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Halt. >> how are you doing? hows everything? you look sharp today. >> thank you. >> ive been building custom homes for 30 years. one of the most important things for a family is a home. >> i want you to read the sign for me. >> future home of sergeant alexander reyes, united states army. >> congratulations. >> oh, my gosh. >> giving these folks a new home, it means the world. >> just thank you. thats all i can say. >> my dame is dan wallrath. five years ago i had a friend of mine call me. a frie...

Remodel. i had no idea how i was going to pay for it. dan said, ill take care of it. i realized, this is not an isolated case, i went back to my builder buddies and said, we have to do something. we built homes for returning heros from iraq and afghanistan. the houses are mortgage free. it changes a whole familys life. >> welcome home. >> gives them a new start so they can move forward. these young men and women are doing this for you and me, how could i not help them? >> so far dan and his orga...

♪ [ male announcer ] go to johndeere.com/create and get upo $350 off sele series tractors. >> julie: across the country you can pick up big bargains if you are willing to buy an unfinished home. especially in winter park, florida apparently where the market is ripe for great deals. still it is buyer beware. and you need to know what youre getting into. >> i just love the big windows. it would be nice if they were in. >> reporter: as floridas construction slow down continues real forces are sho...

Stephen was wheelchair bound. we would have to remodel. dan says, we are going to take care of it. >> i realized, this is not an isolated case. so went back to my builder buddies and said weve got to do something. we build homes for returning heroes from iraq and afghanistan. the houses are mortgage-free. gives them a new start so they can move forward. these young men and women are doing this for you and me. how can i not help them? >> pretty remarkable. so far dan and his organization have com...

Was super depressed and i just felt like i had to take on the role of my dad and being super strong, independent person which i really wasnt. >> reporter: about a year and a half ago, kay lee connected with miranda heron and the two came up with the idea of builder a sister hood so military daughters could network and build up their confidence. this conference has gotten a lot of sport from the california national guard and its the hope of everyone here that it will inspire similar support progr...

Remodel. i had no idea how i was going to pay for it. dan just said were going to take care of it. >> we remodelled that home and i realized this is not an isolated case. so i went back to my builder buddies and said weve got to do something. we build homes for returning heroes from iraq and afghanistan. the houses are mortgage-free. it changes the whole familys life. it gives them just a new start so that they can move forward. these young men and women are doing this for you and me. how can i ...

How is everything? you look sharp today. >> i have been building custom homes for 30 years. one of the most important things for a family is a home. i want you to read the sign for me. >> future home for sergeant alexander reyes, united states army. >> congratulations. >> giving the folks a new home means the world. >> thank you, that is all i can say. >> im dan wallrath who called me and a friend of mine whose son had been injured in iraq. he showed me pictures. his son was a big strapping mari...

Out of money. how many of these half-built shell homes are there? nationwide im told that number is in the high tens of thousands and here in florida, bill, this state has been one of the hardest hit. >> at floridas construction slow -- as floridas construction slowdown continues real force are showing a growing number of unfinished homes for one simple reason. >> the builder is unable to complete the project. >> in winter park, florida, properties have walls but no windows. here, i can see the ...

Collapse could have a silver lining for do-it-yourselfers, looking to find a bargain. banks are trying to unload thousands of unfinished homes that developers abandoned, sometimes their owners abandoned them as well, selling them for a fraction of the cost of finished homes, but you really need to know what youre doing. orlando salinas has examples, live for us from miami, orly? >> reporter: jon, you know, were talking about homes that have been truthfully just abandoned by builders. were talkin...

Getting interesting. well have that story for you. americans are shelling out more at the pump, the glaj price of gallon for gas, 2.75. that is up nearly 10 cents over the last couple of weeks. analysts say the price jump has less to do with demand, actually, and more to do with fridays better than expected unemployment numbers. bill: im just checking this thing over here. dow is up 17 points. not bad. banks in florida have a new plan to deal with the housing crisis. its called the shell s...