HUD House - Softcover

Lapidus, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1403310610 ISBN 13: 9781403310613

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2002

Synopsis

Taking on a handyman special can be a path to a dream house, but what is the fair price for a wreck? The U.S. Government provides the answer through its foreclosed homes offerings by the Department of Housing HUD House is a journal account of a successful bid and the rehab of a HUD house. Readers of HUD House will see how we bid and how we overcame snags in the process, will obtain methods of finding workers, will learn something about the actual daily process of rehabbing a modest home and might be able to decide if they want a HUD house. The journal includes inserts about issues raised, such as Do You Need a Lawyer?HUD House is pertinent now because:The market is more transparent today. Data about real estate prices are available on the Internet and in local newspapers.The Internet now makes it possible to find HUD offerings daily. The bids can be submitted through Realtors via the Internet or by phone. In this generation of mathematicians and surgeons, construction knowledge is not commonly around us. HUD House goes through the process day by day.

About this title

About the Author

Nancy Lapidus is a retired high school biology teacher. She is a past president of the New York Biology Teachers' Association, and a founder of the newspaper Adaptation, its official publication. She won the Alice B. Crow Award for dedication in counseling with her thesis recounting the mammoth efforts required to originate a drivers' education course in New York City high schools.Arnold Lapidus started his working life in a gas station when he was thirteen years old. There he picked up knowledge of simple objects like screwdrivers, pliers and Philips head screws. Later he learned about math and computers and used this knowledge in a successful career whose theme has been to make difficult subjects easy to understand. Nancy has previously bought a fixer-upper for $44,000 and sold it for $73,000. Arnold notes the gross profit is greater than 50%.Arnie and Nancy currently live in the HUD house in the Poconos, Pennsylvania.

Synopsis

A handyman special can be a path to a dream house. The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) offers foreclosed homes to the public. HUD House is a true journal by people who obtained and improved a HUD house.

Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1403310610
• ISBN 13: 9781403310613
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276