Since picking up the keys to the family’s newly purchased Albany County Land Bank home earlier this year, Preem Cabey has kept a daily schedule of house-related activities. She visits the house, in-person at least three days a week, sometimes with kids in tow, walking from where the family is renting less than a block away. On non-visit days, Preem meets with contractors, talks with other housing-related professionals and conducts lots of home improvement research so she can learn about building materials like LVL beams and why a house might need one. And while her current house-heavy schedule seems challenging, it in no way compares to the challenges and obstacles Preem faced to get here.
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