Becoming a Socially Responsible Developer with Home Connector

Home Connector partners with for-profit and non-profit entities to address  foreclosed properties and promote neighborhood stabilization in Miami, Montgomery, Greene, Warren and Butler Counties in Ohio.  Home Connector offers unique access to distressed properties in a "first-look" setting.  Below are some of the benefits offered to "Socially Responsible Developers" (SRDs):

​"First Look" Opportunity

SRDs get access to properties through their partnership with Home Connector that have yet to be released to the "open market".   SRDs will receive a "first-look" opportunity to review these properties and acquire them before they are available elsewhere.  This "first look" opportunity, allows SRDs to acquire properties weeks,  and in many cases months,  earlier than when the property would become available on the open market.  This means the property is less likely be subject to vandalism and accelerated  deterioration due to the property's unoccupied status. ​

Discounts

SRDs acquiring properties through Home Connector's portal will receive a discount in acquisition costs.   The discount varies by property type and selling institution.  

The Homeownership Center of Greater Dayton

The Home Connector program has partnered with the Homeownership Center of Greater Dayton to connect mortgage ready buyers with SRD partner properties. These homes have been renovated to program standards and are ready for sale. Down-payment assistance may be available to qualified buyers and SRDs experience reduced holding and marketing costs associated with the sale of each property.

Access to Multiple Property "Flows"

​SRDs that partner with the Home Connector program get First Look opportunities on most  Citi, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ocwen, and Bayview Loan properties that fall in our five county area.