How Sober Living Homes Out-Cash-Flow Traditional Rentals w/ Jim Bode
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One sober living home can out-cash-flow five traditional rentals. Jim Bode breaks down exactly how.
Jim Bode has been a real estate investor for 25 years. When COVID hit and tenants stopped paying, he discovered sober living homes and built a six-figure operation running three properties in 10 to 15 hours a week. Today he coaches investors and operators through Group Home Accelerator on how to do the same.
In this episode, Jim walks through the full model from start to finish:
- Why renting beds instead of bedrooms changes the cash flow math entirely
- The four-bedroom minimum buy box and the two-beds-per-room rule
- How state and federal funding covers 2 to 6 months of rent per resident
- ADA protections that shield sober living operators from zoning pushback
- How to find the right operator if you want the cash flow without running the homes yourself
- Why turnover is a feature of this model, not a problem
Jim also shares the story of a resident who came in missing his front teeth and left two years later with a new smile, a truck, and a drive back home to the family he hadn't seen since he was 14.
Guest: Jim Bode, founder of Group Home Accelerator
Learn more: grouphomeaccelerator.com
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