What happens when two women with no development experience decide to stop playing small?

In this episode, Amirah and Kodah share how a Facebook connection turned into a development partnership that's now building cottage communities across Portland.

Starting with a modest $6,500 mobile home flip, they learned the fundamentals of investing before taking on larger development projects. Along the way, they faced lender rejections, partnership lessons, and even purchased a property another developer walked away from.

Instead of chasing maximum profit, they're focused on creating communities people actually want to live in complete with walkability, community spaces, thoughtful design, and homes built for real families.

🔗 Full Episode: https://youtu.be/2UP6B7VL0PU

📥 Developer Vault:

http://www.localrealestatedeveloper.com/developer-vault-optin

Connect with Kadoh & Amirah:

🌐 Website https://amikadevelopment.info/

📸 Instagram 
@amikadevelopment
@kadohdevelops

@amirahfattom

💼 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kadoh-chomilo/

About the Show

The Local Real Estate Developer Podcast is for locals who want to build in their own communities. Real projects. Real lessons. No gatekeeping.

#localrealestatedeveloper #realestatedevelopment #localdeveloper #communitydevelopment #housingdevelopment #womenindevelopment #womeninrealestate #landdevelopment #cottagecluster #realestateinvesting #buildlocal #developerlife #entrepreneurship #placemaking #communityimpact #smallscaledevelopment

What happens when nobody is coming to save your town?

For Luke Henry, the answer was simple: buy the buildings, take the risk, and start building.

In this episode, Luke shares how he went from mowing lawns and house hacking his first property to acquiring eight vacant downtown buildings and helping transform Marion, Ohio's Main Street.

He breaks down the realities of small-town development, earning the trust of local banks, creating businesses when tenants wouldn't take the leap, building an ecosystem for entrepreneurs, and navigating the criticism that often comes with leadership.

This is a powerful conversation about vision, persistence, and what it really takes to revitalize a community when everyone else is waiting for someone else to do it.

The biggest lesson?

There is no "they." Only the locals willing to step up and build.

🔗 Full Episode: https://youtu.be/gxIUlqsApJI

📥 Developer Vault:

http://www.localrealestatedeveloper.com/developer-vault-optin

Guest

Luke Henry

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luhenry/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henrydevelopmentgroup/

About the Show

The Local Real Estate Developer Podcast is for locals who want to build in their own communities. Real projects. Real lessons. No gatekeeping.

#LocalRealEstateDeveloper #RealEstateDevelopment #DowntownRevitalization #CommunityDevelopment #MainStreet #AdaptiveReuse #localdeveloper #placemaking #buildlocal #economicdevelopment #smalltowns #entrepreneurship #realestateinvesting #communitybuilding #mixeduse #localownership

What does it take to go from hospitality jobs and side businesses to helping build a $450M mixed-use sports and community development?

And how do you step into development when you never set out to be a developer?

In this episode, Beth Underhill shares her path from catering and entrepreneurship to real estate investing, student housing, and ultimately leading a large-scale 103-acre sports and mixed-use development. She breaks down how exposure to landlords and developers shifted her mindset, how early flips and contractor issues shaped her approach, and how commercial real estate opened the door to bigger thinking.

Beth walks through how the sports complex vision evolved into an entire ecosystem, hotels, retail, multifamily, food, and wellness, driven by local demand, city plans, and strategic relationships. She also gets real about financing challenges, partnerships, and what it actually takes to move a project of this scale forward.

🔗 Full Episode: https://youtu.be/doPVeF_BTr8

📥 Developer Vault:

http://www.localrealestatedeveloper.com/developer-vault-optin

Guest

Beth Januzzi Underhill

Website: www.investingwithbeth.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjanuzziunderhill/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/investingwithbeth/

About the Show

The Local Real Estate Developer Podcast is for locals who want to build in their own communities. Real projects. Real lessons. No gatekeeping.

#localrealestatedeveloper #realestatedevelopment #mixeduse #sportscomplex #commercialrealestate #landdevelopment #communitydevelopment #cincinnatirealestate #entrepreneurship

What happens when a local stops waiting for permission… and starts rebuilding the block himself?

In this episode, Justin Hampton shares how he went from making $39K a year and renovating his family’s first home to buying an entire block in Montgomery, Alabama.

Justin breaks down the real side of development, failed inspections, contractor issues, financing challenges, imposter syndrome, and learning as you go while slowly scaling from house hacks and Airbnbs into community-driven mixed-use projects.

Then one Instagram video saying “I bought the block” changed everything.

If you’ve ever driven past abandoned buildings in your city and thought, “Somebody should do something about that,” this episode is your reminder that somebody could be you.

🔗 Full Episode: https://youtu.be/O60EA4vAFXs

📥 Developer Vault:

http://www.localrealestatedeveloper.com/developer-vault-optin

Guest

Justin Hampton

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/c-justin-hampton/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c.justinhampton/

About the Show

The Local Real Estate Developer Podcast is for locals who want to build in their own communities. Real projects. Real lessons. No gatekeeping.

#localrealestatedeveloper #realestatedevelopment #buildlocal #communitydevelopment #montgomeryalabama #hospitalitydesign #airbnbbusiness #mixedusedevelopment #smalltowndevelopment #developerlife #localdeveloper #urbanrevitalization #placemaking #entrepreneurship #realestateinvesting #shorttermrentals #adaptiveReuse #buildyourcity

What happens when local developers finally stop building alone?

After 50+ podcast episodes, we realized everyone was asking the same thing:

“Where are our people?”

That’s why we’re launching the first-ever LRED Meetup in Louisville, Kentucky.

This isn’t another corporate conference.

We’re bringing together developers, city leaders, architects, investors, and locals who are actively building projects that impact their communities.

Real conversations.

Real relationships.

Real projects.

Because development is a team sport and one connection can completely change your trajectory.

🔗 Full Episode: https://youtu.be/g7xvBzE2UBk

📥 Developer Vault:

http://www.localrealestatedeveloper.com/developer-vault-optin

Guest

Kristi

Website: https://kristikandel.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristikandel/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-kandel-4b650a12/

Raphael:

Website: http://www.raphaelcollazo.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commercial_louisville/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelcollazo/

About the Show

The Local Real Estate Developer Podcast is for locals who want to build in their own communities. Real projects. Real lessons. No gatekeeping.

#localrealestatedeveloper #realestatedevelopment #buildlocal #developermeetup #communitydevelopment #adaptiveReuse #louisvilleky #developerlife #realestatepodcast #placemaking #smallscaledevelopment #localdevelopers #citybuilding #realestateinvesting #entrepreneurship

What happens when a teacher quits his job, gets ghosted, and bets everything on a camera?

In this episode, Taylor Gangis shares how documenting Tampa Bay’s growth turned him from a high school math teacher into one of the city’s rising voices in development media.

From internet backlash to community storytelling, this conversation dives into why local voices matter in shaping the future of our cities.

This episode is about building trust before buildings.

🔗 Full Episode: https://youtu.be/4ppkY1L1CIc

📥 Developer Vault:

http://www.localrealestatedeveloper.com/developer-vault-optin

Guest

Taylor Gangis

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorgangis/

Website: https://www.woodsrogers.com/team

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realtampabay.dev/

About the Show

The Local Real Estate Developer Podcast is for locals who want to build in their own communities. Real projects. Real lessons. No gatekeeping.

#LocalRealEstateDeveloper #RealEstateDevelopment #TampaBay #BuildLocal #communitydevelopment #realestatemedia #localdeveloper #tamparealestate #storytelling #contentcreator #urbandevelopment #citybuilding #entrepreneurship #realestatepodcast #developlocal

Most local developers don’t fail because the deal was bad.

They fail because nobody showed them how the money actually works.

In this episode, Jordan Blanchard breaks down the hidden world of USDA lending, rural development financing, and capital stacking. From hotels and adaptive reuse projects to infrastructure and community development, he shares how local developers are unlocking funding most people never even know exists.

This episode is about more than loans.

It’s about learning how to structure deals that actually get built.

🔗 Full Episode: https://youtu.be/ufb-Og2qeio

📥 Developer Vault:

http://www.localrealestatedeveloper.com/developer-vault-optin

Guest

Jordan Blanchard

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/x-caliber-capital/

Website: https://xrcusda.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@x-calibercap

About the Show

The Local Real Estate Developer Podcast is for locals who want to build in their own communities. Real projects. Real lessons. No gatekeeping.

#LocalRealEstateDeveloper #USDAloans #RealEstateDevelopment #BuildLocal #CapitalStack #CommercialRealEstate #RuralDevelopment #CommunityDevelopment #DeveloperMindset #AdaptiveReuse #GroundUpDevelopment #RealEstateInvesting #LocalDeveloper

What if the land you think you control… isn’t actually accessible?

And how many deals are quietly sitting on legal landmines no one checked?

In this episode, real estate attorney Richard Crouch breaks down the hidden legal side of development deals, the part that decides whether projects move forward or fall apart after real money is on the line.

From missing easements and title issues to investor conflicts and bad contracts, we look at real cases where small oversights changed everything, including a $13.5M deal that became a $50M refinance through the right structure and execution.

This episode is about what actually protects deals: documentation, alignment, and getting it right early.

🔗 Full Episode: https://youtu.be/rGFAT3eI-nU

📥 Developer Vault:

http://www.localrealestatedeveloper.com/developer-vault-optin

Guest

Richard Crouch

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-crouch-039320a/

Website: https://www.woodsrogers.com/team

About the Show

The Local Real Estate Developer Podcast is for locals who want to build in their own communities. Real projects. Real lessons. No gatekeeping.

#localrealestatedeveloper #realestatedevelopment #commercialrealestate #landdevelopment #duediligence #titleissues #easements #developmentdeals #realestatelaw #constructionlaw

What happens when the projects you’re building… stop meaning anything?

And what does it really take to build something your community actually needs?

In this episode, Kelvin Enfinger shares his journey from growing up in a construction family to working high-pressure national retail jobs… and ultimately choosing a different path, one focused on local impact in Pensacola.

From tight deadlines and rigid systems with national tenants to building healthcare facilities, schools, and aviation projects that serve real people, Kelvin breaks down what it actually looks like to transition from volume-driven construction to purpose-driven development.

🔗 Full Episode: https://youtu.be/wt7lLallZ-k

📥 Developer Vault:

http://www.localrealestatedeveloper.com/developer-vault-optin

Guest

Kelvin Enfinger

Website: https://greenhut.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelvinenfinger/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelvin-enfinger-jr-953b21110/

About the Show

The Local Real Estate Developer Podcast is for locals who want to build in their own communities. Real projects. Real lessons. No gatekeeping.

#LocalRealEstateDeveloper #CommunityDevelopment #Pensacola #RealEstateDevelopment #BuildLocal #RealEstateTips #RealEstate

What if the deal you almost ignored…

was the one that changes everything?

And what if becoming a developer isn’t about knowing more,

but being willing to figure it out when it gets messy?

In this episode, Kelsie LPJ Johnston shares her raw journey from small local projects to building a 15-unit cottage community in her own town. No formal training. No perfect plan. Just taking action on an opportunity most people would’ve passed on and learning everything along the way.

This is not theory. This is what it looks like when a local bets on themselves and builds anyway.

🔗 Full Episode: https://youtu.be/qXBkROFWyeI

📥 Developer Vault:

http://www.localrealestatedeveloper.com/developer-vault-optin

Guest

Kelsie LPJ Johnston

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelsie-lpjohnston-354135208/?isSelfProfile=false

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rei.odyssey/

About the Show

The Local Real Estate Developer Podcast is for locals who want to build in their own communities. Real projects. Real lessons. No gatekeeping.

#localrealestatedeveloper #realestatedevelopment #buildlocal #realestateinvesting #propertydevelopment #communitydevelopment #realestatetips #wealthbuilding #realestate