You’re Worth It Foundation have been to many meetings and have been pushing the understanding that there are issues with housing. Many times the small person gets looked over, even if they have a viable solution to a state wide issue. For several years, the decline in affordable housing has increase over the past 9 years, since the market bubble. 33,502 homeless people in Florida alone, not including the unreported individuals. There are several things that need to happen for a change to be made. First, society has to admit there is a problem as columnist Daniella Pierre has placed in her article in The Miami Times. Since someone has finally admitted there is a problem.
The next step is accountability. Recognizing we all have played our own role in the housing crisis. After all how can a solution be found without admitting we are our own enemy. Healing starts after we admit and acknowledge our roles in an issue. There are over 54,981 vacant (empty) homes in the tri-state area (Miami Dade, Broward and West Palm Beach ). 3 out of every 4 homes are investment properties. You’re Worth It Foundation (YWIF) has been writing investors who has some of these vacant homes, with no results. Part of the problem is the greed of money, showing that it’s more important than human lives. Many investors are holding vacant properties waiting for the market price on many homes to increase, to sell at top dollar. YWIF understands that investing is a business and money has to be made. Think of it this way, if you have a property that you really don’t like or you have been having issues with the people who rent a particular property frequently. It just makes sense to get the property off your hands as quickly as possible. There are companies that you can donate the property to and those companies has resources and partnerships to get families in need into them. YWIF has come up with a solution to the housing crisis.
There is an old saying, “You can lead a horse to water , but you can’t make it drink.” Does Florida really want help? Does Florida really want a decrease in homelessness? Does Florida genuinely want help with the housing crisis?
We’ll find out!
