CALM WATERS — INDEPENDENT LIVING STARTUP CHECKLIST

Educational planning resource. It teaches what must be addressed; it is not a complete implementation system or professional advice.

BUSINESS FOUNDATION
[ ] Define the nonmedical independent shared-housing service boundary
[ ] Document ownership, entity, banking, bookkeeping, and operating responsibilities
[ ] Obtain appropriate legal, tax, accounting, and insurance guidance

PROPERTY AND LOCAL VERIFICATION
[ ] Confirm documented ownership or property control
[ ] Verify legal use, occupancy, zoning, licensing, building, and fire requirements locally
[ ] Verify legal bedrooms, exits, utilities, condition, restrictions, insurance, and accessibility facts
[ ] Create room, shared-space, furnishing, supply, repair, and readiness plans

RESIDENT AND HOUSE OPERATIONS
[ ] Prepare application, intake, agreement, orientation, file, payment, and communication systems
[ ] Prepare maintenance, cleaning, supplies, incident documentation, follow-up, and move-out systems

REFERRAL AND LAUNCH
[ ] Build referral-source map, outreach plan, CRM, follow-up queue, availability process, and tracking
[ ] Set up secure technology, human-review controls, records, weekly review, and launch-readiness process

No property approval, affiliation, occupancy, referrals, revenue, or profitability is guaranteed.