Charles Rossano: Why Co-Living Is Creating a New Path to Passive Income

Many investors focus on multifamily, short-term rentals, and traditional buy-and-hold strategies. Charles Rossano believes one of the biggest opportunities in real estate is hiding in plain sight.
In this episode, Andrew Becker sits down with Charles Rossano, co-founder of Cohaven Capital, to discuss co-living real estate, affordable housing, passive investing, and the systems that helped scale a portfolio of more than 260 units across multiple markets.
In this episode:
• How co-living creates affordability while improving property performance
• The $50,000 mistake that reshaped their acquisition process
• Why systems and SOPs became critical to scaling beyond a few properties
• How Cohaven Capital combines social impact with investment returns
About our guest:
Charles is a co-architect of the Impact Co-Living model and a driving force behind CoHaven Capital. Together with Anthony Free, he developed the vision of combining high-yield co-living with government-backed revenue and nonprofit partnerships, creating an entirely new category in real estate investing. Under their leadership, CoHaven has scaled to approximately 240 units across multiple markets with over 90% occupancy.