When Joyce Levin is house hunting, a task this Brooklyn native does quite often, she deals with problems that the average homebuyer would find daunting.
Price is, of course, a major consideration, because major renovations are always necessary.
There can be no compromising on size, since at least six people will be living in the house. Then there's the competition. In 1998, Gov. George Pataki announced that the state, within five years, would place 6,700 developmentally disabled people in new homes. So agencies that care for the disabled, like HeartShare, cross paths quite often. If you want a particular area, says Levin, HeartShare's development director, then finding the right house, in the right neighborhood, at the right price, is tough.