Spotlight: Owner-occupied housing rehab program

Located in Deming, NM, Southwestern Regional Housing & Community Development Corporation is a non-profit organization that focuses on rehabilitating owner-occupied homes.

If a homeowner cannot afford a contractor to repair the house - as most are elderly and on a fixed income - Southwestern Regional Housing helps by replacing windows, roofs, doors, plumbing, electric, and more to keep families in their homes. Not only does this organization repair homes, but they make sure the house is free of lead, handicapped accessible, and brought up to Energy Star compliance, allowing the homeowners to save 30-50% on utilities. Without Southwestern Regional Housing’s help, these houses would otherwise be torn down.

Richard Hayes, Rehab Manager, uses Housing Developer Pro to estimate costs of the home repair. With HDP, he finds the process efficient, as the software was easy to learn and since they don’t have to pay someone to write scopes for them, there is more money available to put back into the rehabilitation projects.

Learn more about the owner-occupied program by visiting Southwestern Regional Housing & Community Development Corporation.