An independent consultant since 2009, Dean Buescher uses his more than 30 years of experience to assist home builders with planning, zoning, feasibility, and other essential services. Dean Buescher has supported numerous charities with construction projects, including Habitat for Humanity in Texas.
The 2014, the State Low Income Housing Plan produced by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) indicated that 40 per cent of households in the state fall into the low-income range. As such, Habitat Texas prepared its legislative agenda for the 2015 legislative session. Created by members of Habitat for Humanity during the preceding annual conference, the agenda outlined the organization’s dedication to three important missions:
1. Protection of the TDHCA Texas Bootstrap Loan Program, which was designed to help families build and own their own home - similar to the Habitat for Humanity goals.
2. The reinvestment of mortgage payments back into this program, enabling their continuation. Habitat asked the legislature to allow these repayments to augment the existing $3 million budget of the Bootstrap Loan Program, helping it to fund more families in need.
3. The support of recipients of Habitat for Humanity homes by confirming they are not required to pay property taxes for the first ten years of their residency. This was requested based on the fact that Habitat homes increase property values and therefore local tax income.
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