ROSSVILLE — In most “Extreme Makeover” builds the selected family not only gets a house, but has their old mortgage paid off with money raised in the community.
But as things stood Wednesday, fundraising staff said they do not have enough money in the family fund to cover the $200,000 they say they need to pay for the old mortgage and additional construction costs.
“Just because we’ve built them a new house doesn’t mean their mortgage goes away,” said Julie Brown, fundraising coordinator for the build.
Crews already have called in $5,000 in extra lumber, none of which was in the budget.
“Those big numbers are starting to add up,” Brown said.