Empowering Community Heroeswith Financially Accessible Housing
Our Mission
RSIDC empowers our communities’ heroes by providing reasonably-priced housing dedicated to professionals in non-profit healthcare, education, government, and human services, fostering a diverse and accomplished workforce.
Our Vision
Our communities thrive thanks to the dedication of nurses, firefighters, teachers, and other essential workers. RSIDC believes they deserve the convenience of living in financially accessible homes near their workplaces. Despite their invaluable contributions, many face challenges in finding housing close to their jobs, leading to long commutes and time away from their families.
At RSIDC, we are committed to developing financially accessible and conveniently located housing solutions. By providing accessible living spaces, we support the well-being of essential workers and strengthen our neighborhoods. Through strategic partnerships and innovative practices, RSIDC aims to enhance their quality of life and foster a sense of unity in our communities.
Employee Retention
Long commutes and the strain on families force essential workers to leave the very hospitals, schools, government positions, and public employers that count on their service. The situation also creates challenges for those employers that will have difficulty recruiting and retaining top talent in locations where the cost of living is too high for middle-income earners.
RSIDC partners with hospitals, colleges and school districts to provide attractive, financially accessible housing options, designed specifically for essential workers. With our innovative, pioneering, privately funded model, we can rapidly develop high-quality, attractive, and attainable housing.
A Groundbreaking Solution
RSIDC’s private funding model allows us to build faster by eliminating many of the cumbersome bureaucratic hurdles that can add years to real estate development projects. RSIDC builds beautiful, single- and two-story homes that incorporate advanced engineering principles, from the inside out. Organized around RSIDC’s core values, each development enhances its neighborhood.
Featuring green spaces, picnic tables, courtyards, seating areas, and ample parking for communal living and recreation, your employee housing enriches the surrounding communities. Each unit is energy-efficient and eco-friendly, offering precision-built manufacturing, high-quality construction, and the latest modern amenities and technologies.
Founding RSIDC
Renowned for his strategic foresight and commitment to societal progress, Ron Simon has a keen eye for identifying emerging needs. For decades he has been the driving force behind innovative housing solutions, especially in the development of accessible homes for essential workers.
Simon understands both the need for public service organizations like hospitals, schools, government positions and public service employers to recruit and retain top talent and for that same workforce to have access to reasonably priced living environments in the same communities where they work.
Our Leadership Team
Pioneers in Housing Solutions
Ron Simon
FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN
Simon’s expertise in the building industry spans decades. As CEO of Perma-Built, he oversaw the production of bath-related products like medicine and vanity cabinets. In 1989, he founded RSI Home Products, where he served as Chairman and CEO until 2011, leading the company to remarkable success. Under his leadership, RSI partnered with four private equity firms, generating substantial returns on investment.
In 2008, Simon established RSI Homes, later forming RSI Communities in 2015, which quickly grew to own or control over 11,000 home lots in California and Texas. Additionally, Simon founded DuCal Energy in 2015, later rebranded to RSI Energy, to provide solar energy solutions to the housing market.
Jim Palmer
president & ceo
A visionary nonprofit leader, Palmer was appointed President & CEO of RSIDC by Simon in recognition of his extensive leadership experience across non-profit organizations, government agencies, healthcare institutions, and social service sectors. From his dedicated philanthropic efforts to a passion for privately funded housing for those most in need, Palmer consistently demonstrates a commitment to uplifting those around him.
A seasoned trailblazer, Palmer has a 30+-year record of heading up numerous initiatives aimed at empowering individuals and communities. Before being tapped to spearhead RSI Dream Communities, Palmer’s varied career included serving as President & CEO of the Orange County Rescue Mission for 31 years, overseeing its remarkable expansion and positioning the organization as a leading provider of social services in Orange County.
