Commercial/Residential Multi-Family Complexes

The Traditional American Dream House was in cities and were two and three story row, houses. These types of houses were prominent in large cities during the early days. New emigrants still use the store front house in low income neighborhoods to get a business started. They start a business on the first floor and live on the second or third floors. Many of these families would lived in one apartment and lease the others. They open grocery stores, cleaners, bakeries, shoe repair services and many other types of business enterprises.

Today’s Live-In-Investment Condominium offer current renters and first time home buyers, a chance to return to this American Dream House Model. In modern time these houses are known as the duplex and quadruple. Buying a house and taking out a long term mortgage will become less attractive as two family income households become a permanent part of the American family structure.

Business Property Homestead Program (BPHP)

A Business Property Homestead Program (BPHP) has been established for entrepreneurs who want to start a business and need a place to live. This program combines business and living conditions for inner-city residents. The BPHP target single parents who want to start a retail business venture and need a property with the proper zoning to accommodate the type of business they wish to open.

The Consortium’s homestead business model use the storefront with living quarters over it, to recreate the Traditional American Dream House. This program is aimed at single parents, especially single mothers. This living arrangement will allow a parent to be home when their children return from school. It will also teach young children how to be entrepreneurs by working in the family business ventures.