A Home for Everything

Everything and everyone needs a home... Even my business!  We need a good business location that is a place  accessible to our clients, has enough space for all of our desks and files, and is a convenient distance from relevant locations. Better Homes Solutions LLC has had a home that fits many of these characteristics.

For the past year and a half, our business home has been located in a beautiful old building in downtown Johnson City.  This building used to be the train station.  For a while, the bottom floors were occupied by restaurants - The Sophisticated Otter and Picasso's - but after a while, each restaurant went out of business.  Now a local church has made the bottom two floors its home.  Our business has been in a room on the third floor.  Are you seeing an issue already with the location?  The view is very beautiful - no doubt about that.  However, the six flights of stairs that you have to hike up just to pay a visit gets old fast, especially if you're carrying a load of files and computers.  The beautiful old building is just that: beautiful and old.  The door and window frames don't seal like they used to, the rooms are drafty and always  cold in the winter.  The windows are not sturdy.  Birds have made nests in the outer layer of bricks. More than once, the wind has knocked the office window out of the frame and into the floor of the office, leaving shards of glass everywhere. And of course, if the window is out of the frame, wind and rain wreak havoc on the electronics and paperwork stored in the office.

So, we are scouting for a new home. We're looking for a change: enough of climbing stairs, birds building nests in the walls, windows falling into the office when we have a bad storm, and cold, drafty winters.  We are looking for a home that is on the ground floor.  We want a great downtown location. And we want a place with history. We are looking for a place that will be easy access for all of our visitors.

Stay tuned because we may have found the PERFECT place!!! To be continued...

We Find Solutions For Home Buyers

Some people think home ownership is an unobtainable dream. There seem to be so many things standing in the way to owning a home. But for every problem there is a solution and we work hard to find them for those wanting a home of their own. Holly overcame some of her obstacles and was able to move into one our "rent-to-own" homes, even with a bankruptcy on her financial record.

After years of apartments and spending up to a third of her income renting someone else's property, she decided she had enough of landlords and living in less than desirable homes. She wanted her own home. She'd been through bankruptcy, so her credit wasn't great. But she was working on it and her efforts were paying off with a credit score that was rising steadily.

Holly tried getting a mortgage from a bank, but even with a large down payment the interest rate would have been too high (another obstacle to home ownership). She found Better Home Solutions LLC on the Internet and read about how how our company helps people get into a home of their own with the Rent-to-Own option.

Holly had lots of questions and we explained how our Rent-to-Own option could help her become the owner  of  her own home even without a huge down payment and a high credit score. Because she had a great rental history, no criminal record, and had taken steps to improve her credit, she was able to move in with a minimal down payment and very affordable monthly payments.  Now Holly is building up her own bank account by building up her deposit account every month. In a few years, she will have saved enough to afford a nice down payment on her home.

Just a short while ago, Holly couldn't see how she would ever be able to afford her own home.  But now she is well on her way to fulfilling that dream. Good for Holly! We admire and applaud her.
Holly's hard work paid off.

It can happen for you, too!

Visit 123gethouse.com and learn how you can find your home sweet home.

New Thoughts This Christmas

When my mom died around Christmas quite a few years back, I had a really hard time listening to lots of the Christmas songs that continually played at Christmastime. I even quit going into the stores that played music. I noticed that this year, though, I could hear those songs in the store or on the radio and not feel like I had to get as far away from them as I could. That's such a welcome healing. I've even been texting my daughter the first lines to some of these songs and she texts back the next line to me like playing ping pong. So for those of you who have someone missing from one of the "rooms" in your life, I hope you experience comfort and relief this Christmas and on top of that, some humor in the memories of times past. Hey....go rock around the Christmas tree...and give yourself time... try listening to some new and upbeat Christmas songs, or Celtic Christmas stories and songs to get you through these healing times. God bless you. May you find in Him your "Home Sweet Home."

Thanksgiving and a Home Filled with People

The home was filled with people and everyone pitched in this year so it was great food and company. The day after Thanksgiving we went to Grove Park Inn to see the competition for the best Gingerbread House ever! Isn't it funny? We even have contests building houses out of gingerbread! We'
ll be starting a new remodel (not with gingerbread) but with ceramic tile and picket fences. Will be posting before and after pictures soon of this Victorian Style Home near the heart of downtown Johnson City, TN. Next Thanksgiving an new family will gather in this home and celebrate together, making memories with loved ones.

I Wanna Buy Some Apartments!

Ah...I wish I could find some apartments to buy. I'm posting on craig's list and telling all my friends and all I've come up with so far is a mobile home park in Erwin. Well, I know I'll find what I'm looking for if I just keep looking and don't give up. Is there something you are looking for in life. Have you gotten discouraged and given up? Well I invite you to get back in the saddle and continue your search for whatever that thing is you're looking for. Just take a step toward it today.

Welcome Home Rhonda!

Everyone seems to have a burning desire for home....so it's always such a pleasure to help people see the dream for home realized. We just sold a beautiful home to Rhonda who had been in Atlanta for years and longed to come home to Kingsport. She originally thought she was going to rent a place and then she came across our great home on Sequoyah Dr. She knew it would be a great way to save money and have an investment too. And she could move home! Congratulations, Rhonda! You took action and got your home. Welcome Back!!

A New Remodel

Well, we started a new remodel. Cal Twitty, Jr. is doing the work this time. Coming soon...a new home for someone waiting for a "home sweet home" at 407 Whitney St. in Johnson City, TN. Videos to come soon along with our newest charity that is going to benefit when the next person buys a home from us! Want to help us help others have a home of their own? Stay tuned.