Kerri K. is a graduate of Mt. Airy CDC’s Housing Counseling program and a First-Time Homebuyer Fund grant recipient who received $2,000 toward her closing costs.

Kerri, a building inspector, and her two daughters had been living with Kerri’s mother in the Ogontz neighborhood prior to purchasing their first home in April 2023. Their new home is a large two-story brick duplex containing an additional unit that can be rented out. It has a large side yard where Kerri plans to put a pool for the summer months. 

Thanks to grants she received, Kerri was able to walk away from closing with additional funds to make needed repairs and renovations to her home, including creating a separate living space for her older daughter on the lower level. She is hoping to eventually buy an additional property as an investment and to begin building generational wealth for her daughters.

With regard to their new home, Kerri said, “I’m in heaven. This is a true blessing. I had some challenges in my past that prevented me from ever buying a home. But now I am rising up and I am flying…This is my time.”

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