{"id":319,"date":"2019-12-03T21:20:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T21:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/?p=319"},"modified":"2019-12-03T21:20:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T21:20:45","slug":"its-national-roof-over-your-head-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/its-national-roof-over-your-head-day\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s \u2018National Roof Over Your Head\u2019 Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191203-MEM-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191203-MEM-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191203-MEM-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that each year in the United States, we celebrate \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nationaldaycalendar.com\/national-roof-over-your-head-day-december-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>National Roof Over Your Head Day<\/em><\/a>\u201d on December 3<sup>rd<\/sup>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As noted on the&nbsp;<em>National Calendar,<\/em>&nbsp;it was \u201c<em>created as a day to be thankful for what you have, starting with the roof over your head. There are many things that we have that we take for granted and do not stop to appreciate how fortunate we are for having them<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From bungalows to cottages, and farmhouses to treehouses, today we show our appreciation and gratitude for the places we call home. Owning the roof that shelters us is something many renters still aspire to, knowing there are so many&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mykcm.com\/2019\/11\/19\/expert-advice-3-benefits-to-owning-a-home\/\">financial<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mykcm.com\/2018\/01\/03\/the-benefits-of-homeownership-go-beyond-the-financial\/\">non-financial<\/a>&nbsp;benefits to homeownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jchs.harvard.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/Harvard_JCHS_State_of_the_Nations_Housing_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>2019 State of the Nation\u2019s Housing<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;from the&nbsp;<em>Joint Center for Housing Studies<\/em>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<em>Harvard University<\/em>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><em>\u201cCost-burdened renters now outnumber cost-burdened homeowners by more than 3.0 million. In addition, renters make up 10.8 million of the 18.2 million severely burdened households that pay more than half their incomes for housing.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Homeownership drives many benefits, including providing families with a place to feel secure. It also helps promote confidence that they are investing proactively in themselves and their communities. That is why there are 77.7 million owner-occupied housing units in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many, however, fear it is too expensive to own a home. In reality, however, it\u2019s actually more expensive to rent. Above\u2019s the breakdown as a percentage of income necessary for\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/research\/affordability\/\" target=\"_blank\">both<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 affording median rent and owning a home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we pause to appreciate the places we call home, and all of the other reasons we have to be truly thankful. For those who don\u2019t own yet and would like to, it\u2019s a wonderful time to start identifying the steps to take toward homeownership. Let\u2019s connect today to begin creating your plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact us:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/\">PHP Houses<\/a><br>142 W Lakeview Ave<br>Unit 1030<br>Lake Mary, FL 32746<br>Ph: (407) 519-0719<br>Fax: (407) 205-1951<br>email: <a href=\"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/contact.html\">info@phphouses.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s Connect:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WeBuyHousesCentralFlorida\/\">Facebook<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/walter-diloreto-71b2422a\/\">Linkedin<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalterDiLoreto\">Twitter<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wdiloreto\/\">Instagram<\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We celebrate National Roof Over Your Head Day <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/its-national-roof-over-your-head-day\/\">Finish Reading<span> It\u2019s \u2018National Roof Over Your Head\u2019 Day!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[15,18,27,57,52,32,25,9,49,40,20,60,48,61,62,28,47,17],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321,"href":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions\/321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}