Horrible, Horrible,Horrible. If l could give this program 0 stars l would. I would not recommend thos program to anyone. My lender advised me against this program several times. I am sorry I didn't take the advice. They rush you into your house. The contractors make you sign a bogus contract. You have absolutely no time to make choices on what you want for your house. I have spent thousands on my home out of pocket sice the minimal and very poor work was done. The contractors pay out of pocket and then get reimbursed. They use the cheapest materials and hire unlicensed workers to perform the work. Although what is shown on the website is one thing , they don't do quality work in your home at all.
I was in a bad place financially and personally and on a whim, applied for a lottery program with the town of Southampton. Sadly so many people applied and my ranking number was not good. I spoke with Jordan who explained to me the process.I so much appreciate the reality of this program from her. The numbers just didn’t add up to me as a possibility and I needed confirmation.I did need to make a decision on my housing situation very soon, so knowing if there was any opportunity here was very important. She wasn't responsible for relaying these details and without any additional information on the website, I would have kept this as a potential moving forward and waited around for months. Instead, she informed me of my other options and walked me through the process of them down to every detail. I will now be applying to two new programs that will be opening up with her guidance and have some hope for my future. Thank you again jordan and LIHP!
I took part in the LIHP program for first time home buyers and was very happy with the results. Although it was a lot of work on their part as well as mine, the outcome is well worth it. I closed on my property back in September 2017. The financial support made a great impact on my living arrangements today. Thanks to Marie P,, Jessica R., at LIHP and Murtha Construction for all your hard work!
Linda J.
I loved Michelle Abreu she was extremely informative and enjoyable to work with. If you have an appointment be sure to ask for her.
The employees at Long Island Housing Partnership are great! They have been very helpful thus far through my first home buying experience. It is a very nerve wracking and stressful process and they've eased a lot of that for me. I met with Michelle to work on budgeting and she was great!
8/15/15
In 2013, I applied and informed that I was eligible for a 30,000.00 grant for a down payment for a foreclosed home through the Long Island Housing Partnership, pending mortgage counseling. My husband and I were very excited since I recently lost my job and he was not working fully. After more than an hour of humiliating mortgage counseling our excitement turned to grief when we were told that we were not approved simply because we had one late payment and because I hadn’t been working at my current job long enough. We were told to come back in 6 months. In 2014 we again endured grueling mortgage counseling with the same mortgage counselor provided by LIHP who again told us we were not approved and told us to come back in 6 months. As time went on I began to question the staff at LIHP, inquiring why we were not approved. We were then told that we had been approved. My husband and I were very confused about this since we were told twice to come back. Although we did receive a letter stating that we were “eligible,” both times it indicated that we would need mortgage counseling. I requested not to have the same mortgage counselor and was informed that the mortgage counseling was not required.
I was upset about the amount of time that was wasted but was motivated to find a new home for our 3 small children since the one we are currently renting recently foreclosed. I was told to once again update my file. I found a foreclosed home and everything looked good, when the LIHP contacted me and told me I am no longer qualified because I make too much. It left our family devastated. We don’t feel that I make too much while recovering from job loss that left our family up to our necks in debt and no savings whatsoever.
The LIHP cheated us out of a 30,000.00 opportunity for my family to own a home. The staff that runs the program was incompetent and unorganized because they did not follow up with my family to see how our search was going. They did not give us the option of applying for a home on our own. They simple lead us to believe that we did not qualify, when that simply was not true. Had we known we qualified for this program we would have found a home two years ago in 2013. I tried to explain this to LIHP however I was just met with coldness and indifference. I feel betrayed and cheated, once again while the privilege continues like nothing happened.
Review from Guidestar