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Fixing Housing Shortage: Rehab Houses for Economic Stability

Name: Fixing Housing Shortage: Rehab Houses for Economic Stability
Uploaded: 2025-06-21T11:15:59+00:00
Duration: 20 s
Channel: Dr. Toby Potter
Description: In this brief dialogue, the speakers highlight a nationwide shortage of 6.5 million housing units, emphasizing that millions of people cannot find homes…

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In this brief dialogue, the speakers highlight a nationwide shortage of 6.5 million housing units, emphasizing that millions of people cannot find homes. They argue that the crisis requires both new construction and the conversion of existing structures. Financing is presented as a critical lever for economic stability; without it, the housing market—and the broader economy—cannot function. The conversation introduces the concept of “heavy rehab,” defined as renovations costing 30 % or more of a property's purchase price, and suggests that completing three such projects provides experience comparable to ground‑up construction.

Well, we have a 6.5 million housing shortage nationwide.
Yes.
So it means we've got 6.5 million people looking for housing they can't find. Yes, you're right. We got to build more houses. Yes, we've got to convert more houses.
Yeah. And if we weren't here financing these houses, like, our economy just wouldn't be stable.
It wouldn't be functioning. It can't be a lipstick on a pig. Yeah. So I changed carpet, paint, and appliances.
So as long as it's heavy rehab, and the heavy rehab we consider 30% or more than the purchase price.
Good.
Um, so if you show us that, you know, you bought a house, you invested over 30% of that purchase price into the house for renovations, uh, we consider that heavy rehab. And, uh, as long as you've done 3 of those, we'll convert that over to a one ground-up experience.