Our mission
We believe safe housing should not require a perfect record.
PrimeNest Properties restores worn and overlooked Ohio properties into Safe Havens — stable, supportive homes for neurodivergent families and domestic violence survivors. We fund that work by buying houses for cash from homeowners who need a fast, fair, respectful sale.
- 98%
- Residents still housed after one year
- 200+
- Families placed in a Safe Haven
- 50
- Homes restored across Ohio
- 0
- Credit checks or background screens
Why we exist
Two housing problems, one answer.
Across Ohio there are tired houses nobody wants to fix, and families nobody wants to rent to. Neurodivergent households get told their needs are too complicated. Survivors get told their credit, their rental history, or their last address disqualifies them.
We put those two facts together. We buy the worn property, restore it with real accessibility and safety work, and place a family in it — without a credit check, a background screen, or a single question they do not want to answer.
That is what we mean by a Safe Haven: not a unit, not a program slot, but a home someone is allowed to stay in and settle into.
What guides us
Four commitments we do not negotiate.
Dignity first
Nobody has to perform their trauma to earn a home. We ask what you need, not what went wrong.
Safety is design
Solid locks, exterior lighting, sightlines, quiet rooms, and confidential addresses are not upgrades — they are the specification.
Restore, don't discard
The houses everyone else writes off are the ones our region needs most. We bring them back to sound and safe.
Stay after move-in
Placement is the beginning. Coordinators stay reachable, and resources keep flowing long after the boxes are unpacked.
No-Judgment Housing
Our application is short because it is not a filter. Here is what we will never ask you for.
- No credit checks
- No background screens
- No eviction history questions
- No rental-history minimums
- No shaming, ever
- No pressure to share your story
Founded in Ohio, staying in Ohio
PrimeNest Properties is led by Michael Pavlov and a team of local coordinators, contractors, and advocates working out of 1200 E Market Street, Suite 361, Akron Ohio 44305. Every home we restore is one we can drive to.