Good evening,

My name is Barry Wise.  My wife and I have been married for nearly five years (April 2015) and are looking to take our second chance at buying a home.

We are hoping to be a growing family very soon but have dealt with some obstacles in that regard but do have an amazing doggy, Nova, a Yorkshire Terrier, who is good enough at the moment.

In December or 2017, we found a beautiful home in Sapulpa, Oklahoma that we were easily approved for and had our full down payment with closing costs being covered by the seller.

Unfortunately, our realtor and title company weren't as on top of it as we were...

As with some home-buying experieces, our deal fell through at the closing table and burst into flames.  As our title company was walking down the hallway to get us the keys to our new home, it was found out at that our seller had not disclosed that there was a "soft second" mortgage on the home and therefore would not be able to complete the sale.

I deal with things okay as I grew up in apartments and currently our duplex, that we rent, is the nicest home I've ever lived in and am so proud of it!  However, my wife was heartbroken.  I did all I could to comfort but it was not going to be any consolation for the total disappointment she just experienced.

This is why I am sending you this message.

Since then, we've been on an amazing journey for ourselves as I am growing my own small-business here in Tulsa while doing IT work for a local private school while she teaches Pre-K and teaches dance.  The housing experience definitely impacted us financially as some money was lost that we could never recoup.

Currently, we are paying 900.00 per month for a 3 bedroom duplex but would like to move on from renting.  We have never missed a single payment and our landlord, also our neighbor, has respected the work we put in to establishing ourselves in our business and being excellent tenants.

It is with all this said, that I request we potentially be considered for this grant.  

We are already approved for a home and can supply you with the information to our lender and would be so incredibly appreciative for some assistance with the upfront costs, specifically, the down payment.

Thank you for any consideration you may give for this request.

I am ready and willing to supply you with any application we need to send in or information we need to provide you.

Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to talking with you very soon!