A housing affordability cost multiplier of .25 was applied to arrive at a figure for each family's maximum possible housing debt. This debt includes principal, interest, taxes and insurance. Willingness of families to participate in planned Colonia Jessups housing program Exactly two-thirds of the families living in Colonia Jessups built their own home with their own labor. All families surveyed indicated that they would be willing to participate in building their own homes on another lot, in another subdivision under the proposed Proyecto Azteca project. All but one of the homes is overcrowded.
None have adequate kitchen or bathroom facilities.
None have indoor plumbing. None have access to potable water. None have an approved system of sewage disposal. All of the homes in the colonia flood after heavy rains. Photographs taken in Colonia Jessups illustrate the poor housing conditions.