| On a recent trip to Oklahoma to vist a good | | | | too good to be true. I was at wits end, and |
| friend of mine from business school, all he could | | | | they told me all I had to do was come up with |
| talk about was how lucky he was to find a way | | | | the down payment and three character |
| to buy the home he had his eye on for 2 years. | | | | references. I did and I am now in my home". |
| Charles and I have known each other for years. | | | | Since that time, Charles has been telling a lot of |
| We met in an accounting class years ago and | | | | his friends about the program and the program |
| have kept in touch. | | | | itself is taking off. New Horizon Oklahoma helps |
| Charles is self employed and runs his own | | | | people purchase a home who fall into any of the |
| business and has done so for years. Until | | | | following categories: Credit challenged consumers |
| recently his business has performed quite well. | | | | (or no income verification), self-employed |
| With the downturn, and an addition to his family, | | | | individuals or just individuals seeking discretion. |
| Charles decided the family needed to move. But | | | | What makes this program work is the network |
| there was only one problem--no bank would | | | | of 10,000 private investors who finance the |
| finance the $320,000 house he was looking to | | | | homes. |
| purchase. Everywhere Charles went, he would | | | | "The American Dream is still alive for myself and |
| show he had the money to buy it--but no banks | | | | my family, thanks to New Horizon Oklahoma" |
| would work with him due to a lack of W2's and | | | | Charles boasts. I was impressed with the |
| average credit from a real estate project years | | | | program as well, and even more impressed that |
| before. | | | | Charles picked up our lunch tab. |
| Enter New Horizon Oklahoma. "This program is | | | | |