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We were contacted by a woman caring for a family under extremely difficult circumstances. Her daughter had a disability. Her husband was also work-disabled. Their home was no longer functioning for their daily needs. The biggest issue was the bathroom. It was not accessible in any meaningful way. The shower alone had a 12-inch step-up entry into a tiny 2x2 enclosure. The layout made it nearly impossible to use safely. Even basic mobility was a challenge: A walker could not fi

In October, I received a phone call from a mortgage broker I had never met before. She sounded stressed. There was a disabled veteran in Albuquerque, New Mexico whose VA rehab loan project was falling apart, and time was running out. The homeowner had already been approved for a VA renovation loan. The paperwork had been submitted. The financing was in place. The project scope had already been reviewed through the lender. Everything was supposed to be moving forward. Then the

A few years ago, I got a call through a familiar connection. A woman friend of mine reached out and told me her ex-husband was planning a project on his home in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The divorce was amicable, and they were still on good terms. She said, “He’s thinking about converting his detached two-car garage into a casita. I told him he should talk to you.” That introduction led to one of the more common—but costly—remodeling situations we see in the Albuquerque area. A

(image is AI rendered. Not the actual photos but the story is true) A few months ago, I walked into one of the most beautiful older bathrooms I had seen in Albuquerque. The home had classic Southwest character that you simply do not see very often anymore. In the center of the room sat an old clawfoot tub resting on worn Saltillo tile floors. The walls around the tub were covered halfway up with colorful handcrafted Mexican tile that had probably been there for decades. Behin