I was gifted my first home buying opportunity from my parents. They financed my new husband and I. As I remember our payments in 1968 were $105 per month. When I divorced 10 years later and sold it for $10,000 more than we paid, I used that money for a down payment on the house in which I raised my three sons. If it weren’t for that start, my life, financially and otherwise, would have looked very different.

We also have done the same for my sons. In different ways helping each to get started with their first homes, some willingly taking the leap and others reluctantly feeling they wouldn’t be able to make the payments or keep up the house. All are doing well with their investments and two of them have made it to their next purchase and of course Kevin has made it part of his financial path, buying and renovating and finding ways to make loans work when there are challenges for himself and others.

We want to be able to do the same for you. Leverage your income, and at the same time help you find a home that is yours to do with as you wish, take care of as you wish, to feel safe in and learn from and to leverage for more, if you wish.

—— Bobbie Martin

According to the Federal Reserve, in 2015, the average net worth of a homeowner was $195,400, compared to just $5,400 for a renter.