Ron & Sandy Hilliges

Stanton, NE

Down Payment: $200

Equity Earned: "Tons of Equity"

“When I first saw the ad, I was familiar with the concept of sweat equity but had never experienced it.  After our first meeting with Homestead and as we looked into it more, it just seemed to make sense and we became more comfortable with the idea,” says Ron.

“We had an outstanding experience with Homestead Homes.  They gave us the opportunity to build and move into a home that we wouldn’t normally have had.  Our down payment was only $200 and we had equity in our home the day we moved in.”

“I commend Homestead on their customer service.  We couldn’t have asked for a better group of people. Their knowledge and assistance really gave us confidence in what we were doing.  Because of the trust we were able to place in Homestead, we never had any nervousness or regrets.  Our construction consultant was outstanding. He knew what he was doing and gave us guidance without being demanding or dictating what we should do.  Our customer service representative was also great.  She offered suggestions and helped us with changes we wanted to make to our plans.  And Homestead Capital was excellent to work with on financing for our home,” says Ron.

“It was nice to have choices in what went into our new home.  Homestead didn’t dictate what materials and contractors we had to use.  The quality of materials we got from Homestead was outstanding.  They were better quality than if I’d gone out and purchased them myself,” explains Ron.

“I love our home - especially being able to sit back and think that we did a lot of this ourselves.  Not only did we design it ourselves, but we also did some of the work on our home,” says Sandy.  Ron adds, “Doing some of the work ourselves really gave us pride of ownership.”