How 1 Woman Earns 6 Figures, Helps Her Community & Stays True to Her Faith With her Group Home

 
Group Homes where the owners do not have a license often get a bad rap in the news.

Typically, if you google any of those terms you’ll get a plethora of headlines about Group Home owners that leave their tenants in squalor, perform activities that require a license they don’t have, or just plain false advertise about their services.

Every once in a while, you’ll get an honest story that explains how the majority of Group Home owners operate. They are just honest, hard working folks running a business they can feel good about!
Below is an excerpt from one of these examples. The story is mostly written from the point of view of the tenants. We want to highlight Amy though, who is the owner.
She is not a FREE 10 PART COURSE member….that we know of….but she is doing exactly what we teach. In a nutshell, market to organizations that serve your target market (like LA Family Housing in this example), set your home up for roommates so it is affordable to your tenants and profitable for you, provide GREAT service, and collect a nice guaranteed check from those organizations like LA Family Housing, or the Government (SSI in this example).

From the article:

She’s giving the Valentinos a significant break on the rent. LA Family Housing are giving them supplementary assistance for a couple months until the couple can save money. She also accepts rent by way of Social Security or disability insurance.
A welcome sheet and mission statement for the home calls it a “collaborative housing program” and “a never-give-up experiment to reduce homelessness among a diverse group of people in the area who are unable to afford housing by themselves.”
Tenants do not sign a lease but must have some form of monthly income, stick to two to a room and “follow a set of rules, including doing chores and attending counseling sessions.” Bacashihua, who lives at the home, said she sometimes struggles to manage behavior issues related to substance abuse.
“I do it because I have hope that they can get out of this situation,” she said from outside the home Tuesday, suggesting the model is part of a growing network of shared low-income housing serving formerly homeless people.”