In this third addition of our Resident Updates, we discuss the Center for Disease Control's guidance on the Coronavirus, our team's response to the recent pandemic, and some tips on how you and your family can get through a financial crisis or emergency...
Read MoreDarryl's Story, a Rent To Own Milwaukee Testimonial
"The choice was easy to go with the Rent to Own program because of going through the info I got online...and the houses in the program were in the areas that we wanted to stay in which was close to my family."
- Darryl | Strong Blocks Rent to Own Milwaukee Resident
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Topics: Rent to Own, Neighborhood Revitalization, Buying a Home
Michael's Journey, a Rent To Own Milwaukee Testimonial
"I began to consider homeownership a couple of years ago, because my son is getting older and it has been driving me to want to leave something behind for him one day."
- Michael | Strong Blocks Rent to Own Milwaukee Resident
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Topics: Rent to Own, Neighborhood Revitalization, Buying a Home
Jevita's Journey, a Rent To Own Milwaukee Testimonial
"I realized as my child got older the importance of homeownership for my family would be in order to continue to care for him at home."
- Jevita | Strong Blocks Rent to Own Milwaukee Resident
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Topics: Rent to Own, Neighborhood Revitalization, Buying a Home
"I just got sick of landlords wanting extra money other than rent...my ideal housing situation is owning my own home, not having to pay anyone else's mortgage and taxes for them."
- Dana | Strong Blocks Rent to Own Milwaukee Resident
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Topics: Rent to Own, Neighborhood Revitalization, Buying a Home
I grew up on 41st Street between Clark and Wright, in the Sherman Park neighborhood. Driving by my old house the other day reminded me why we do what we do. It was not familiar. At first I thought this was because the brush was overgrown outside, the cedar shake had barely any paint left, and the roof was failing. It was generally neglected in terms of maintenance, and not how my family kept it.
Read MoreTopics: Neighborhood Revitalization