Herimar

For more than four years, Herimar had thoughts of owning a home. However, before exploring this opportunity, she needed to conquer the fear of living on her own and the doubt that someone like her, a young, single mother, could accomplish this milestone. After receiving her LPN from Eastern University and learning about the new Philly First Home Grant, she felt homeownership was a venture worth exploring.
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After attending AHCOPA’s workshop and counseling session, she admits feeling more prepared for the homeownership process as the staff gave her the confidence that this could be achieved. The process did require lots of patience. She looked at 30 houses and made offers on five properties, which were rejected due to competing offers from other buyers. The sixth house that she made an offer on was accepted!

​When she was under contract, AHCOPA assisted her in obtaining the new Philly First Home Grant, which awarded her the funds to close on the home. There is no doubt in her mind, without the new Philly First Home Grant, homeownership would have been a more arduous, nearly impossible accomplishment. Thanks to the grant, she did not need to work ungodly amounts of overtime and be absent from her children in order to save the necessary money for the down payment and closing costs.

For Herimar and her boys, a new journey begins. Being in their own place, they are thrilled to have the freedom to establish their own traditions and memories. Congratulations Herimar and godspeed!