Amanda Stapleton is a Realtor from Chicago that specializes in Selling Residential and Commercial property. In just the past few years Amanda has become a top producing Realtor in the Windy City. Listen as she recounts how she built her business under the age of 30. This is Homecoming with The Downing Brothers podcast EP #51.

Kristyn Patterson is a Real Estate Investor that currently does renovations in Chicago, Detroit, and New Orleans. Though she primarily flips her properties, she also holds some of her houses and is an Airbnb Host. As we celebrate our 50th episode check out this fun and interesting conversation on Homecoming with The Downing Brothers podcast.

CJ Rose started off his adult life in pursuit of Professional Football playing in the CFL and Arena league football. After that he made a huge shift in his life when he went into mortgage lending with Guaranteed Rate, one of the largest mortgage lenders in the United States. CJ said, "The longer I've been here, the more I realize that I'm apart of something bigger than myself. The industry needs change and I'm happy to be apart of it."

Sherman "Dilla" Thomas is a Chicago Historian that has made entertaining and enlightening videos on social media to showcase the 77 neighborhoods of Chicago and how they came to be. This episode we talk about what he found about our grandparents journey during the Great Migration to Chicago from Mississippi and what it was like to accomplish the American Dream for them and hundreds of thousands of other African-American that came north in the first half of the 20th century. #chicagohistory #dilla #thedowningbrothers #guaranteedrate

Philip Beckham III is a Real Estate Investor and Entrepreneur from Chicago. Phil talks about his experience growing up in a family that has run a Bus Company among other endeavors for 3 generations. Now Phil is a developer that builds affordable housing in the commercial space with three 100 unit buildings as his newest project in Bronzeville on the South Side.

Home Buying Made Easy w/ Jarrod Greer EP#46

Jarrod Greer, VP of Mortgage Lending/Renovation Specialist, discusses his role in making Home Ownership more accessible across diverse communities. He brought to @guaranteedrate attention that there was need to open a Guaranteed Rate office in historic Bronzeville, a predominantly Black Neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. He went on to become branch manager and make history! #homeownership #realestateinvestment #diversityequityinclusion #thedowningbrothers

“Be the change you want to see.” Nykea Pippion ignited change by becoming a realtor after a bad homebuying experience. Following her groundbreaking role as the first female African American treasurer of the Chicago Association of REALTORS®, Nykea was elected its first female African American president in 137 years. Nykea is a proud Chicagoan, regional expert, and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Homecoming with The Downing Brothers EP #44

Jemal King is a dutiful husband, a father of three beautiful children, a retired police officer and a multi millionaire. He is know as "9 to 5 Millionaire" due to amassing his wealth through real estate while being a full time officer for the Chicago PD. In this episode he dives into first real estate transactions  and explains why he believes "The first step to building wealth is believing it's possible."

EP #42 Ashley Johnson is an Entrepreneur and Real Estate Investor that teaches others how she went from $0 to $100K in 2020 during a Pandemic! If you want to know how to go from living on your mother's couch with 2 kids to "Flippin Pallets", buying 4 houses and selling hundreds of eCourses, listen to Ashley's Homecoming story now! Like, Comment and Subscribe!

EP #42 Mark Jones is a Realtor and Real Estate Investor in Los Angeles with a remarkable story that seems like it's ripped right out of the script of FX's Snowfall. Mark, a native of LA, made his way to Howard University all before starting @Livinrentfree. To learn more about this made for TV real estate journey listen to and watch Homecoming with The Downing Brothers EP #42. Like, Comment, and Subscribe!!