Part One:

How has COVID-19 impacted real estate both around the country and here in Memphis? We also delve into the potential impact of COVID-19 on the historically high rent prices, and we ask if COVID-19 is the cause for low levels real estate inventory currently available in the marketplace.

 

Chat Neighborhood: “News of the strange but true.”

We bring you funny stories of a man who has flown an American flag for the last 2 years from the balcony of his condo, but the condo association has now asked him to take it down. In another story we will tell you about a person who quit their job and their final paycheck was paid as a wheelbarrow full of pennies, and finally a the antics of a man that was arrested three times in one day.

 

Part Two:

In this interview we talk to Tom Robertson, of Hometown Capital Group here in Memphis, TN, about the financing options he currently has available for investment property purchase. He talks about the current products he has and how he is able to work with investors to provide the financing that they need. Tom can be contacted at 901-552-5530 or online at 901mortgage.com.

In this episode we talk about our Investor Summit and how we all came together in Memphis; a social and learning event allowing investors from all over the country to come together and discuss the Memphis real estate market and to get to know like-minded investors.

 

Has a court ruled the CDC eviction moratorium as unconstitutional?

We discuss this case in Neighborhood Chat.

Our guest on this episode is attorney Mike Mitchell. He joins us to elaborate on the current legal challenges due to COVID, facing landlords and property managers.

In this episode we discuss the BRRRR method (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, and Repeat) a popular real estate investing method. Its advantages, its disadvantages, and how to know if it’s the right option for you. We also here from Jack, a property investor from New York, who has been investing in Memphis over the last few years. He talks about his experiences working with us and his perspective on Memphis as a real estate investment opportunity.

In our latest podcast episode we chat about the importance of hiring a good real estate agent and what questions you should ask when interviewing prospective agents.

What is the agent's specialty?

Is the agent available outside of normal business hours? This is important if crossing time zones or if you work full time.

Is the agent willing to provide a comparative market analysis (CMA)?

What processes does the agent use to find properties, to check RPR, rental comps, and ROI?

Does the way the agent calculates ROI match up to your own ideas of how to calculate ROI?

We'll discuss all this and more.

In this episode we discuss various topics including areas of Memphis that have seen commercial investment from the likes of Nike and Amazon, in Neighborhood Chat chat we'll share some funny stories that happened to us this week, and finally we'll be talking to one of my investors, Garrett, out of Reno, Nevada. We’ll be talking to him about his investments and about his journey in the Memphis market, since he started investing late last year. So turn up the volume sit back and listen.

 

Part One: Real Estate Investing Near Nike and Amazon’s Brand New Facilities

We discuss the kind of investments that we're seeing here in Memphis and what our investors are getting. You know, we're doing a lot of business in Raleigh and Whitehaven. They're older parts of town and they used to be their own cities back in the day, before they were eventually incorporated in Memphis. Most of the homes were built in the 50’s, 60's and 70’s. A lot of 3/1s, 3/2s - brick or traditional foundation. But what's really kicked Raleigh off is Nike having built a huge facility, and

Amazon has built one of its largest distribution centers in this part of the country.  In Raleigh, and between the two of them, as they are right next door to each other, they take up almost a an entire mile of real estate and probably employ a couple thousand employees. That’s now created this surge of people moving in with a market share of 47% for people inside the city limits of Memphis that rent.

 

Neighborhood Chat: Brett's Horror Story & Glenn's Surprise

In the words of Rockwell, “I always feel like somebody's watching me.” Brett tells the story of a home he visited earlier this morning and how he felt like the house was haunted. He described how he could feel someone watching him. But who was it? Glenn recounts his visit out to a property in Whitehaven that he was inspecting on behalf of an investor. You might say that the previous occupant of the property was given good reason to leave. Listen in to find out what Glenn uncovered.

 

Part Three: Garrett's Take On Long Term Property Investments

Garrett is a 39 year old real estate investor from Reno, Nevada. Having investigated opportunities in Indianapolis, listened to many real estate podcasts on his daily commute, and after working at length with various real estate agents, he decided to call a few places in Memphis and do some phone interviews regarding property investment, real estate agents, and property management. He did some quick phone interviews to see if there's anybody who could help him out who has, “you know, kind of like-minded investment beliefs”, as Garrett said. After speaking with Aaron and Brett, his road as a long-distance investor was swift and, with the expertise and connections of they both brought, he was able to source and purchase two properties, work with local Memphis contractors to perform maintenance and upgrades, then find and place tenants in the properties. Listen as he describes his journey to becoming a confident long-distance investor.

Property Investment ROI, Foreclosure Eviction Moratoriums, How-To Become a Real Estate Investor

In this episode we’ll be chatting to Mike about his investment journey, in Neighborhood Chat we’ll talk about foreclosure eviction moratoriums and what we’re hearing, and finally we’ll be answering some of your questions about how-to become a real estate investor.

In this episode we'll be discussing some of the issues that we faced during the recent winter storm of 2021. In the neighborhood chat, we'll discuss our new building and how we've come to work together. And finally, we'll discuss some of the investments we've managed for our investors.

In this episode of our real estate investor podcast we'll be chatting with our guest Mike Gibson, who's an investor based in California. We'll be discussing various topics in our neighborhood chat segment, and finally we'll talk about types of investment property and financing, and how to decide what is good for you.