Hardworking Homeowners

Susan Reed

Homeowner of third Habitat house built in Kent County pays off mortgage

Susan paid off her mortgage in 2007, 20 years after she moved in with her then 2, 5, and 7 year old children. Susan was a single mother, juggling two jobs to make ends meet, all while living in a cramped 2-bedroom apartment in the basement of a home in a rough neighborhood. Scared and going through a divorce, she contacted Habitat, submitted her application, and got busy with the children helping out on job sites, cleaning up after the workers every night as the house was built.

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2008