REALTORS® Start Community Housing Facebook Page for Marshall Fire
More than 3,000 people have joined the Facebook page, Marshall Fire Housing Needs and Availability, created by REALTORS® Susan Schliep and Amanda DiVito Parle. Schliep got the idea while driving home and remembering what her parents experienced after losing their home in Grand County’s East Troublesome fire in Oct. 2020. “Fourteen months after the East Troublesome and only two homeowners have rebuilt. And they got after it—they were calling builders while the fire was still burning.” The two brokers are hoping the page, which lists available properties in a quick time frame, will help victims. “While a lot of people have room in their basement, these people need their own space,” said Schleip. “They need yards. They’re families with kids and dogs who have lost a single-family home. Crashing in someone’s basement long-term is not a great idea.”