Est. 2022 · 501(c)(3) · Arizona A veteran homebuilding nonprofit

Build
Homes
for Vets

Dream Seeker Homes is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Gilbert, Arizona. We design and build small, affordable homes where veterans buy with the VA loan they earned in service, or rent with their VASH voucher until they can own.

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$180,000 price target · VA loan ready · VASH ready · Gilbert, Arizona

New single-level homes in a sunny Arizona neighborhood at golden hour

01 · The mission

A basic
home. A real
path to own.

Our mission is to design and build affordable, basic homes for veterans: homes a veteran can buy using the VA loan they earned while serving, or rent using their VASH vouchers until the nonprofit can help them financially purchase the home.

We are a group of professional Realtors and investors who believe the skills we use every day, buying and selling and building homes, should work for the people who served us. No handouts, no red tape. Just homes within reach.

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$180K

Ceiling on a basic home

429

Vets experiencing homelessness in Maricopa Cty, Jan 2026 (source)

501(c)(3)

Nonprofit, donations matter

2022

Incorporated in Arizona

Homelessness count: Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care, 2026 Point-in-Time Count (down 9% from 2025).

02 · The program

Homes
for Vets

Under $180,000

Affordable Homes for Vets is our flagship program: small, sensible, single-level homes built on land we develop, priced so a veteran can actually say yes. Here is how one works, start to finish.

Design & build

We design small, efficient, low-maintenance homes and build them on land we acquire and develop, so the price stays within a VA loan's reach.

Buy or rent

A veteran moves in by buying with their VA loan, or renting with their HUD-VASH voucher from day one. Either way, the door opens now.

Help them own

As the nonprofit grows, we help veteran renters purchase the home they already live in, turning rent into equity and a long-term address.

See how it works Why we are doing this

03 · The founders

Built by
Realtors,
for veterans

Dream Seeker Homes was formed by professional Realtors and investors who spent their careers buying, selling, rehabbing, and financing homes, and who wanted that know-how to serve the people who served us.

Tricia Manara · Lea Tallo · Paula (PJ) Selby

Meet the crew The why behind it

Portrait of Tricia Manara, founder of Dream Seeker Homes

Founder · Est. 2022

How to help

Build
with us

Donations buy land, materials, and permits. Volunteers bring skills. Neighbors spread the word. It takes a whole community to put a key in a veteran's hand, and there is a lane for you.

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