Specializing in dentistry for infants, children, adolescents and children with special needs.
109 Mendenhall Drive, Suite A Wilmington, NC 910.686.1869
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306 Dolphin Drive, Suite 2 Jacksonville, NC 910.333.0343
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helped, their mortgages were cheaper than the leased unit they were leaving. “Purchasing a home sooner versus later will help families position to build equity with the payments they make versus throwing money away month after month,” she says. “Our Get That Deed families that purchased in 2014 and 2015 have homes that are now worth a minimum of $50,000 more than what they paid for it. That is very impactful.” Get That Deed’s process is simple through the acronym DEED: Decide they want it for their family. Evaluate their current finances and get a plan of action to get it from where it is to where it needs to be. Educate themselves from A to Z on the homebuying process. Do it, just do it, according to Nixon. “Families need to do it not just for themselves and not just because it will set their family on the road to financial wholeness but also because it is a fact that when Daddy and Mama own, so do the kids,” she says. “Studies have shown that kids that grow up in homes that were owned by their parents are more likely to seek homeownership for themselves when of age.” Dixon’s goals for Get That Deed include expanding the program’s reach statewide and nationwide to assist more families through “forming relationships and partnerships with employers, community leaders, and organizations to get the information to the families they are connected to so they can gain homeownership with less stress and fewer mistakes,” she says. Another goal for the program is to find real estate investors who will see the value and rewards in making a dollar and a difference at the same time. “Lastly, our goal is to also partner with other Realtors locally and across the U.S. that have a heart of service and want to see every family in their community achieve homeownership. Truth is, there are so many families that just don’t know how to get started and how to get to the finish line,” Dixon says. “We have a proven blueprint for Realtors to follow that will enable them to help many of these families in the most effective way within their perspective areas.” W Brenda Dixon’s profile ran in a recent WILMA Leadership email. To sign up for daily WILMA emails, go to wilmamag.com/ email-newsletter.
