Help Save Our Home and Rebuild Stability

Honestly, I'm not sure where to even start. I'm going to try to make this as short and concise as possible.

A few years ago, I bought a house thinking it would be great to share my home with others and have a home base for my adult children if they ever needed it, as I have experienced being unhoused due to divorce and a fibroid surgery. So when the opportunity came for me to potentially help others and grow a thriving community at home, I took it.

At that time, I had roommates and thought they planned to be here longer than they were. Even though they moved on to pursue other goals and dreams, I was still optimistic and I suppose somewhat naive.

My first non-family tenant was a close friend who relapsed on drugs and alcohol. That came with a slew of problems, and I wasn't able to move another tenant in due to behaviors while under the influence. After a weekend binge, I had enough and evicted that person.

Immediately after that, another friend phoned asking if I had a room for rent, and I did, so I said sure, come on because they stated they were sleeping in their car despite not having rent upfront nor a security deposit. But it was getting cold out, so I agreed, and we set up a payment arrangement.

Shortly after he moved in, he started dating a lady with three kids who became unhoused. When asked if she could move in, I was reluctant, but how could I, with this space, allow those children to be unhoused, and it was January in Minnesota. Yes, again, there was no security deposit, but she said it would only be for about a month and provided me with her plan.

Fast-forward, seven months later, after dealing with her alcoholism that I initially wasn't aware of, she was evicted because she threatened me.

As a matter of fact, the situation had become so mentally unhealthy that I found myself in the hospital for six days with an unknown, to this day, medical reason behind it. However, as we know, stress kills as well.

Now on to the last two tenants that contributed to this need for assistance.

Yet another person needing a place to live, who was renting a hotel room bi-weekly, moved in and sooner than later fell behind on rent. He also would use and waste others' food. Only to gradually move things to his truck and when crossing paths with me, stated he was getting rid of the things or he was moving them to the car because they were winter items and he had a storage unit. So, of course, I didn't think anything of it. The next thing I know, he had moved without even telling me.

That was a surprise but not as big of a surprise as this last one, which skipped out through the window!

Of all of the tenants, this last one hurt the most both emotionally and financially because I believed we had become good friends. So much that I helped with bus fare to get to work, food if I had it, and a slew of other things when he ran out of money before his next check. Only for that person to give no notice and move (sneak) belongings out the window to avoid paying and accountability with a grand total being over $1500 owed in past rent, loans, and/or property.

All that is paired with my vehicle needing a new water pump and thermostat, which impedes upon my work. That repair is about $2000.

At this point, I will also be listing all my personal belongings on the marketplace to attack this from every angle in the attempt to save our home and repair the vehicle to make getting to and from work easier, as due to a back injury, some days I'm not able to walk a long distance, hence making taking the bus difficult and most jobs not being directly on a bus line.

It really saddens me that those I once helped would do such a thing. Growing up, I was always taught to help, so I did unknowingly at my own expense!

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and if it resonates with you and you're able to assist, I'm very appreciative. One Love All!