JAS House Improvement Program
By Just-A-Start Corporation
Just-A-Start's House Improvement Program (HIP) provides technical assistance to Cambridge homeowners with their repair & rehab projects.
This is an ongoing program.
Age: Adult.
Cambridge homeowners who have owned and occupied their residence for at least one year and investor-owners of 1-4 unit multifamily rental properties housing income-eligible tenants. Low-interest mortgage loan funding and grants may be available for low to moderate income eligible Cambridge homeowners per current Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) guidelines.
Contact
Registration required
- Sign-up is ongoing
Application is required. Please visit the House Improvement Program's website to learn more.
Cost
Funding assistance in the form of low interest loans is provided to qualified Cambridge property owners on a case by case basis.
Location
- Only virtual (online or over the phone).
1035 Cambridge Street #12
Cambridge, MA 02141
United States
Our program also serves people at their property or wherever it is needed
Additional information
JAS staff work to secure low interest mortgage loan funding and grant assistance, when available, to fund the work. JAS’s experienced rehab specialists guide the homeowner through the entire process: application/qualification; project scope and cost planning, bidding and contractor selection, financing/grants, and technical assistance oversight throughout the project life-cycle. The program is running remotely with some essential functions being done in person on a case-by-case basis.
Last updated October 5, 2020.
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