So You Are Thinking of Applying
FINANCIAL CRITERIA
You must not have owned a home in the last 3 years, you need good credit, and have been employed for 6 months. Income requirements range between $27K and $49K depending on the lot. For an application call and leave your contact information: Malena (916) 414-4464 or 568-5009

FOR A BREAKDOWN OF THE COST TO YOU
If you are accepted, a $250 application fee will be requested(used to maintain this website and other group ventures).
There will be aproximately $1300 down payment due on most homes and added closeing costs at the end.
Restrictions apply on use and resale of houses/studios.

ARTIST SELECTION CRITERIA
You must be a professional visual artist, and submit a portfolio of current art work, and resume of related activities.
For more information: Kim (916) 457-8129 or email me at: feedyoureye@hotmail.com

SurrealEstates Ink; Criteria to Determine Eligibility for Artist Live/Work Housing (For the sake of simplicity, 'artist, artisans and similarly situated individuals' will be referred to as 'artists' in this document)
After meeting financial requirements mandated by any grants, loans and agencies involved, the following criteria will be applied.
If the intent is to create affordable housing to allow artists to live and create in a community, a means of determining eligibility for occupancy is required. A committee of artists currently working in Surrealestates has formed to develop criteria for determining who meets the definition of artist, artisans and similarly situated individuals as envisioned for occupancy of Surrealestates live/ work housing.
An artist, for the purpose of this committee, is a person who is regularly engaged in the arts as a career and not simply as a hobby. This does not mean that the art the artist creates generates the artist's main source of income, nor does it require that the creation of art occupy the greatest portion of the artist's day. An artist is committed to his or her work, has a body of work that demonstrates the development of that art and intends to pursue that work for the foreseeable future. A commitment to community involvement is also required to fulfill obligations promised by Surrealestates Artists to the community.
Peer review committee
This committee consists of current Surrealestates artists who will determine future SurrealEstates owners in the live/work community, thereafter a Board of resident/owners may be established to ensure an arts-oriented focus. The initial Committee may consist of all current members of SurrealEstates (one artist representative from each household).
The applicant must submit a portfolio and an arts resume pertinent to his or her work. Included should be information pertaining to educational background, professional training, public exhibitions and/or performances, critical reviews, grants, awards and fellowships. The committee will review the applicant's work without exercising aesthetic judgment. Additionally, the applicant may state "Artist" as his or her occupation on tax returns.
We are aware of the challenges inherent in organizing a viable arts community, and we see this as a process that will continue to evolve as a live/work project progresses. We will continue to look for models in other communities and new innovative ways of addressing the criteria issue, striving to be fair and inclusive.