How to Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis w/ Peter Iversen

12/05/23 • 35 min

Even if you're a two-income family making over 6-figures, finding an affordable home in Bloomington has become extremely difficult. A lack of supply of homes coupled with increasing demand has sent prices skyrocketing, and a debate has been raging about how to address the problem.
In this episode, Lance talks with Peter Iversen, a County Council member since 2019 and candidate for County Commissioner in 2024, about his pro-growth policy positions and plan to tackle the affordable housing problem.
Learn more about Peter at https://peteriversen.org/
Find Boris Ladwig's Herald Times article here: https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/11/14/monroe-county-proposes-updates-to-zoning-and-land-uses/71569061007/

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The good news is that the home inspection process doesn't HAVE to be scary. In this episode, Lance talks with Richard Hull, a professional home inspector and owner of a Bloomington-area Pillar to Post home inspection business. Lance and Richard break down how home inspectors do their thing, what they're looking for, how to parse and understand a home inspection report, and how sellers can do a pre-inspection to prepare their homes to go on the market.

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