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Home Improvements With Free Grants
If you are like so many of today’s homeowners you may be considering greening up your home. Hey, why spend your own money to cut your carbon footprint when you can use free grants courtesy of the US government? After all, it is your tax dollars that you paid in!
Remember one thing and that’s that grants are not loans, so they will not have to be paid back. However there are two basic factors that they will want you to provide them information on. Also understand that there may be a fair amount of paper work.
The government will want to know how much it will take bring your project to completion. That is how extensive is the the work that will need to be done to cut your utility costs. They are also going to want to know how much it is estimated that it will raise the value of your home.
What many people are unaware of and you may be one of them, is that grants for straight forward non-energy related home improvements are also available. One of the most common and easy to get is a grant to make your home wheel chair accessible.
In many of these cases they may require you to have a specified contractor do the work. However; this is in most cases your best option, as the contractors have been pre-certified to do the work and in many cases their fees are also set or capped.
In some rare cases, people have gotten free grants for home improvements after having their home declared a historical landmark. It’s highly unlikely that this is something that you would qualify for but if you do, the amount of renovation and restorative work you can receive at no cost can be quite extensive.
You will not have to be concerned with your beacon score, or collateral or repayment terms, because there are none. The government is not worried about those factors either.
Many people apply for the free grants for home improvements when they are interested in larger home improvement projects. Like new heating or air conditioning units, weatherization or solar panels to conserve energy. These larger projects are the ones that interest homeowners in getting assistance with the bill, which usually comes back to the homeowner in the form of tax credits and decreased energy bills.
But, there are also straight forward grants, if you qualify, that you can get to upgrade your home and make it a safer, nicer place to live. As long as you have a solid plan on the reason for the money, you should be fine. But make sure you have thought it through. Talk to contractors and priced equipment. These will all need to be assessed in the grant application process.
And let’s not forget that the government is encouraging homeowners to weatherize their homes in order to help lower the energy bills and conserve the earth in the long run. When considering weatherization, make sure you think of the front all the way to the back. Remember, it does not help to weatherize part of it; you need to do all of it.
These grant application processes can be tricky, but just be certain that you review everything. Read everything and if you have any questions, ask someone. It is very important you understand what you are applying for. Once you are awarded one of these free grants for home improvements, have fun with your renovation and enjoy the final product.
How to Live Entirely off Free Grants
If the lagging economy has left you out searching months on end for an income to support your household, maybe the problem is that you’ve been looking in the wrong places. Perhaps it’s time you start considering free grants from the government and private institutions.
One problem you may have is that you’ve been led to believe that people who take this route are poor. Another myth that you may have bought into, is they are also unambitious. Well just turn on the news today and you can see how successful wealthy people all up and down Wall Street are now taking the easy way out.
If you can’t beat em than you may as well join em and your first priority should be to get your household and living expenses financed for free. After you accomplish that, then your next step should be to get your business financed with free government money.
Whether you’re single or a struggling single parent, there is easy money out there and cheap low income housing too. Nice housing in upscale apartment complexes. Wouldn’t you like to live in a first rate three bedroom apartment and pay less than $200 per month?
Look up the offices for welfare or SSI and head on in. Of course they’ll try to make things difficult for you but never mind that. It’s just part of the game they play. Remember that you don’t have to be outwardly disabled to qualify for SSI. You can have an eating disorder, be depressed or hear voices. Be creative!
Then your next stop, is to join the ranks of the many who get section 8 free grants for housing. Of course you’ll have to spend some time on a waiting list but it passes in a handful of months. Then after you get settled in and you have you’re SSI or welfare and food stamps coming in, it’s time to start focusing on getting a government grant to start a small business, so you’ll have something to do during the day.