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Home Rehabbing

Turn a Fixer-Upper Into Your Home

With Acts Housing by your side, you can buy and rehab a distressed property.

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Home Rehabbing

Turn a Fixer-Upper Into Your Home

With Acts Housing by your side, you can buy and rehab a distressed property.

START YOUR JOURNEY

Why Rehab a Home?

Rehabbing a home is the most affordable path to homeownership. It’s also a great way to make sure the house fits your family. You get to choose the upgrades, build equity from day one, and create exactly what your family needs.

Acts Housing walks with you through every step: finding the right property, securing financing, planning the work, and seeing it through to completion. You don’t have to do this alone.

We'll Help You Finance It


Qualifying homebuyers can borrow up to $200,000 from Acts Lending to cover both the purchase and rehabilitation costs. What this means for you:

  • One loan covers purchase price + repairs
  • No need to qualify for multiple loans
  • Financing designed for distressed properties
  • Rehab support from start to finish
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From Scope to Completion

Acts Housing helps you create a comprehensive scope of work so you know exactly what needs to be done and how much it will cost.
We help you:

  • Assess the property’s condition
  • Prioritize repairs (what’s required vs. what’s nice-to-have)
  • Determine what you can do yourself
  • Find qualified contractors for the rest
  • Stay on budget and on schedule
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Am I Ready to Rehab a House?

The main goal of a rehab is to make small changes to make the house safe, sanitary and code compliant.

Rehabbing is likely a good fit if:

  • You have some experience with home repair or maintenance.

  • You want to build equity in your home quickly.

  • You have a network of friends or family who are able to help support your project.

  • You see the potential in a home even if it is currently in bad shape

  • You want to invest some of your own hard work into the house, i.e. painting, cleaning, etc. 

This requires your commitment to:

  • Project-manage your home rehab.

  • Get quotes from multiple contractors.

  • Tackle your scope of work in the right order.

  • Find ways to stay within your budget.

  • Communicate with your Acts Housing Home Rehab Coach and your contractors.

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Real Families, Real Results

With our support, Idella Samuels’ family turned a distressed property into the home they’d always dreamed of.

READ THEIR STORY

What families say about rehabbing:
 


“I got to customize everything exactly how I wanted it.”

“Building equity while I renovated was a game-changer.”

“Acts helped me find contractors I could trust.”

“I learned skills I’ll use for the rest of my life.”

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Find Your Home. Take the First Step.

Take the first step right now with our 20-minute virtual orientation.

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