dacrazydeafdawg said:
yo bruha.. ya said shelter.. i thinking of a place for homeless and transeint folks?? is that what ya best friend's sister running? $250,000 a year per shelter or all together?
makes me wonder if that $$$ is tax free or not?
Yeah, she has several regular houses that she owns and runs shelters out of. Don't get me wrong, not all of these folks are the most inviting and desireablt people. This is why she only uses her investment properties for running her shelters. But you can choose to use your own home. If you do choose to house people in your primary residence, you can choose who you house.
The program basically breaksdown like this:
I never heard about it either until my friends sister explained it to me. And believe me, it is not that big of an operation...it basically runs itself (for the most part, there is work that you need to do to make sure things run smoothly)...
Here are some basic bullet points...
1. You have to have a home readily available for use
2. You notify Department of Social Services that you have a home that you would like to use as a shelter. There are certain rules and regulations that you must follow (you can only put so many beds in one room, there must be an emergency exit window in the house, etc...)
3. You can either use the house that you live in or a seperate home that you own. If you use the house that you live in, you can choose the people that are sent to live there. If you choose to use a seperate home, DSS will send you anyone that needs housing.
4. Before DSS starts sending you people, you have to make the decision of whether you are going to feed these people or not. The county will pay you more money if you feed them, but sometimes it can be more of a headache, especially if some in the house are stealing the food. This is where a so-called "housekeeper" comes in. You can hire someone as a live-in to monitor the house and to make sure that people are not destroying your property. This persons job is to make sure that everyone is out bya certain time in the morning and in by a certain time at night. Remember, your only responsibility is to provide shelter for these people during the night...this is not their home. Most of the people sent to your shelter only stay there for 2 or 3 weeks.
5. Out in Suffolk County on Long Island, DSS pays you $309/bed (if you don't provide food) and $446/bed (if you do provide food).
6. If any of the "tenants" cause problems, you can always call Emergency Housing (which operates 20 hours a day). They will come and remove the person. If they can't, you can always call the police.
There are other seeds of advice that she gave me like...
7. Incorporate each house
8. Get a service contract for the utilities
9. Try not to have women in the house, they cause the most problems
There really isn't much info on this on the internet. Even if you go to the Department of Social Services' website, you really won't find much info. It's somewhat of a well-kept secret. But it produces guaranteed income.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
