My daughters and myself have lived in our home since 2013. We rent, but this is our home. This is the longest in one home, ever. The house actually needs a lot of work, and because of that we only pay $700 a month.
Like everyone else, we have dealt with a lot of loss. Losing my mother in 2018, step father in 2019, and my father is 2020. Then they lost their paternal grandmother in 2021. We have been flat broke barely making ends meet. No matter what we have went through, or how bad things had got over the last 11 years … we had a roof over our heads. A place to call home. We’re so grateful. Some families do not even have that.
In 2020, our landlord sold the home to a company. That company then sold the house in August of 2023. My lease was to renew at the end of July. They sent it to me digitally to sign. I read through it. Everything was the same, therefore I signed it. Again, it was digital. I made the mistake of not printing it immediately. When I logged on a week later to print it, I noticed the top section now said month to month instead of the date. I checked the written section on lease duration and it still remained the same. It is still worded as a yearly lease, the terms. Upon contacting the company, they would not acknowledge the change after the fact. Instead she insisted that it was only month to month for the purpose of the sale. She assured that we would not have to move. Again, my mistake for trusting them and not getting it in writing. Fast forward 4 months, on December 19th, the new management company posted a notice on my front door saying we have 30 days to move. This was 6 days before Christmas, also the day before my birthday. When I contacted the company, I was told that it had nothing to do with us or anything that we’ve done, but the new owners want to do renovations. Where I live, January thru March are the coldest and most brutal months of the year. This is the hardest time to find a place, also to move in general. She said there was absolutely no exceptions to this and we have to leave. We pay the rent, every month on time. We take care of the property and are very considerate tenants.
I am in need of help buying a house. My credit is not great. I have managed to save some money for a down-payment, but with my credit and our income right now, we do not qualify for a mortgage. Rental prices are so high that we can not afford to rent. I am lost. I am trying to remain positive for my daughters, but I’m at a breaking point. I don’t know what to do. If anyone can help us, we would be so grateful. I’m not even sure what I am asking for to be honest. Someone in the Pittsburgh area with a rent to own home that will work with me. Money to buy a home. A loan with the trust that I will pay you back, even though you don’t know me. These requests just sound outrageous, I know.
https://www.paypal.me/melissa8114
https://www.paypal.me/MelissasSneakers
I am not even sure if I posted the links correctly. The first link is my personal and the second link is my business (which I started only 6 months ago). Unfortunately, my business has not taken off like I had hoped.
Thank you for taking the time to read my situation and even considering it.