On episode 68 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Janet Tonkins, affectionately known as the "Baltimore Real Estate Diva" and Founder of ART Enterprises.

During our conversation we discuss:

- How she got started investing in Baltimore to amassing an over $700M portfolio of single family homes and apartment buildings

- Collaborating with author Jack Canfield to write the book "The Turning Point"

- Her development project in her hometown of Paterson, NJ for an apartment building specifically catered to grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.

Contact Janet Tonkins:

Email: [email protected]

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-tonkins-012221236/

Website: https://thecashflowdiva.com/

On episode 67 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with LaQuida Chancey, Founder and Director of Smalltimore Homes, a nonprofit aiming to provide those experiencing homelessness with transitional housing in the form of tiny homes.

On episode 66 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Victoria Gousse Baumol, Senior Vice President of Investments at A. Walker & Co., a boutique real estate private equity firm based in New York City.

During our conversation we discuss:

- Differences between a private equity firm and a pension fund

- How private equity firms evaluate deals

- The tangible impact that previous deals she's worked on have had in the community

Book recommendation:

Evicted: Profit and Poverty in the American City

Contact Victoria:

Email: [email protected]

Linkedin

On episode 65 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Stephanie Roodman, Director of Real Estate and Legal Counsel at Montgomery Housing Partnership, a non-profit affordable housing developer in Silver Spring, Maryland.

During our conversation we discuss:

- How her educational background in urban planning lead to her passion for real estate development

- Character traits of a successful real estate developer with an emphasis on affordable housing

- Upcoming tax credit projects in the pipeline at Montgomery Housing Partnership

Contact Stephanie:

Email: [email protected]

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-roodman-1312007/

On episode 64 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Heidi Bolyard, architect and founder of SOLD By Design, a firm that works with realtors in the Dublin, Ohio area to increase their knowledge of design elements to help their clients make their homes more functional.

During our conversation we discuss:

- What inspired her to create her firm SOLD by Design and how she helps realtors expand their business

- Simple design elements to incorporate to make your home more marketable and functional

- How the pandemic and work-from-home culture has changed the way new and remodeled homes are being designed

Book recommendation:Sell or Be Sold by Grant Cardone

Contact Heidi:

Email: [email protected]

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

On episode 63 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Sarah Massey, Director of Business Development and Senior Analyst at Spring Garden Lending, an asset-based private real estate lender operating in the DMV, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh Metro areas.

On episode 61 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Nicole Christopherson, real estate broker and founder of NMC Realty, servicing buyers and sellers in Austin, Texas and Newport Beach, California.

During our conversation we discuss:

- Her transition from Newport Beach to Austin and unique things to know if interested in buying real estate in Texas

- Starting an independent brokerage under EXP Realty

- New initiatives and upcoming events with her platform “Work Hard, Smile Hard”

Book Recommendation:

Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott

Tribes by Seth Godin

On episode 61 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Nicole Christopherson, real estate broker and founder of NMC Realty, servicing buyers and sellers in Austin, Texas and Newport Beach, California.

On episode 60 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Gina Nisbeth, Co-Founder of Open Access, a fellowship program for minorities interested in transitioning to a career in community development finance. She is also the Founder of 9th & Clinton, a strategic consulting firm aiming to help minority-controlled developers, fund managers, CDFIs, and other organizations expand their offerings to be more competitive in the marketplace.

During our conversation we discuss:

- What are New Markets Tax Credits and how they are a powerful tool to create much needed resources and jobs in underserved communities

- The genesis of the Open Access program and the impact it has had on the community development finance industry to date in its third year

- Initiatives she is working on with her consulting firm, 9th & Clinton

- Other organizations she is part of to help encourage more women and minorities to participate in angel investing

Book Suggestion:

The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein

Contact Gina:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginanisbeth/

https://9thclinton.com/

Contact Pretty Girls Love Real Estate:

Website: prettygirlsloverealestate.com

Email: [email protected]

IG: @prettygirlsloverealestate

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/pretty-girls-love-real-estate

On episode 59 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Dr. Gina Merritt, Founder and CEO of Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures and Project Community Capital, an organization dedicated to leveraging social capital to provide jobs to people in underserved communities. During our conversation we discuss:

- How a reoccurring childhood dream about construction turned into a prolific career in real estate development

- Her experience in the Growing Diverse Housing Developers Program sponsored by Wells Fargo and Capital Impact Partners

- Call to action for people that make hiring decisions to engage more people in Project Community Capital

-Importance of having majority counterparts support and believe in you in order to navigate the world of real estate development

Book suggestion:

The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein

Contact Gina:

Website: https://nreuv.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-gina-merritt-mba-7617ba6/

Contact Pretty Girls Love Real Estate:

Email: [email protected]

Website: prettygirlsloverealestate.com

IG: @prettygirlsloverealestate

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/pretty-girls-love-real-estate/