,300 to 1,400 square feet in living space. They also have three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a two-car garage. It's quiet, but I think of home as a place you can relax.