Most people hear "factory-built home" and picture a trailer park. Jeff Zimmerman walks through the Fort Homes production facility in Grand Junction, Colorado to show what it actually means to build this way.

In this episode:

— QC inspection sheets on every home, tracking every stage of production

— LVL floor systems engineered to shop drawings, with state inspection at every nail

— The Colorado Cottage — 2 bed 1 bath attainable home built from the inside out

— Backing pre-installed behind walls for every fixture location

— Elevated floor system for full MEP and insulation access

— Shop drawings vs. field blueprints — why the difference matters

— Labeled pre-built interior panels for precision installation

— LightRock sheetrock — walls fully finished before the home ships

— 12/12 pitch LVL roof framing that looks nothing like a mobile home

— The two-piece volumetric system: floor box + roof assembly, stitched on-site

— Pre-cut bulk materials and the waste reduction math

Jeff Zimmerman is the Founder and CEO of Fort + Home Companies, a vertically integrated housing platform headquartered in Grand Junction, Colorado. Fort + Home is building toward helping provide one million homes.

Learn more: fortandhome.com

Most investors have heard the term “accredited investor.” But very few understand:

• What the SEC actually requires
• How someone qualifies
• Why 506(b) and 506(c) offerings exist
• Who can participate in each
• And how verification works

In this week’s Builder’s View episode, I break down — in clear, simple terms — what it means to be accredited, why the rules exist, and how these structures shape access to private real estate investments.

This is a purely educational explainer — no pitch, no offering terms, and no projected returns. Just clarity and fundamentals.

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Most investors understand the idea of a mortgage or a loan. Fewer have a clear, simple picture of how private real estate equity works — and how owners actually build wealth over time.

In this episode of Builder’s View, Jeff Zimmerman, CEO of Fort + Home, explains:

• What private real estate equity is
• How it differs from debt and public REITs
• How GP/LP structures and waterfalls typically allocate cash flow and upside
• Where equity sits in the capital stack — and why it takes first loss
• How real housing projects use equity to turn land and plans into communities

This audio is strictly educational and does not describe any specific offerings or projected returns.

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Private real estate debt is often the “missing middle” between bank loans and equity — but few investors understand how it works. This episode breaks down the basics: collateral, capital stacks, repayment priority, and where private debt fits in modern portfolios.

This audio version is strictly educational and does not describe any specific offerings.

Read to learn more:

https://www.fortandhome.com/blog/what-is-private-real-estate-debt-a-simple-guide-for-investors

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https://youtu.be/jWrP_wlFyr4

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Every great company starts with a story.

In this week’s Builder’s View, Jeff Zimmerman shares how Fort + Home grew from a family rental business into a vertically integrated housing system with five connected divisions — each designed to deliver quality homes and strong investment outcomes.

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https://youtu.be/qI7zoTteFJY

Read to learn more:

https://www.fortandhome.com/blog/who-we-are-inside-fort-home

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The old 1% Rule doesn’t work in today’s housing markets — but a new formula does.

In this episode of Builder’s View, Jeff Zimmerman explains how Fort + Home’s factory-built housing model lowers costs by 20–25% per square foot, improving rent-to-cost ratios and restoring project viability across Colorado and the Rockies.

Read to learn more:

https://www.fortandhome.com/blog/the-1-rule-rent-to-cost-ratios-how-factory-precision-makes-deals-pencil

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Traditional construction’s high costs and delays tank financing. Jeff Zimmerman, CEO of Fort + Home, breaks down how precision-built homes cut costs by ~20–25%, improving Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DCR) and making projects financeable from our Grand Junction factory hub.

Learn more:

https://www.fortandhome.com/blog/dscr-and-bankability-how-factory-built-homes-win-financing-in-colorado

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https://youtu.be/9W3rsUWegBs

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Cap rate shows how the property performs. Cash-on-cash shows how your money performs.

In this Builder’s View episode, Jeff Zimmerman, CEO of Fort + Home, explains both metrics using simple, illustrative examples — then reveals how precision-built homes lower costs by 20–25%, increasing both returns and resilience.

Recorded at Fort + Home’s Grand Junction facility, this episode connects real estate finance to factory innovation — helping investors and developers understand how cost control creates stronger deals.

Listen, subscribe, and share with anyone who wants to understand how smarter construction boosts real estate returns.

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https://www.fortandhome.com/blog/cap-rate-vs-cash-on-cash-return-how-factory-precision-improves-real-estate-performance

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