Where to begin when you're ready for a fresh start

If you have questions like, "what can I afford?", "how do I rebuild my credit score", "should I buy or rent?" or if you need some resources for finding affordable housing and assistance with relocation, check out these sites: 
 

What can you afford?

• Ginie Mae's "How Much Home can you Afford" calculator
• Ginnie Mae's Buying vs. renting calculator
• HUD's home buying information

Rebuilding Your Credit Score

• myfico.com
• PDF from Ohio.gov explains why credit score is important and steps to improve credit score
  

Neighborhood Options

• List of Affordable homes by the City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department
• Detroit Neighborhoods listing at Model D
   

Renting Resources in Detroit, Wayne County and Michigan

• HUD  
• Michigan State Housing Development Authority  Michigan Housing Locator

Rental Assistance

• HUD
• MSHDA

Relocation Resources

• Federal-HUD
• State-Michigan Department of Human Services Relocations Assistance