At United Dwelling, we looked at these new efforts and asked, “How can we make a difference?” The answer seemed obvious — the communities most in need of affordable housing were also in need of money to develop the housing and an organization that could efficiently manage the additional units… and an idea was born. United Dwelling was created to facilitate converting underutilized garages or backyards into attractive housing at a price low enough to be truly affordable, providing homeowners with the same income they would gain if they did this themselves. We believe that the key to making this possible and delivering on our promise is to optimize operations and economies of scale.