Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, August 03, 1988, Page 12, Image 12

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Page 12, Portland Observer, August 3, 1988
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"The six HUD jobs I’ve com pleted during the
past year have helped my business enough that
I was able to add a fifth employee. HUD
handles repair bids fairly, and their equal
opportunity policy really works.
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— Calvin Jackson, contractor
"Last year I helped m ore than a dozen area
families buy their first hom e through HUD.
I’ve always found the HUD people to be
extrem ely cooperative, and all ot my clients
have received th eir bid decisions w ithin five
days."
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— Danielle Tranlong. real estate sales agent
“We w eren't looking for a hom e because we
didn't think we had enough m oney saved to
buy the size of hom e we w anted. A friend told
us about a HUD hom e she knew of in the
neighborhood. We called a real estate agent,
subm itted an o fk r. and in ju st eight weeks we
were moved in."
— Cynthia & Francisco Dominguez
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HUD
“So far, I’ve purchased three properties from
HUD, partly to supplem ent my incom e and
partly for retirem en t. Fixing up HUD hom es
for rental property or eventual resale is
definitely a good, long-term investm ent. I’ve
talked with a n u m b er of oth er people who have
done it, and th ey ’ve never regretted it.”
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department of housing
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
— Roger Crow, construction worker
The people at the U.S. Department ot Hot
Development salute the history ot minorit
support the tuture of equal opportunity in
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