founding principle
financial capital + social capital = better capital

This is the formula that guides all of our business decisions.   We take a holistic view of the personal finance and real estate businesses. At better capital, we understand that real estate isn't simply about the accumulation of property---its about homes, security, family, health, and prosperity. 

Our philosophy is as simple as our approach unique: strive to improve the built environment in order to improve the lives of people in our communities.  How we do this is as much an art as it is a business! 

We purchase and rehab homes to the highest standards of style, health, and environmental sustainability.  We develop new businesses and help others start enterprises that share our vision through a unique business incubator.  We work with private businesses and governments to improve the built environment in towns and cities across the Mid-Atlantic Region. We establish, deploy, and manage socially productive financial tools including a unique peer-to-peer lending platform that takes more into account than traditional credit scoring.
We help build positive social networks that help civic leaders engage their communities.
We help design sustainable communities.  We promote post-bureaucratic leaders and thinkers, and help them achieve success.  Its simp really----we like to sum it up in one simple equation that serves as out mantra: