Tips & Advice
Financial Resources
Obtain tax return information or transcripts from the IRS.
Protect yourself from predatory lending.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) offers consumer financial resources.
Foreclosure Prevention from the Washington Homeownership Information website.
Learn about Opportunity Council’s Home Repair & Weatherization program, offering free weatherization to qualified tenants and homeowners.
Reduce your electrical bill with ideas from PSE’s Savings & Energy Center.
If you need help paying your utility bills check out the Opportunity Council’s Energy Assistance Program.
Take advantage of all incentives and rebates for energy efficiency. Check out the state’s incentive comprehensive database at www.dsireusa.org.
Health & Safety Resources
Reduce lead hazards.
Learn about asbestos.
Build a family disaster kit.
Greening Your Home
Make your green yard even greener with native plants.
Use recycled materials for your home improvement projects! Have you checked out the Habitat for Humanity store or the RE Store in Bellingham?
Check out these water conservation tips.
Improve your home’s energy efficiency using the Community Energy Challenge.
Participate in the City of Bellingham’s Water Use Efficiency Rebate Project or, for Whatcom County residents, the Whatcom Water Alliance Rebate Project.
“Moving out of the foothills to live close to town allows us to lower our energy consumption, and greatly reduces our commute and its consequences.”
— KulshanCLT Homeowner