The Acquire Pre-Launch Score™
Most people are not
ready. That’s useful to know.
Ten factors, one hundred points. Answer honestly — the score is only useful if it tells you something you did not want to hear. Nothing is submitted, nothing is stored, this runs in your browser.
A self-assessment for planning purposes. It does not determine licensing, eligibility or legality, and a high score is not a prediction of business success.
Ten factors
Score each one honestly.
A score of 'partially' is the most common and the most dangerous answer — it usually means you read something and assumed the rest.
Population decision
12 ptsHave you committed to one population?
Demand evidence
14 ptsHave you verified demand with real people?
Payer identified
14 ptsDo you know who pays — specifically?
Referral channel
14 ptsDo you have live referral relationships?
Regulatory position
12 ptsDo you know your licensing and zoning posture?
Property criteria
8 ptsDo you have a written property specification?
Control structure
8 ptsDo you know how you will control the property?
Underwriting done
10 ptsHave you modelled the house economics?
Insurance availability
8 ptsHave you confirmed the arrangement is insurable?
Capital & reserves
10 ptsCan you fund the pre-revenue period?
0
out of 100
0 of 10 answered
DO NOT LAUNCH
Answer every factor to see your full assessment.
How to read your score
Four bands. One of them means stop.
A low score is not a judgement. It is information — and it is far cheaper to receive now than after a lease is signed.
85+
LAUNCH READY
You have done the work most people skip. Proceed deliberately, keep every written answer you collected, and continue verifying as you go.
70+
CONDITIONAL
There is a real foundation here, but the gaps are specific. Fix the lowest-scoring factors before you commit capital to a property.
50+
NOT YET
You have thinking done but not verification. Running this as-is means learning the expensive lessons in public, with residents depending on the outcome.
0–49
DO NOT LAUNCH
This is an idea, not yet a business. That is a fine place to be — but it is not a place to sign a lease. Work the sequence first.
Why a score
Because the expensive mistakes are made at the start.
Every problem in a housing business traces back to a question that was never answered before the property was acquired.
Every item above is a hundred-point factor. If any of them describe your situation, you know exactly which one to fix.
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Twenty divisions, each producing a document that answers one of these ten questions.
ExploreImportant disclaimer
Acquire Group Homes™ provides education, consulting, business systems and real-estate strategy. It does not provide legal advice, medical advice, clinical treatment, licensing determinations, tax advice or Medicaid eligibility determinations. Requirements vary by property, population, services, city, county and state — nothing on this page states or implies that any model is automatically legal in any jurisdiction.
Operators must verify zoning, licensing, occupancy, building/fire code, fair-housing obligations, insurance, resident-rights requirements and other applicable laws with qualified professionals before acquiring or operating a property. We do not promise "no license required," guaranteed Medicaid payment, guaranteed government contracts, guaranteed occupancy, "eviction-proof" agreements, or that any structure avoids zoning or lender requirements.
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