’ t ** * * < . ► r ► > > >• V ► » *• »’ * . » e * <• *- > .»*►«**>****»•*► . w % > * *• »♦ ► » * • « * * » > * V * * * * » W* WWWW * * * * M * ••» w * * w * « * « « w • * W < Page 12, Portland Observer, August 3, 1988 **■ i l l si »V 1 ■F7 ¿wF* ì "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. (r — 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." £ • ’" A — 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 f 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.” Î 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 Mt I • £ ; .‘ rs a r ' ’ ?JC > ■» f ■. » * f ' S>*i A » r . ,. . **- *,<'*•* * *