Exclusive In-Person Immersion June 15-16, 2026
Skip the $200,000
Tuition of Trial & Error.
Two full days inside a real, operating residential assisted living portfolio learning directly from the owner, executive director, director of nursing, operations manager, culinary manager, and business development team.
Date
Location
Seats Available
Investment
Only 10 seats. This offer will never be available again.
The actual home where your immersion takes place - Lake in the Hills, Illinois
What This Is
Two Days of Real Intel From a Real Operator
This is not a seminar. This is not a webinar recording. You will walk through an actual 9,500 sq ft, 18-bed residential assisted living home - fully licensed and operational - and hear directly from the people who run it every single day. No theory. No recycled content. Just hard-won operational knowledge that took years and significant capital to earn. But don't worry, we'll show you exactly how to build your RAL business as well.
Ground-Up Construction & Development
Learn what it actually costs to build a purpose built 9,500 sq ft RAL home, how to navigate zoning, SBA financing, and contractor selection - from someone who's done it twice.
Licensing, Compliance & Operations
Your executive director and director of nursing share what regulators actually look for, how to build compliant systems, and the policies that protect your license - and your residents.
Staffing & Culture That Retains
Discover the hiring frameworks, compensation models, and culture-building practices that reduce turnover - the #1 cost driver operators never see coming.
Revenue, Census & Private Pay Strategy
Your business development manager breaks down how to fill beds faster, price your rates confidently, and build referral pipelines that actually produce move-ins.
Culinary Operations & Resident Experience
The culinary side of RAL is wildly underrated. Learn how meal programs impact resident retention, family satisfaction scores, and your competitive positioning.
Scaling from 1 to Multiple Homes
Once your first home is operating, what's the playbook? Private capital, SBA structures, and the systems you need before you ever break ground on home #2.
Your Guides for Two Days
You're Not Hearing From Theorists.
Every person who speaks to you during this immersion is actively working in the building you're standing in. These are the real people behind a 45-bed, multi-home RAL portfolio - with real answers to questions only operators can answer.
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Owner & Operator - Kyle Garifo
Kyle built two purpose-built 9,500 sq ft RAL homes from the ground up, secured SBA financing, raised private capital, and now operates 45 beds across 3 active homes with a 4th under construction representing $21M+ in deployed capital. He'll walk you through the full development process, what he'd do differently, how he structures financing, and exactly how he's scaling. No theory. Just the real playbook from someone living it.
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Executive Director
Your Executive Director is the operational backbone of the entire portfolio. She manages state licensing compliance, oversees day-to-day care delivery, handles staff leadership, and is the first call when anything goes sideways. She'll share what regulators actually look for during surveys, the policies that protect your license, how to build a culture that retains great caregivers, and the leadership systems that keep a large-format RAL running without the owner in the building every day.
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Director of Nursing
The Director of Nursing is responsible for every clinical decision made across the homes - from initial resident assessments and individualized care plans to medication management, incident documentation, and state survey readiness. She'll cover what new operators get wrong on the clinical side, how to build nursing systems that scale, what a deficiency-free survey actually requires, and how to hire and lead a nursing team that shows up and performs under pressure.
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Operations Manager
The Operations Manager is the person who makes sure the trains run on time - every day, across every home. She owns staff scheduling, supply chain management, vendor relationships, maintenance coordination, and the SOPs that keep 45 residents cared for without chaos. She'll walk you through the operational infrastructure you need to build before you open your doors, the systems that eliminate the most common daily fires, and how to run a home efficiently without burning yourself or your team out.
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Culinary Manager
Most new RAL operators underestimate the food program - and it costs them. The Culinary Manager oversees every meal served across the homes, managing dietary restrictions, texture modifications, resident preferences, and state nutrition requirements simultaneously. She'll share how a well-run culinary program becomes one of your strongest marketing tools, how families evaluate a home based on what and how residents eat, and how to build a kitchen operation that's both compliant and genuinely exceptional.
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Business Development
An empty bed is lost revenue you can never get back. The Business Development Manager is responsible for building and maintaining the referral relationships that keep the homes full - hospital discharge planners, social workers, elder law attorneys, geriatric care managers, and senior placement agencies. She'll show you how to build a referral pipeline from scratch, how to position your home competitively in your market, and the outreach cadence that generates consistent move-ins month after month.
"We were new to RAL and evaluating an out-of-state deal when we found Kyle through a Facebook group. He jumped on a Zoom call, walked us through the financials, explained industry standards, and reviewed our materials thoroughly — then followed up afterward to check in. We appreciated his responsiveness and depth of expertise and would recommend him to anyone exploring this space."
— Nipa & Jaimin
The Real Cost of Skipping This Event
The $4,997 you invest here is a rounding error compared to what a single preventable mistake will cost you in your first home. Operators who figure this out the hard way pay with months of lost revenue, costly license violations, staffing disasters, and beds that stay empty far too long.
- Licensing delays that push your opening back 612 months and bleed cash daily
- Staffing crises that leave you short-handed on a night shift with real consequences
- Under-pricing your rates by $800 $1,200/month per resident across 18 beds
- Hiring an operator or administrator who doesn't understand your state's regulations
- Building a home in a zoning district that makes approvals nearly impossible
- Census that stays at 50% for months because you have no referral strategy
- Failing a state survey with deficiencies that take a year and thousands to remediate
- Borrowing $21M+ on a project you're not fully prepared to operate
Honest Assessment
Is This Right For You?
This IS For You If...
- You're serious about starting or growing a residential assisted living business
- You want to learn from someone operating real homes - not just teaching theory
- You're ready to invest in yourself and take action within 90 days
- You want to build a mission-driven business that also generates strong income
- You understand that the right community and connections accelerate everything
This Is NOT For You If...
- You're just curious but not ready to move forward in the near term
- You're looking for a passive investment with zero personal involvement
- You want to collect information but aren't ready to implement it
- You expect results without putting in the work to build something real
Event Schedule
Two Days. Zero Filler.
Day One - June 15
Operations, Clinical, & the Real Numbers
8:00 AM
Welcome & Home Tour - Walk every inch of a fully operational 9,500 sq ft, 18 bed RAL facility
9:30 AM
Owner Deep Dive - Development, SBA financing, construction realities, and scaling the portfolio
11:00 AM
Executive Director Session - Licensing, compliance, daily operations, and regulatory survival
12:30 PM
Lunch & informal Q&A
1:30 PM
Director of Nursing - Clinical care systems, medication management, survey prep, and nursing leadership
3:00 PM
Culinary Manager - Food program design, dietary compliance, and using meals as a competitive edge
4:30 AM
Resident Experience & Family Communication - How to manage family expectations, handle difficult conversations, & build the reputation that fills your home through word of mouth
6:30 AM
Group Dinner & Networking - Unwind with the team and fellow attendees. Some of the best insights come over dinner.
Day Two - June 16
Business Development, Systems, & Your Roadmap
8:00 AM
Operations Manager - SOPs, scheduling, vendor management, and the systems behind a well run home
10:00 AM
Business Development - Referral partnerships, census strategy, private pay positioning, and filling beds fast
11:30 AM
Financial Modeling Workshop - Build your own pro forma with real numbers from a real portfolio
12:30 PM
Lunch & informal Q&A
1:30 PM
Scaling from 1 to Many - Capital strategy, private investors, and what to build before you expand
3:00 PM
Hot Seat Roundtable - Bring your specific deal, market, or challenge. Get real feedback from the team.
4:30 AM
Your 90 Day Launch Plan - Build your personalized action plan with real milestones zoning research, capital strategy, site selection, and your first hire. Leave with a clear roadmap, not just notes.
Your Host
Kyle Garifo - He's Built What You Want to Build.
Kyle started in real estate and discovered residential assisted living as the asset class that checked every box: strong cash flow, meaningful impact, and real barriers to entry that protect operators who know what they're doing.
He's now operating 45 beds across three active homes - including two purpose-built 9,500 sq ft homes with 18 beds each - with a fourth under construction. He's secured SBA financing, raised private capital, and built a team and operational infrastructure that runs without him in the building every day.
He's not a guru who read about RAL. He's an operator who lives it - and he's opening his homes, his team, and his playbook to 10 people who are serious about doing this right.
Your Investment
This Is The Only Time
It Will Ever Be This Price.
When the full Blueprint program launches: $11,997
$4,997
One time early access investment. Never offered again at this price
- Two full days at a real, operating 18-bed RAL facility
- Live access to the executive director, director of nursing, operations manager, culinary manager, and business development team
- Full financial modeling workshop with real portfolio numbers
- Hot seat roundtable bring your specific deal or market
- All meals included both days
- RAL Success Blueprint resource packet & templates
- Private attendee community access post-event
- Your 90 day action plan built during the event
Only 10 seats available. This event will never be repeated at this price. When the Blueprint program launches, the cost will almost triple.
RAL Success Blueprint | Lake in the Hills, Illinois
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