{"id":3394,"date":"2022-01-25T17:41:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T23:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockfordhabitat.org\/?p=3394"},"modified":"2022-01-25T17:41:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T23:41:55","slug":"homeowner-spotlight-felisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rockfordhabitat.org\/es\/2022\/01\/25\/homeowner-spotlight-felisa\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeowner Spotlight: Felisa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In 2021, a Habitat homeowner retired and moved out of her Habitat home. She decided to sell her house back to us so that someone else could have the opportunity to become a homeowner. As of Friday, Felisa is the proud owner of that very house!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Felisa said that she started thinking about buying a home back in 2012. She applied to Habitat\u2019s homeownership opportunity in 2019, and though she said that at first it was a little scary to move toward her goal, she\u2019s so excited to now have a place to call her own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe process has been great. It\u2019s been exciting for me,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m ready to take the step of being a homeowner,\u201d Felisa said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Habitat bought back the house from the previous owner, Felisa and her husband, along with a handful of volunteers and Habitat staff, had the chance to rehab the house so that they could personalize it to fit their style and needs. Felisa said that they worked at their own pace to complete projects around the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a fun experience. I\u2019m excited,\u201d she said. \u201cThe more I\u2019m working on it, it\u2019s starting to feel like home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the aspects of her home that Felisa is especially excited for is having the chance to decorate and truly make it her own. She\u2019s been collecting ideas for home DIY projects for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery time I go to the house, I always think about how I\u2019m going to decorate,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Felisa also said that her family is very excited about their new home. She got married recently (in August of 2021), and she, her husband, and her two kids will be moving in soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[The home] will impact them because it\u2019s something that is theirs<\/em>. Even after I leave this world, it\u2019s something that they can still call home,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m just thankful\u2026 Because of this house, I can give my family security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are so excited for this new chapter of Felisa\u2019s life. Congratulations on reaching this milestone, Felisa\u2014we\u2019re so grateful that you are a part of the Habitat family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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