Works
Three-Part Recovery Housing Real Estate Series
A Complete Guide to Developing Sober Living Properties
Overview:
This three-part series is designed for real estate investors, nonprofit leaders, and mission-driven entrepreneurs who want to create safe, profitable, and purpose-driven recovery housing. Each book builds on the last, taking you from property acquisition to financing, renovations, and operational readiness.
Book 1: How to Buy a Sober House
A Step-by-Step Guide to Identifying, Evaluating, and Purchasing Recovery Housing Real Estate
Learn to find and evaluate properties that can be transformed into high-impact sober living homes.
Book 2: How to Finance Recovery Housing
Lenders, Loans, and Creative Capital
Explore traditional and creative financing strategies, from conventional loans to philanthropic capital.
Book 3: How to Upfit Properties for Recovery Housing
The Journey from House to Haven
Get expert guidance on renovations, compliance, and designing functional, supportive homes.
Recovery Housing Law & Practice
Legal Rights, Regulations, and Remedies for Sober House Operators
Overview:
This standalone book is the definitive legal guide for recovery housing operators and advocates. It covers federal protections like the FHA and ADA, zoning disputes, occupancy limits, building and fire codes, and strategies for overcoming legal challenges.
Ph.D. Dissertation – Scaling Social Enterprise
Title: Scaling Social Enterprise: How Social Franchising Supports Sustainable Growth and Impact
Overview:
This doctoral dissertation explores how the franchising model can be effectively applied to social enterprises (SEs) to help them scale in size, reach, and impact. It provides a structured analysis of how mission-driven ventures can use social franchising to overcome challenges like financial constraints, operational inefficiencies, and difficulty in replicating success across multiple locations.
The research highlights how social franchising:
- Enhances financial sustainability and risk mitigation.
- Supports operational efficiency and replicability.
- Maintains mission fidelity while expanding geographic reach.
- Contributes to both business practice and humanities by addressing ethical, cultural, and societal dimensions of economic systems.
Recommended for:
Entrepreneurs, policymakers, academics, and stakeholders looking to scale impactful ventures while maintaining strong mission alignment.
Path to Purposeful Recovery Housing
A Practical Guide for Building Safe, Ethical, and Sustainable Recovery Homes
Overview:
This book is a comprehensive introduction to what recovery housing is, how it works day-to-day, and how to establish homes that are both mission-driven and financially sustainable. It explains the defining features of recovery homes substance-free environments, resident responsibility, voluntary participation, and peer support and situates them within the continuum of care from treatment to independent living
- Defining features and 4 Levels of Care in recovery housing
- Key stakeholders (Guests, House Mentors, Operators, Real Estate Owners, Supporting Organizations)
- The business model of self-sustaining, resident-funded operations
- NARR-Affiliate certification and Fair Housing protections
- Practical steps to open, operate, or invest in recovery housing
Opening Doors to Recovery Housing
A Mission-Driven Investment Series by Dr. Hunter T. Foote Empowering investors, nonprofit leaders, and community advocates to build safe, sustainable recovery housing through purpose-driven real estate.
