In today's episode of the Double Wide Dudes Podcast, we're speaking to Dr. Van Williams, founder and CEO of The Proactive Realty Income Fund.Tune in to learn how he's working to address the affordable housing crisis by creating and restoring communities made possible by investor and individual fund programs through his organization.

Peter Calthorpe joins us to discuss Transit Oriented Development and its importance in creating affordable housing. It was a fascinating discussion on how we can create more housing and reduce transportation costs at the same time.If you enjoyed this podcast you may want to explore more at the following links:You can learn more about Peter at https://www.hdrinc.com/person/peter-calthorpePeter Calthorpe's TED talk on building better cities can be seen at https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_calthorpe_7_principles_for_building_better_citiesInformation from the Congress for the New Urbanism is at https://www.cnu.org

This episode we are joined by Bart Cochran, founder and CEO of LEAP Housing. LEAP Housing is a nonprofit dedicated to developing and the preservation of affordable housing up there in Idaho. And they provide all sorts of services that lead to greater housing stability in their community. For more information about LEAP Housing, please visit https://www.leaphousing.org

This week we explore affordable housing issues unique to aging adults and folks with disabilities. We talked with Jane Paccione, Director of Collective Impact at the San Antonio Area Foundation. Her primary assignment at the foundation is managing the SALSA initiative (Successfully Aging and Living in San Antonio) which helps over 40 community nonprofits work together to improve the quality of life for older adults in the San Antonio Area.Jane received her undergraduate degree in sociology as well as her graduate degree in public administration through the University of Texas at San Antonio.The following are links where you can learn more about this topic:Collective Impact: https://saafdn.org/collective-impact/San Antonio Area Foundation: https://saafdn.orgSALSA Initiative: https://saafdn.org/nonprofits/key-investment-areas/salsa-initiative/ViaTrans: https://bexar.tx.networkofcare.org/aging/services/agency.aspx?pid=VIAMetropolitanTransitVIATransAccessibleServices_687_1_0disABILITYsa: https://www.disabilitysa.org/Merced Housing: https://www.mercedhousingtexas.org

This week, we chat with Leilah Powell with LISC San Antonio about what LISC does locally and nationally to support communities through affordable housing and other programs. LISC’s Mission is to “Together with residents and partners, we forge resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America–great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.”You can get a transcript of this podcast on our website: https://findmymobilehome.com/how-lisc-works-to-impact-affordable-housing/To learn more about LISC - San Antonio, visit https://www.lisc.org/san-antonio/To learn more about Leilah Powell, visit https://www.lisc.org/san-antonio/who-we-are/our-team/To learn more about the national organization, visit https://www.lisc.org/To connect with Leilah Powell, you can email her at lpowell@lisc.org

We sat down with folks from the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC) to talk about opportunities homebuyers have to make their home buying more affordable. We were shocked to learn about one program that could literally save a home buyer thousands of dollars over the term of their home loan that we had no idea existed.To learn more about TSAHC and the opportunities available to you visit https://www.tsahc.org

We sat down with Veronica Soto, the San Antonio Neighborhood and Housing Services Department Director, to get her perspective on the Affordable Housing crisis locally. She shared with us the challenges, as well as the great opportunities, to address affordable housing in our hometown.You can learn more about what San Antonio is doing about affordable housing at https://www.sanantonio.gov/NHSD

San Antonio is about to get its first "housing first" solution. What is "housing first," how is it different, and most importantly, does it work? Join us as we talk about Towne Twin Village with Dr. Chris Plauche.For find more information on Towne Twin Village at https://hfcommunitas.org/You can get a full transcript on our website at https://findmymobilehome.com/towne-twin-village-a-housing-first-solution/