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A Broken Promise, A Vanishing Home—Help Me Rebuild.
My Story: A Decade of Dreams and Setbacks
For nine years, I poured my heart and $150,000 into a piece of land that was meant to be my sanctuary. Entrusting Connect Homes with a $360,000 construction loan, I believed my dream home was within reach. However, after the unexpected close of the company (read more here), we’re without a house and facing a $500,000 debt — the construction loan is due. With rising construction costs due to LA wildfires, I’ll need up to $450,000 to rebuild what was lost. This is my plea for help to save my land and future.
The Reality of My Loss
– Builder went bankrupt before my home was built.
– Facing a $500,000 loan due, with no house to show for it.
– Rising costs due to natural disasters have compounded my financial strain.
– SF Chronicle: “A heartbreaking tale of trust and financial ruin.“
Your donations are vital in helping me rebuild my life and secure my future.
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Latest Updates and Progress
Tax Debacle
Background (2024)$72k cash required to close the loan, March 2024, due to low-ball appraisal (does anyone like those folks' job?) The manufacturer pulled $360,000 from the loan to build our dream home Builder went under. There is supposedly $127,000 worth of material...
YouTube Video
YouTube Check out my YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/rL8UR940zgM
Mesa AZ or bust
On Wednesday March 19 the "buyer" groups affected by this debacle are meeting at the warehouse in Mesa to inspect our materials. We are being provided the option to move our "belongings" to our build sites to do the work ourselves. As noted in Email March 14, after 3...
Email March 14
You may find other materials labeled for you and your mods are barely started so they will be relatively light about 5,000-10,000 pounds each Deborah Casper-Stone, CPA
Email February 25
Hi Steve, My investors are holding on moving forward due to the litigation issues, although they have said they want to move forward once the legal issues are resolved. I have a second investor that I am meeting with this Thursday and if that moves forward...
Email February 19
Good Morning Steve, The lender agreed to release the lien and allow my new company to purchase the assets but the investors I had are wavering a little due to recent legal concerns, but I have new investors which I believe will commit and we can close the deal. ...