Are you:
- Tired of being exploited by a landlord?
- Tired of working two or three jobs to make rent or mortgage?
- Tired of cramming too many people under one roof?
- Tired of homelessness?
- Tired of not being able to get a loan in this economy?
- Tired of paying so much for housing that you have nothing left over?
If you answered yes to any of these, we're here to help. Squat 2 Own Realty connects people that need homes with homes that need people!
Consider these facts:
- 1 in 9 homes in the US sits empty.
- Approximately 40,000 Virginians will experience homelessness at least one night during this year.
- Bloomberg reports "Mortgage lenders are sitting on about 700,000 foreclosed homes that are not being offered for sale"
- The vacant rental property rate in Richmond is 23.7%, higher than any other major US city.
Millions of foreclosed homes sit vacant, while millions of people have nowhere to live. Banks that have received trillions of dollars from the taxpayers are foreclosing on those same taxpayers who are struggling in this economy, then they sit on the vacant properties and let them decay. This helps no one. Fortunately, Squat 2 Own is here to help you alleviate these problems! As a human, you are entitled to housing, and this empty housing can be yours with little more than the skillful application of a crowbar.
Without occupants who care for the property, empty housing is quickly vandalized, looted, and destroyed. Houses that sit empty literally rot: broken windows and leaks go undetected and unrepaired, wet beams disintegrate, termites eat supports, animals get in. Eventually empty houses become unlivable. Destroying houses by keeping them empty is not just a shame, it's criminal. But by taking over a foreclosed property, you're reclaiming the housing you're entitled to, saving a valuable asset and supporting a healthy neighborhood!