How to Win Low Income Housing Tax Credits to Develop Affordable Housing & Partner with Churches

What do churches, tax credits, and housing policy have in common? A powerful (and underused) model for solving the housing crisis! There’s a better way to fund, partner, and develop affordable housing—but almost no one’s talking about it... until now.Affordable housing expert Hugh Martinez breaks down the real-world challenges and opportunities in building homes for low-income families. From navigating Low-Income Housing Tax Credits ("LIHTC") to partnering with faith-based organizations, this episode is a crash course in how complex financing, community engagement, and policy reform come together to shape housing outcomes.📍 Learn from a real case study in Tucson, Arizona, where collaboration with churches led to a development opportunity that would score highly based on the Qualified Application Plan in AZ. Hugh shares how evaluating project feasibility, structuring joint ventures, and understanding the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) are key to success.⏩ On the latest episode of Affordable Housing & Real Estate Investing, we covered:- How to find funding for Development & Construction costs- LIHTC and QAP - what you need to learn to WIN Tax Credits- What to do first when learning about Tax Credits- Churches can be powerful partners through ethical, well-structured joint ventures- Finance products such as drawdown bonds to support financials🎯 Whether you’re a developer, nonprofit leader, faith-based partner, or policy advocate—this episode will expand your toolkit and spark new ideas for impact.📢 Please subscribe to stay updated on conversations that move the needle on housing, equity, and sustainable communities!If you have an opportunity for Hugh, please let him know you saw him here on the podcast: [email protected]: All information & details shared are meant to be for entertainment purposes only. This is not legal, financial, insurance, tax, or investment advice. This is not a solicitation for any investments and should not be construed as such in any form.All investments have risks. This is not an offer to purchase securities.#AffordableHousing #FaithBasedDevelopment #LIHTC #HousingSolutions #UrbanDevelopment #NonprofitHousing #RealEstateFinance #ChurchPartnerships #DrawdownBonds #CommunityDevelopment #SocialImpactRealEstate #HousingCrisis #PolicyInnovation #QAP #HughMartinez #podcast 00:00 Podcast Trailer 03:09 Intro (Getting to Know Hugh: His Background and Story)09:05 How To Put Together The Financing For Developing Larger 3-4 Bedroom Family Rentals?12:09 Mastering the QAP: How Voluntary Basis Reduction Wins in California 13:09 What Are Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and How Do They Work (with Examples in CA, AZ, & TX)?25:06 How to Joint Venture with Churches & Turn Land Into Affordable Housing!35:45 Private Placement Bonds vs Public Offering: Pros & Cons for Development38:13 Drawdown Bonds in Affordable Housing: Limits & Strategy46:15 Why is Affordable Housing (e.g. lack of supply) hard to solve for?49:02 Where/How to contact Hugh?