A Practical Guide to Recovery Housing for Operators, Real Estate Investors, and Community Leaders
How to Open a Sober House is an introductory launch guide for people who want to understand, plan, and open a sober living or recovery housing program. It explains what sober living is, how recovery housing fits into the continuum of care, how NARR-affiliate certification works, and what stakeholders are involved in a successful recovery housing project.
The book moves from concept to launch, covering business planning, entity formation, insurance, startup funding, Fair Housing Act protections, reasonable accommodation requests, property selection, financing recovery housing real estate, compliance-oriented upfitting, selecting the right level of care, referral relationships, policies and procedures, and House Mentor training. It also includes practical launch tools such as a legal entity checklist, site search memo, reasonable accommodation template, outreach checklist, and sample pro forma income statement.
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