Our Values & Operating Principles
Our mission is to provide
Our Core Values
At Three Pillar Communities, we have five core values that guide everything we do.
Obligation to Speak Up
- Everyone needs to speak up, even when it’s uncomfortable.
- If someone’s making a bad decision, you have an obligation to speak up.
- If you have ideas, you need to share it in order for the best ideas to emerge.
- No one is “correct” just because of their title or where they sit.
Strive to be Better
- As a team and individual teammates, we strive to grow and be better.
- We embrace new processes and new technologies.
- We graciously give and receive feedback.
- We question the status quo and look for ways we can improve.
One Team
- We show up with a positive attitude and a strong work ethic.
- We are accountable to do what we say we’re going to do.
- We make other teammates feel valued.
- We roll up our sleeves and do whatever needs to be done, even if it’s not glamorous.
- We own our mistakes, and we ask for help when we need it.
Take Action
- We take ownership and initiative to solve problems, even if they’re not a part our job description.
- We’re scrappy. We hustle, find solutions, figure it out, and get stuff done.
- We don’t wait for a hero. We lead the charge.
- We do things that we don’t know how to do yet.
Be Thoughtful & Thorough
- Before making a decision, we gather information, and assess our options.
- We exercise good judgment.
- We predict the impact of our decisions.
- We communicate as clearly as possible to keep team members informed.
- We clearly present complete information needed for decisions to be made.
Our Operating Principles
We’re mission-driven, for-profit affordable housing investors.
We provide safe and clean housing.
We provide communities that are objectively affordable.
We provide safe and clean housing regardless of race, color, creed, social background, or sexual orientation.
In order to provide safe and clean neighborhoods, we remove residents who threaten the health and safety of other residents.
We help our residents build wealth through homeownership.
We upgrade our neighborhood and extend the supply of affordable housing by replacing obsolete manufactured homes with new homes.
We believe in charging market rent.
We work case by case with individual resident who cannot afford rent increases.
We oppose rent control.
We are here to listen and learn, and our views may change over time.
