Navigating through the current housing market can take a lot more energy than many think. We all have questions about homeownership, the process, and if it may even be the right choice, so we talked to Trevor Meeks, Vice-President of Single-Family Lending for the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership (INHP) to get some answers.

As we continue to focus on money matters this month, I’ve started to think about the role that money plays in my life. I know that I need it for the basics– food, shelter, clothes, bills– but why do I crave more beyond that? That’s when the line from the song Money Trees by Kendrick Lamar came to mind: “Money trees is the perfect place for shade.”

In 2008 Jay Z wrote a song that I truly believe is my theme song, my walking music, and the song that has defined my professional career. He hit the mic with the words “I’m a hustler and I just want you to know … it’s not where I’ve been … it’s where I’m about to go.” Let me tell you something. I loved that song and to this day, I can sing it word for word. It is my anthem for business.