• V- » V- *- *■ > >» ,, w. <. w ♦ e * -r <***** ’ , Portland Observer, September 8. 1988 HUD’s community commitment... If s working in your neighborhood. I '-U * Ai “The six HUD jobs I've com pleted d u ring the past year have helped my business enough that I was able to add a fifth employee. HUD handles repair bids fairly, and th eir equal opportunity policy really works. — 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 extremely cooperative, and all of my clients have received their bid decisions w ithin live days." — 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 HUI) hom e she knew of in the neighborhood. We called a real estate agent, subm itted an offer, and in ju st eight weeks we were moved in." — Cynthia & Francisco Dominguez “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 w ho have done it, and th ey ’ve never regretted it." \ s ■ «fees*•' HUD department of housing and urban development — Roger Crow, construction worker The people at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development salute the history of minority achievement and support the luture of equal opportunity in all of life s endeavors. .A , , » * t -..J» • < ’«I «• ♦ *■ *