From Vacation Homes to Tiny Villages, We’re Investing in Communities, Not Just Properties.
Imagine a grant program that never runs out of funds, a perpetual engine of community support fueled by more than just donations. At Chateau de Charité, we’re making that vision a reality, and the foundation of our innovative approach? Real estate investments.
Why real estate? Because it’s more than just bricks and mortar; it’s a tangible asset that generates consistent, long-term income, allowing us to build a self-sustaining philanthropic powerhouse. We’re not just flipping houses; we’re building communities.
Diversifying for Impact: A Real Estate Portfolio with Purpose
Our investment strategy is as diverse as the communities we serve. We’re strategically acquiring and developing properties that not only generate revenue but also contribute to the local economy and create unique opportunities:
More Than Just Profit: Building Community Through Real Estate
We’re not just investors; we’re community builders. Each property is carefully selected and developed with the goal of generating revenue and creating positive social impact.
The Perpetual Promise: Fueling Change, Forever.
The income generated from our real estate portfolio will directly fund Chateau de Charité’s perpetual grant program, ensuring a steady stream of resources for community projects across the nation. This innovative approach allows us to break free from the traditional fundraising cycle and focus on what truly matters: making a lasting difference.
By investing in real estate, we’re not just building properties; we’re building a sustainable future for philanthropy. Join us as we create castles of change, one property, one community, one grant at a time.
The idea behind building a perpetual cash machine is to fund a project one time only & it generates cash month after month, year after year, with very little effort or added expense.
As funding becomes available:
Each event center will take an estimated 18-24 months from start to completion, barring no major setbacks. During this time, the monthly income generated from the real estate portfolio will be set aside as emergency reserves, advertising & promos for the grand opening, gift shop inventory, furniture & fixtures and whatever else is needed for a successful launch.
Total Sponsorships Required: $20 million
This includes funding the real estate investment portfolio, building, furnishing, decorating and launching the Chateau de Charite’s first site location, emergency reserves, with rental income generated from portfolio covering the Chateau’s operating expenses into perpetuity.
50% of the net income generated from the lodge & event center will be used to fund the nationwide community grant program and 25% is set aside for each Sponsor’s personal perpetual cash machine account, for a total of 75% of net income donated to philanthropic endeavors each year, into perpetuity.
Chateau de Charite sites will be built in picturesque settings with views to die for and room to have garden walk paths as well as a swimming pool, pool house and area for outdoor events and visitor parking. Minimum 5 acres per site. Site 1 location has been found. Once funding is in place, an offer will be made on the property.
RV Park / Glamping / Tiny Home Village: Nancy has found a 300 acre track of undeveloped land that could be used for all these purposes. Once funding is in place, an offer will be made.
Buy turn-key single family residential homes, fully furnish them, include all services. Think “airBNB,” properties.
We’ll have a built in market to promote our beach vacation properties to.
This would allow us to transition to mid-term or long term options, depending on economic conditions in any given area.
Location: Northwest Florida residential homes in close proximity to the beach and amenities.
This region considered a year-round destination, which means we can promote to the snowbirds and retirees in the winter and families with children during the summer season.
We will offer Weekend Only or 1-Week stays which will keep our overhead costs down.
Priced affordably with a layaway option for families and promoted within our network should allow us to save on advertising and platform fees, maximizing our income.
Turn-key, single family residential homes. 3-4 bedroom, 2 bath, fenced yards.
To maximize revenue: There’s a shortage for mid-term rentals; 6 months or less. Mid-term rentals could be offered to contractors, such as traveling nurses, those with government contracts, or short-term education/school assignments or those who work from home and have a mobile lifestyle.
Long-term rentals offered to the general public.
Location: TBD
Maxing out at 399 square feet, tiny homes are perfectly suited for individuals or couples seeking a cozy, low-maintenance living space. Designed with high ceilings, large windows, and all the comforts of a traditional home, they feel far more spacious than their size suggests.
These homes are built on a durable chassis and securely blocked to ensure the wheels don’t touch the ground. Hurricane straps provide additional stability, anchoring the home in place. Once skirted and equipped with permanent stairs, they blend seamlessly with their surroundings, giving the appearance of being built on a traditional foundation.
An added advantage of tiny home living is the exemption from property taxes (in many cases). And if you ever decide to move, the home can be easily transported by a semi-truck, offering both flexibility and freedom.
The current economic conditions as well as the housing crisis is adding more demand for tiny home communities.
Many families are choosing tiny homes as an affordable option for a summer vacation home getaway. Some communities are building tiny homes for the homeless.
A tiny home is a compact dwelling, typically under 400 square feet, designed for efficient use of space and often built on a trailer or a permanent foundation, emphasizing a minimalist lifestyle.
Tiny homes have become a “social movement,” and been promoted as offering lower-cost and sometimes eco-friendly features within the housing market.
There are several options that are proving to be quite financially lucrative for investors, including collaboration opportunities with tiny home manufacturers.
There’s been an increased interest in luxury camping and Glamping experiences since Covid19. More people are interested in the great outdoors but don’t necessarily want to “rough it.”
New industries such as RV Share and Outdoorsy have stepped up to fill the void for those who want to experience camping in an RV (recreational vehicle) but don’t own one, or perhaps they want to try one out before they buy to make sure it’s a good fit. They now have the opportunity to do so by renting one from these platforms.
There’s a wide variety of glamping “experiences” becoming more available, such as wagon trains, safari tents, yurts, teepees, train cars, cargo containers, barndominiums, igloos, tiny homes, tree houses…you are only limited by your imagination.
While there ARE quite a few RV parks across America, Nancy’s vision is to build a one of a kind RV park experience for families where all the “unique glamping experiences” can be found in just one park location.
The park will be built out in phases to maximize revenues.
Again, we’ll have a built in network, which should help us keep our park filled to capacity and minimize our advertising and platform fees.
We will provide short term loans to investors for fix & flips.
Short-term loans 12 months or less, with the typical loan period expected to be 3 to 6 months.
Each loan will be secured by a first-lien mortgage position, minimizing our exposure for default.
We may be the only private lender or we may be part of a group of other private lenders funding a deal.
Each deal will be a little different, but the goal is to achieve a minimum of 10% apr on each transaction. Some of the most popular options used are interest only, interest plus profit split or profit split .
Other options for private lending could be considered as long as they are backed by a first lien position on an asset.
Our business model is built on the premise of having Chateau de Charite Lodge and Event Centers in at least three locations over the next 6 years. These beautiful establishments will serve the local community as well out of town visitors as a tourist destination.
Each Chateau will provide a limited number of luxury lodging suites, home & garden tours, event center for special occasions, conference/meeting rooms, host fundraiser events throughout the year and have an onsite and online gift shop boutique that offers a wide selection of unique items that are made by or support non-profits or underserved populations or provided by companies that have philanthropy as part of their core values.
75% of the net income generated by each Chateau is used for philanthropic endeavors.
50% funds the community micro-grant program.
25% goes to the “Sponsors Choice” individual personal accounts for donation to the causes they choose to support.
We always have to make plans for a PLAN B, should something not go quite as well as we’d planned. Here’s the overview of Nancy’s Plan B.
As support comes in for this project, 75% of Sponsorship dollars received are used to fund, build and manage a sustainable real estate investment portfolio.
During the initial funding phase, Nancy will leverage the cash coming in each month to participate in micro-funding private lending opportunities; i.e. platforms where multiple investors collaborate with smaller sums of cash to fund deals. For example: 10,000 investors might invest $100 each to fund a million dollar project. This minimizes risk for each investor and allows them the opportunity to diversify into multiple properties or different asset classes across the USA or around the globe.
INVESTING SMALLER SUMS OF CASH each month as it comes in will prevent the project from being “stalled out” during the sponsorship drive. In case it takes longer than expected to raise the necessary sponsorship dollars to fund the real estate portfolio and Chateau site, this mechanism will allow Nancy to leverage the cash that is available to generate interest income and continue to grow the account each month.
Once there is enough cash available to fund one of the portfolio projects, the cash will be pulled and invested. This process will continue until the portfolio has been funded 100%.
Once the PORTFOLIO is FUNDED...
Once the portfolio has been funded 100%, if there has not yet been enough Sponsorships to build the Chateau, the process will continue until there is enough cash available to fund the portfolio and Chateau.
While we hope this is not the case, as it will take much longer to get the project off the ground, it is an option that could work over time.
FIVE YEAR PLAN...
We won’t drag the project on forever due to lack of funding. IF…after 5 years from the date the first portfolio property is completed and put into service, the Chateau de Charite project has not yet come to fruition, 50% of net come generated from the portfolio (instead of the Chateau) will be used for philanthropic purposes, with 25% going to grants and 25% divided equitably among the sponsors for their Sponsors Choice philanthropic fund.
HOW YOU CAN HELP…
Help us spread the word and get more people involved in this project. The more people we have participating, the faster we can fund and get the project off the ground.
