Hood's Homestead

11/30/2024

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11/28/2024

Here's some before and after photos of the exterior of the current foreclosure property we have been working on. New roof and gutters, new electrical components, new front door, painted shutters, new decks on front and back, brush and tree clearing, extensive soil grading, window repairs, some landscaping (in progress), new mailbox, new gravel drive and new garage.

What a transformation! This home was abandoned since 2012 (maybe longer).

11/22/2024

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2024/11/20/wnc-helene-eviction-moratorium-more-calls-mount-for-action/76428174007/

Public officials from across Western North Carolina have called on Gov. Roy Cooper and state legislators to place an eviction moratorium after Helene.

11/06/2024

Hello, friends! We are extremely busy at the moment, so I wanted to get this out real quick. We made it back from our volunteer trip to Western, NC. It was an amazing trip. Life changing for us and them, really. But I need some time to put together a quality post about this with photos and video. I will do that as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience! ~ Jessica

10/30/2024

Spoke to the AirB&B owner where we are staying this weekend in Newland. He said he personally has been feeding a good portion of the community across the road there. Like 30 or so people. He said it was really bad there. One of the neighbors lost his entire house. He said to try to get there before it gets dark because there are some drop offs close to the road in some places. He said he normally rents out the RV and a second small building and he lost all his tourist income because people won't come there now. He said he has been using his own money to feed the community and is running out of money. He said he would feed us too, since we are coming to help, but I said we don't intend to use their resources and I thanked him. I asked if there was anything he needed. He said he is good on supplies, but he needs a wheelbarrow. He loaned his out to a neighbor and the neighbor is still using it. He plans to show us video from during the storm. He kept saying "you won't believe it! you won't believe it!" He said he has been working day and night to help everyone since the storm. He sounded overwhelmed. He was thrilled that we were renting his RV. This makes me feel even better that we are doing this.

A good takeaway form this is that the locals that are reliant on tourism still need visitors. So don't be afraid to visit! Just do your homework before going anywhere and expect delays.

10/30/2024

The big Helene disaster relief trip is fast approaching! We are getting things in order and are excited to get to Minneapolis, NC.

Here are some of the donations that we have gathered thus far:

15/32 sheathing (8)
23/32 OSB subfloor (6)
subfloor glue (6) & construction adhesive (6)
caulk guns (2)
construction screws for OSB & sheathing 10lb (1)
exterior decking screws 25lb each (3" and 2.5")
2x4x10 lumber (10)
2x3x10 lumber for mobile homes (10)
corded circular saw with extra blade
corded drill with variety bit set
Echo chainsaw fuel
Husqvarna chainsaw fuel (1 because they were out of stock)
Bar and chain oil 128 oz (4)
Heavy duty guage 100ft exension cords (2)
Aluminum extension ladder 16 ft unextended
Bulk electrical wiring
Bulk electric receptacles and wall boxes
Misc electrical supplies
Tiki torches with citronella oil
Heavy winter coats
Winter boots

We are still accepting donations on our website and here:
PO Box 541 Pinnacle, NC 27043

We are now planning to head there on 11/1/24 and stay in an AirB&B in a nearby town. We will be there until Sunday. The church group we are meeting up there will be there from 10/31/24 to Saturday/Sunday.

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10/30/2024

https://youtu.be/hhLW7g07AFw

We will be traveling from Walnut Cove, NC to Minneapolis, NC on Saturday 11/2. This is one of the many areas devastated by hurricane Helene. They are still s...

10/29/2024

It's wild how far reaching the impact of hurricane Helene still is. We tried to order various well water tests for our house from our local county. We were told that they did not have some of the tests because all tests had to be diverted to western North Carolina. They could not tell us when they would have tests again, it is that bad. I went ahead and paid for the tests and said we would wait for them. Who knows how long.

We work with a law firm located in Asheville that processes tax foreclosure properties for our county and counties across NC. Their office was located right near the devastated arts district. I imagine they will be behind on foreclosure processing for a while.

Some of my clients that are local to us had to reach out for support because they have been indirectly impacted by Helene. They lost remote employees, loved ones, warehouses, business resources, etc.

Debris, waste and toxins washed down river into other states. That will clearly have a negative impact in places where Helene did not even happen.

This guy here brings to light a lot of the problems I have been seeing myself:

In this video I talk about secondary impacts that nobody is really thinking or talking about after natural disasters namely Hurricane Helene. There are busin...

10/29/2024

Please watch this from WCNC news yesterday...

The road to recovery continues for many people impacted by Hurricane Helene.MORE NEWS: www.wcnc.com