Affordable Housing Consulting Services Offered

Development consulting services:

• Feasibility assessments. Is there a market need for your project? Is there sufficient capital and operating funding available for your project concept? Can your project successfully compete for public funding?
• Site selection and site due diligence.
• Assemble development team including A & E, attorney, and general contractor.
• Secure capital funding, including completing funding applications and negotiating with lenders and investors.
• Project management through construction.

Organizational development consulting services:

• Assessment, does your organization have sufficient capacity to undertake a housing project?
• Capacity building strategies, how can you improve your organizational strength by increasing the capacity of your Board and Staff and improving your financial position?
• Asset management, what are the appropriate tools for leadership to monitor performance? Are projects operating within budget, and if not, what are the opportunities for increased revenue or decreased expenses that will not compromise mission goals?

Policy consulting services:

• Is your local jurisdiction taking advantage of potential affordable housing resources? If not, what are the tools at their disposal and what have other jurisdictions done?
• Is your project concept consistent with the funding priorities of the Washington State Housing Trust Fund and/or the Washington State Housing Finance Commission (administrator of LIHTCs)? If not, how can you advocate for policy changes?
• Direct state allocations. Is your project a good candidate for a direct appropriation? If so, how can you work with your legislative delegation to get an allocation?