Doublewide Dudes

In today's episode of the Double Wide Dudes Podcast, we're speaking to Dr. Van Williams, founder and CEO of The Proactive Realty Income Fund.Tune in to learn how he's working to address the affordable housing crisis by creating and restoring communities made possible by investor and individual fund programs through his organization.

Peter Calthorpe joins us to discuss Transit Oriented Development and its importance in creating affordable housing. It was a fascinating discussion on how we can create more housing and reduce transportation costs at the same time.If you enjoyed this podcast you may want to explore more at the following links:You can learn more about Peter at https://www.hdrinc.com/person/peter-calthorpePeter Calthorpe's TED talk on building better cities can be seen at https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_calthorpe_7_principles_for_building_better_citiesInformation from the Congress for the New Urbanism is at https://www.cnu.org

This episode we are joined by Bart Cochran, founder and CEO of LEAP Housing. LEAP Housing is a nonprofit dedicated to developing and the preservation of affordable housing up there in Idaho. And they provide all sorts of services that lead to greater housing stability in their community. For more information about LEAP Housing, please visit https://www.leaphousing.org

This week we explore affordable housing issues unique to aging adults and folks with disabilities. We talked with Jane Paccione, Director of Collective Impact at the San Antonio Area Foundation. Her primary assignment at the foundation is managing the SALSA initiative (Successfully Aging and Living in San Antonio) which helps over 40 community nonprofits work together to improve the quality of life for older adults in the San Antonio Area.Jane received her undergraduate degree in sociology as well as her graduate degree in public administration through the University of Texas at San Antonio.The following are links where you can learn more about this topic:Collective Impact: https://saafdn.org/collective-impact/San Antonio Area Foundation: https://saafdn.orgSALSA Initiative: https://saafdn.org/nonprofits/key-investment-areas/salsa-initiative/ViaTrans: https://bexar.tx.networkofcare.org/aging/services/agency.aspx?pid=VIAMetropolitanTransitVIATransAccessibleServices_687_1_0disABILITYsa: https://www.disabilitysa.org/Merced Housing: https://www.mercedhousingtexas.org

This week, we chat with Leilah Powell with LISC San Antonio about what LISC does locally and nationally to support communities through affordable housing and other programs. LISC’s Mission is to “Together with residents and partners, we forge resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America–great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.”You can get a transcript of this podcast on our website: https://findmymobilehome.com/how-lisc-works-to-impact-affordable-housing/To learn more about LISC - San Antonio, visit https://www.lisc.org/san-antonio/To learn more about Leilah Powell, visit https://www.lisc.org/san-antonio/who-we-are/our-team/To learn more about the national organization, visit https://www.lisc.org/To connect with Leilah Powell, you can email her at lpowell@lisc.org

We sat down with folks from the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC) to talk about opportunities homebuyers have to make their home buying more affordable. We were shocked to learn about one program that could literally save a home buyer thousands of dollars over the term of their home loan that we had no idea existed.To learn more about TSAHC and the opportunities available to you visit https://www.tsahc.org

We sat down with Veronica Soto, the San Antonio Neighborhood and Housing Services Department Director, to get her perspective on the Affordable Housing crisis locally. She shared with us the challenges, as well as the great opportunities, to address affordable housing in our hometown.You can learn more about what San Antonio is doing about affordable housing at https://www.sanantonio.gov/NHSD

San Antonio is about to get its first "housing first" solution. What is "housing first," how is it different, and most importantly, does it work? Join us as we talk about Towne Twin Village with Dr. Chris Plauche.For find more information on Towne Twin Village at https://hfcommunitas.org/You can get a full transcript on our website at https://findmymobilehome.com/towne-twin-village-a-housing-first-solution/

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We connected with Becky Gray of Chaffee County, Colorado, to talk about the impacts a lack of sustainable housing has on a community. Gray is the Director of Housing in Chaffee County and a graduate of both Rogers State University and Pittsburg State University.Some helpful links related to our conversation include:http://chaffeecounty.orgwww.wearechaffee.orghttps://www.facebook.com/HPACChaffeeCounty https://www.housingcolorado.org/default.aspx

It sounds too good to be true, but it is legit. There are several grants available to potential homeowners to help them buy a home.For this podcast, we are joined by Kelly Fleck, who is the Homeownership Manager for Next Step, where she leads her team in implementing comprehensive factory-built housing homebuyer education and counseling training program. Kelly graduated from Morehead State University and has over 20 years of experience in affordable housing.If you are interested in down payment assistance programs visit Next Step’s down payment assistance finder.https://nextstepus.org/downpayment/

Matt Fast from LEAP Charities joins us this week to talk about Renter Owned Communities, how they are different than most mobile home parks, and why they make a difference in the lives of mobile home owners.Are they a good idea? Are they sustainable? And what do they have to do with Sustainable Affordable Housing? Oh, and what in the world is "athirdability" anyway? We answer these questions and more on this Doublewide Dudes podcast.You can learn more about Matt Fast and Leap Charities at:https://www.leaproc.org/ orhttps://www.leaphousing.org/

We sat down with Ben Navarro this week to discuss Fannie Mae's "Duty to Serve"initiative which is how Fannie Mae is fulfilling Congress's mandate for Fannie Mae toparticipate in helping three underserved markets.Supporting these three markets should help create the availability of moreaffordable housing without government subsidies. As you listen to the podcast, youcan learn how sustainable affordable housing availability can be affected by manythings, things as simple as standards written for lenders for particular loan types.Ben Navarro manages Fannie Mae's activities related to their single-familymanufactured housing "Duty to Serve" plan.Ben received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and a Masterof Public Policy from Georgetown. He has been in the financial services industry since2006, working for various organizations including Capital One and the FDIC.Ben has been in his current role at Fannie Mae since 2018, working on things likethe launch of the MH Advantage loan product, and the modification of several ofFannie Mae's manufactured home (MH) policies along with the necessary research andoutreach about Fannie Mae’s programs for manufactured homes.Helpful Links:Find out more information about Fannie Mae's "Duty to Serve": https://www.fanniemae.com/about-us/what-we-do/homeownership/duty-serveFind out more information about Fannie Mae's appraisal guidelines for MH Advantage qualified homes here: https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/originating-underwriting/appraisers/appraising-manufactured-homesFind more information about titling manufactured homes as "real property" here: https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/originating-underwriting/titling-manufactured-homes-real-property

We sat down with Ben Navarro this week to discuss Fannie Mae's "Duty to Serve"initiative which is how Fannie Mae is fulfilling Congress's mandate for Fannie Mae toparticipate in helping three underserved markets.Supporting these three markets should help create the availability of moreaffordable housing without government subsidies. As you listen to the podcast, youcan learn how sustainable affordable housing availability can be affected by manythings, things as simple as standards written for lenders for particular loan types.Ben Navarro manages Fannie Mae's activities related to their single-familymanufactured housing "Duty to Serve" plan.Ben received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and a Masterof Public Policy from Georgetown. He has been in the financial services industry since2006, working for various organizations including Capital One and the FDIC.Ben has been in his current role at Fannie Mae since 2018, working on things likethe launch of the MH Advantage loan product, and the modification of several ofFannie Mae's manufactured home (MH) policies along with the necessary research andoutreach about Fannie Mae’s programs for manufactured homes.Helpful Links:Find out more information about Fannie Mae's "Duty to Serve": https://www.fanniemae.com/about-us/what-we-do/homeownership/duty-serveFind out more information about Fannie Mae's appraisal guidelines for MH Advantage qualified homes here: https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/originating-underwriting/appraisers/appraising-manufactured-homesFind more information about titling manufactured homes as "real property" here: https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/originating-underwriting/titling-manufactured-homes-real-property