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EP# 95.1 | Affordable Housing, Unaffordable to Ignore | Melvin & Jacqueline Landry

Jacqueline Landry & Melvin Landry Jr.

Affordable housing rents higher than market comps? 

In this episode of Get Diversified, Melvin and Jacqueline Landry unpack a real appraisal shock: their Western PA multifamily property was pulling in $1,216 per unit—while market rents hovered around $700.

We break down:

  • Why their affordable housing model defies traditional comps
  • The $403K vs $856K ARV gap—and how they justified it
  • What appraisers, investors, and housing authorities need to understand about modern affordability

If you’re still underwriting Class C multifamily the old way, this episode might change your playbook.