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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 a…
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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.During our conversation we discuss:- Projects and services with Smalltimore Homes and other initiatives in Baltimore…
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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 -…
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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 d…
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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…
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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.During our conversation we discuss:- How her passion and interest for developing new communit…
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On episode 62 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Jane Wabs, Partner at Paper Profits, a Southern California- based fund that invests in performing and distressed mortgage notes.During our conversation we discuss:-Her start in real estate investing raising capital for multifamily deals.- Advantages and disadvantages of investing in mortga…
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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 …
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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, …
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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…
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On episode 58 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Sheveir Ross, a real estate investor in Baltimore, MD. During our conversation we discuss: Comparison between DC and Baltimore markets Getting back in the real estate investing game after taking a loss How to connect with private money for real estate deals Book suggestion: The Dreamgiver …
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On episode 57 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Stephanie Knights, realtor at e-Merge Real Estate in Columbus, Ohio. During our conversation we discuss: Overview of the Columbus, Ohio market and opportunities for investment in 2023 and beyond Carving out a niche as a buyer’s agent for baby boomer clients Nuances you should know when con…
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On episode 56 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Janisha Richardson, founder of Right Commercial Lending and market leader for the DMV chapter of Project REAP. During our conversation we discuss: How to establish business credit even with a new LLC with no revenue Preparing your personal credit profile to successfully qualify for busines…
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On episode 55 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Anna McCorvey, LEEP AP-certified architect and founder of the River East Design Center based in the Anacostia neighborhood of SE DC. During our conversation we discuss: - Programs and initiatives to increase the amount of black women architects (currently only around 500 in the United Stat…
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On episode 54 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Daria Guzzo, Program Specialist for DMV Initiatives at Capital Impact Partners. During our conversation we discuss: - Capital Impact Partners' multitude of programs and initiatives designed to strengthen communities and create a new generation of developers of color - Her experience as a f…
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On episode 53 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Rachael Strum, Senior Mortgage Loan Officer at Cardinal Financial. She is also an affordable housing developer, and has years of experience working with HUD and section 8 programs. During our conversation we discuss: - Dispelling myths and things you probably didn't know about section 8 vo…
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On episode 52 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Kendra Whitaker Shine, co-founder of M.O.R.E., a nonprofit focused on helping people from disadvantaged areas in the DC region to build wealth through homeownership and entrepreneurship. She has also been a practicing realtor in the DMV area for over 12 years and more recently has started …
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On episode 51 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Davonne Reaves, hotelier and founder of Vesterr, a crowdfunding platform for commercial real estate investments. During our conversation we discuss: The three most important things when evaluating a hotel Hotel brands with diversity programs to help more minorities with hotel ownership The…
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On episode 50 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Marjorie Tsang, former Investment Manager for the New York State Employees' Pension Fund, controlling approximately $175B of assets under management during her tenure. During our conversation we discuss: -How large institutional investment funds think about asset allocation and evaluate op…
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On episode 49 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Manikka Bowman, the new Executive Director for Project REAP, an organization championing diversity in the commercial real estate industry for the past 24 years. During our conversation we discuss: New initiatives for the 25th anniversary of Project REAP Quantitatively measuring the tangibl…
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On episode 48 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Ayesha Hudson, CEO of A-Peace, LLC, a housing and resident programming provider in the most underserved communities in Washington, DC. During this episode, we discuss: - The changes in the DC housing market over the past 20+ years - The various rental subsidy and supportive housing program…
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On episode 47 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Adeola Adejobi, Founder of Avant-Garde Network, the leading social enterprise company focused on creating black executives and entrepreneurs. Adeola is a nationally and regionally recognized leader in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in business entrepreneurship and real estate. O…
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On episode 46 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Imelba Rodriguez, an associate broker based on Brooklyn, NY. Imelba has several years of experience working with various organizations to help address the housing affordability crisis in the city, one family at a time. During our conversation we discuss: - the current state of affordable h…
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On episode 45 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Jasmine Jina Ortiz, a commercial broker based in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts area. During our conversation we discuss: - benefits of being a residential/commercial dual threat agent - how being involved in different real estate organizations and pursuing numerous designations can t…
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On episode 44 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Rachel Lesperance, a paralegal with Res-Title based out of the Indianapolis, Indiana area. During our conversation we discuss: - the state of the title industry during the pandemic and beyond - what states have the toughest closing procedures for real estate transactions -her words of wisd…
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On episode 43 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Courtney Timmons, co-founder of Concrete Roots, a family-owned business to build residential communities using shipping containers in the Atlanta area. During our conversation we discuss: - pros and cons of building with shipping containers vs traditional building materials - helping to cr…
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On episode 42 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Brandi Hawkins and Tiffany Harris, founders and owners of Harris Hawkins & Co, a real estate brokerage based in Baltimore. During our conversation we discuss: Requirements to become a licensed broker and open your own brokerage in Maryland Leading and mentoring a team of 23 mostly women re…
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On episode 41 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Smita and Chetna Lal, also known as the Syndication Sisters. They have over 20 years of experience purchasing and rehabbing rental properties mostly in the DMV area, and in recent years have moved up to acquire apartment complexes throughout the Midwest and southern United States. During o…
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On episode 40 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I had the pleasure of speaking with Melissa Fleury, founder of The Branded Career, a platform dedicated to helping professionals with career development and executive coaching. She is also a Senior Asset Manager for a leading commercial real estate firm. During our conversation we discuss: - How her o…
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On episode 39 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I had the pleasure of getting double the knowledge and inspiration from the ladies of the Dream Team of ExecuHome Realty, Tekee Wilkes and Candis Carr. They are veteran real estate agents in the Baltimore, MD market and also participate in many activities and initiatives to educate members of their co…
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On episode 38 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Desiree Garrido, realtor at Compass and life/professional coach in the Bay Area. During out chat we discuss: Markets in Northern California that are not totally saturated Importance of maintaining a healthy spirit and body as a real estate professional Aligning with like-minded people that…
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On episode 37 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Chelsey Abrams, a CPA and realtor based in Baltimore, MD. During our conversation we discuss: - Strategies for reducing your tax liability by investing in real estate - Taking advantage of the benefits of opportunity zones even if you do not have capital gains to invest - Navigating the la…
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On episode 36 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Mary Beth McCormick, Executive Director of the Center for Real Estate at Ohio State University's Fisher School of Business. Mary Beth has a much lauded career in real estate, spanning over 30 years managing pension funds, REITs, and now as a champion for diversity and inclusion in the educ…
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On episode 35 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Erica Atterbury, a realtor in the Orlando, Florida real estate market with Coldwell Banker Realty. Before joining them, Erica was a buyer's agent with NACA (Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America), a national organization with a mission to help low to moderate income people achieve…
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On episode 34 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Rahel Fikre, Store Development Manager for Starbucks based in the Northern Virginia market. She has a vast wealth of experience in retail real estate, specifically working with franchises and new store development. During our conversation we discuss: - her experience working with franchise…
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On episode 33 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Ashley McMichael, founder of the Innovative Academy of Liberal Art and Sciences, an organization that provides education and opportunities for students and families in the areas of science, technology, entrepreneurship, arts, and mental health in the Ward 7 neighborhood of Washington, DC. …
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On episode 32 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Tiyanna Long, Founder of Medisi Ventures, a social impact firm that provides consulting, advocacy, and development services for clients in the cannabis industry. Tiyanna is also an Oakland, California native and participates in many non profit organizations and initiatives to provide finan…
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With the pandemic still rampant throughout the world, the "new normal" has the majority of people in the corporate world working from home for the foreseeable future. So what is to be of all the available office space? On episode 31 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Wunmi Onile-Ere, Commercial Realtor specializing in the office asset cl…
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On episode 30 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Garland Fuller, Senior Diversity Recruiter at CBRE. During our conversation we discuss, - what personality traits are ideal for someone looking to get into commercial real estate - what transferable skills will be most valuable when looking to transition into CRE - examples of what differe…
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On episode 29 I had the pleasure of chatting with Brittany Rose @b.theboss, hard money consultant, realtor, wholesaler, and all around boss in the DMV/ Baltimore market. During our conversation we discuss: - who is the ideal client for a hard money loan - crazy stories and words of wisdom for completing your first real estate deal - using Clubhouse…
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Sonya Rocvil is the Principal/ Founder of Bedrock Real Estate Investors, an apartment syndication firm based in New York City that focuses on multifamily acquisitions in the Southeast US. During our conversation we discuss: - Her transition from being a CPA at a Big 4 accounting firm and the transferrable skills that aided in her real estate invest…
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On episode 27 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Lourdiana St. Louis, a realtor and home inspector-in-training in Northern New Jersey. During our conversation, we discuss: - red flags to look out for on your home inspection report - process and qualifications needed to become a home inspector - progressing a real estate career with a new…
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On episode 26 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Gabrielle Williams also known as Real Estate Bae. During our conversation we discuss: - using getting laid off as a catalyst to push her into taking real estate investing more serious - making connections with local real estate investors when you want to invest out-of-state - not letting t…
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On episode 25 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I speak with Winstina Dakers, Founder of The Dakers Group, a marketing and public relations firm based in NYC specializing in branding, marketing, and event planning in the commercial real estate industry. Winstina has worked in the industry for over 10 years and is very passionate about her contribut…
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On episode 24 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate I chat with Nicole Dillard, VP & Relationship Manager for US Bank in Columbus, Ohio. Nicole has been in the finance industry for over 10 years and has recently shifted to focus more on the commercial mortgage industry. Check out the conversation as she discusses: - the impending mass foreclosures on th…
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On episode 23 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Monique Larmond, Partner at Givens & Larmond Group, a law firm specializing in real estate and business transactions in Southern California. During our conversation we discuss: -the importance of purchasing investment properties in an LLC -responsibilities of an attorney in a commercial re…
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On episode 22 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Ashley Kelley, founder of Ashley Kelley Design, an architecture and interior design firm based in Las Vegas. Ashley is originally from Oakland, California but chose to relocate to Las Vegas to take advantage of the lower costs and void in the real estate market in terms of unique design ae…
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On episode 21 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Amoni Woodby, Deputy Director of New Construction Finance for the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development. All affordable housing development projects in the city go through her department. During our conversation we discuss: - her trials and tribulations due to lack of dive…
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On episode 20 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Stephanie Douthit, Project Manager at Atlantic Pacific Companies in Miami about the world of construction and project management in affordable housing. During our conversation, we discussed: -the importance of the project manager for any construction project - boom of luxury and affordable…
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On episode 19 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Jeanette Mena, real estate rep for Starbucks and co-chair for Project REAP in New York City. Jeanette is incredibly passionate about increasing the diversity within the world of commercial real estate, which is still a laughably homogeneous industry. During our conversation we discuss: - h…
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