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But now she\u2019s counting down the days to her September move-in thanks to Starkville Habitat for Humanity.\nBrown found out about the group close to the application deadline for its Partnership Program, which provides a pathway for low-cost homeownership for people who would otherwise be unable to own a house. \nBrown at the time was renting an apartment and rushed to submit her application, handing it in on the day of the deadline. \nShe was interviewed by the Family Selection Committee, and construction began on her home a few months later. \n\u201cIt had to be God,\u201d Brown told The Dispatch on Friday, following a dedication ceremony for her home on Dudley Lane in east of Starkville. \u201c\u2026 I\u2019ve been standing tall for seven years with my baby in my apartment and someone told me about Habitat, gave me an application\u2026 I can\u2019t believe it. 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Paloma Green/Dispatch Staff\nWhile Brown was approved quickly, the application process is rather intensive and often leaves Starkville Habitat struggling to find qualified applicants, the organization\u2019s public relations coordinator Charla Laney told The Dispatch. \n\u201cWe don\u2019t want anyone to be out there without a paddle, not to be able to handle the financial responsibility of a house,\u201d Laney said. \u201cSo, really, it is because you have to grab a sweet spot.\u201d \nA partner needs to have good credit, earn an income between 60% and 80% of the Department of Housing and Development\u2019s guidelines, which for a family of four in Oktibbeha is between $49,080 and $65,440. 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In the last application cycle, it took the group about five months and 50 applications to find one qualified partner, she said. \nColumbus Habitat has a similarly stringent application process requiring applicants to demonstrate need, ability to pay a mortgage, willingness to partner and a good credit score, Arinder told The Dispatch. \nArinder said the group\u2019s requirements have gotten stricter in the last few years after it decided to finance homes through the United States Department of Agriculture instead of providing mortgages itself. The Starkville branch still finances homes itself.\n\u201cBy allowing USDA or a third-party mortgagee to hold the loan that frees up the money for us to be able to build the home without having to raise funds,\u201d Arinder told The Dispatch.\nArinder said finding qualified candidates is not the only issue facing Columbus Habitat after its volunteer staff was \u201cdecimated\u201d during the COVID-19 pandemic. \nThe rising cost of liability insurance has also caused the group to limit volunteer support to lighter tasks like painting and landscaping and rely on contractors for all heavy construction, she said. \nThe Starkville branch keeps a healthier network of volunteers, Laney said, with school groups and Mississippi State University students often present on sites and contractors taking on only more technical construction tasks like plumbing and electrical.\nMSU partners with the group for a Maroon Edition home each year, which it provides volunteers and some funding for, Laney said. Brown\u2019s house is the 17th built as part of this partnership and the 78th house Starkville Habitat has built since its founding in 1986. \nBrown\u2019s new home is also part of a new community Starkville Habitat is creating in Kelly Estates, a former 11-acre dairy farm on 16th Section Road where the organization is planning to build about 30 houses. Brown\u2019s home is the sixth built in the neighborhood. \nAfter the eighth home is complete, the group will need to finish phase two of the project \u2013 which includes paving roads, adding a cul-de-sac and expanding plumbing and electrical services \u2013 before it will be ready to expand.\n\u201cI\u2019m not sure when we\u2019re going to be able to open up our applications again,\u201d Laney said. \u201cWe were hoping maybe this year but we are still not exactly sure. We have to make sure that we have the funding that we need for phase two \u2026 and then I think we\u2019ll be able to accept applications again.\u201d \nThe group will break ground on its eighth home in the old Kelly Estate and third build of this year on Tuesday. \nColumbus Habitat hopes to break ground on its one build of the year in the next few months, which will be the 58th or 59th home it has built since its founding in 1989, Arinder told The Dispatch. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n      \n      \n        Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 37 articles to cdispatch.com. 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