Tips and Recommendations
‘Tis the Season — to Protect Your Pipes from Freezing!
The cold snap at the end of last year found many people scrambling to protect their most important investment: their home. While the weather has warmed up this week, it's likely we'll see more cold weather before this winter [...]
DIY Video Library
Maybe your smoke alarm keeps chirping, and you can't figure out why. Or your sink is clogged, and it seems like the sort of thing you really could fix without a plumber's help -- but you're just not sure [...]
Sewer Insurance
This homeowner tip is provided by Ian Morse, Community Home Trust Property Manager. CHT homeowners are always welcome to contact Ian at imorse@communityhometrust.org or 919.967.1545 ext. 306.This homeowner tip is provided by Ian Morse, Community Home Trust Property Manager. CHT [...]
Free Home Maintenance Inspections
CHT homeowners: Did you know that we offer FREE home maintenance inspections? To keep your family healthy, you probably schedule annual checkups with your doctor. Your car? Annual inspections to make sure everything is running smoothly. But have you [...]
Insulated Attic Cover DIY
By Ian Morse, Property Manager Here’s a weatherization-meets-energy efficiency tip, and it’s even DIY—try making an insulated attic access cover yourself! Whether you have a drop-down attic ladder or a “scuttle hole’ (also called an “attic hatch”), the access is [...]
Your Weekend Recommendations from Our Staff
It's been a long, hot week here in North Carolina -- and much of the country. The weekend ahead is looking stormy. Maybe you're wondering what to read or watch this weekend while you're staying safe and cool inside? [...]
Weatherization and Energy Efficiency
This is the second post in our ongoing series of maintenance tips for homeowners. You can read the first post on gutter maintenance here. It's hot outside, and that likely means you're running your air conditioning and fans pretty regularly. [...]
What is the Capital Improvement Incentive Program?
At Community Home Trust, we are always working to improve our partnership with our homeowners and tenants. We’ve listened to you, and your feedback helped us come up with the Capital Improvement Program, launched in October 2020. Owning a [...]
A Healthy Home for the New Year
This is our first post in a new series of home maintenance tips from Ian Morse, our property manager. It's a new year, and maybe you're thinking about ways to make sure your home starts the year in great [...]
The 7 Steps to Becoming a CHT Homeowner
Buying a home through Community Home Trust is a bit different from buying on the private market. If you have questions about the steps outlined below, please email our Program Coordinator Yandry Mastromihalis at ymastromihalis@communityhometrust.org or give her a call [...]
