Real Estate Investing with House Money

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan together with Mandy discuss blog 152 - What Do A, B, And C Asset Classes Mean in Real Estate ? Alan finds that understanding the classes you're investing in helps you communicate with other real estate investors. Alan clarifies that an asset class does not reflect the tenant base. Second, it is simply a quick scorecard b...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan discuss blog 150 - The BROKE Method to Buy Real Estate with No Money .   Alan figured out a way to buy more than $30 million in real estate without using his own money. It sounds easy, but it's actually a lot of work. He came up with the "BROKE Method" to explain how he does it. The "B" stands for Big Deal Finder. T...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan together with guest host Bryce discuss blog 153 - What do I do if my town changes its STR rules? Lauren and Bryce both specialize in short-term rentals (STRs) for their real estate investments. Bryce owns properties in Austin, where a recent rule change now allows property owners to list their homes as STRs without needi...

Happy Independence Day (July 4th) to our American listeners! Alan and Lauren are taking this week off and stop by with a quick message for you all. In short, they're going to take a break soon (July 25 - Aug 29). They give some updates on their lives and briefly give some rental updates. Lauren is also busy with a move and vacations, and Alan's real estate realtor business is picking up. So, you c...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan discuss blog 157 - Boost STR Returns with These Airbnb Alternatives . When it comes to Short-Term Rentals, it is hard to stand out especially if you're new to Airbnb because of the intense competition. The 1st alternative is Hopper which is ideal for last-minute bookings. If you need to purchase a plane ticket or visit a...

In this week’s House Money Podcast episode, we have for you Adulting Is Easy Podcast episode 148 by Lauren Keen Aumond where she talks to Alan Corey and discusses his book “A Million Bucks By 30.” Alan grew up with parents who were public school teachers, so he knew about money but didn't have much himself. He decided he wanted to make a million dollars by the time he turned 30 and write a book ab...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest Kelly Koontz. They discuss blog 149, Avoid These 3 Common Real Estate Scams. There are way more than 3 out there but these are some of the scams Alan or his clients have experienced. Scam #1 is wire instructions spoofing . For this scam, the scammers get access to the email of the re...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest, Matt. They discuss blog 148, 3 red flags you might be a slumlord. Alan bought 50 single family homes with an average price of $30,000 and he wrote this blog because when he tells people that he’s a landlord, people will tell him he is a slumlord. Alan wants to clarify that the price...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest Matthew Teifke. They discuss blog 147, the five most important things about your short-term rental business. Alan wrote this blog with Lauren’s help, obviously. One important thing to remember is that short-term rentals are more than just real estate investing. You are a host - not j...

House Money Podcast Episode 50 This week's House Money Podcast brings you something special! As we count down to our one-year anniversary celebration, we're shaking things up with a bloopers and outtakes episode. It's been an incredible year filled with laughter and conversations about the real estate market. Each week, we dive into various discussions, but now it's time to take a lighthearted loo...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, there will be a twist because the blog post that the hosts will discuss is written by the guest host, Eric Hughes. They discuss guest blog 1, Playing the Long Game with Rental Properties . Eric's blog is very analytical and detailed, which is completely different from Alan’s HMM blog. Eric even edited Alan’s book "House Fire". Key Idea...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest Michael Albaum. They discuss blog 146, Why Residential Beats Commercial Real Estate Investing. Alan wrote this blog because he finds residential being less risky than commercial. It also takes less money and can be more profitable. In this blog, there are 3 pros of residential invest...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest Austin realtor  Danielle Fountain. They discuss blog 145, 7 Things Hosts Can Do to Get More Airbnb Bookings . This article ties to Lauren’s expertise because she is mostly known for having short-term rentals. Alan, Lauren and Danielle share some rules in their states (Texas, Geo...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest Amanda Orson. They discuss blog 144, When should I renovate a long term rentals? New investors love to make a property their own and put their own touch on it but that's not always the best plan. Alan wrote three scenarios to tell you when you should renovate a long-term rental. The...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest Nick Hooyman. They discuss blog 143, 3 Wrong Questions Real Estate Investors Ask at an Open House. Alan recently did an open house for duplex in Atlanta and wrote this blog based on that experience. The first wrong question to ask is: can I a dd a driveway ? The investor said he woul...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest Skylar Romines. They discuss blog 142, 3 Secrets to a Successful Eviction. Alan has only personally handled one eviction, but he’s had property managers do some with him. Lauren, on the other hand, has had to have an Airbnb guest removed and she’s had a squatter. If you are a landlor...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest Jonathan Rich. They discuss blog 141, How Real Estate Agents and Investors Can Both Get More Business. The first secret is agents and investors should create a niche for themselves. Alan wrote in his book "House Fire'' that no one looks highly on the “one man band.” When you try to d...

  House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest Jojo. They discuss blog 140, 3 Red Flags You Need a Sewer Scope ASAP. Sewer Scope is like a little snake with a camera on it that if you put it down, you can tell if there's cracks or leaks. Red flag #1 is foundation issues . When you see cracks, it's tilting, or it's wobbly c...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest, Dion . They discuss blog 139, 3 Outdated Property Management Things You Can Stop Doing . Number 1 is putting out a physical rent sign. These are the signs that you can buy at Home Depot or Lowe's that say For Rent with a handwritten phone number on it. These signs attract tire kicke...

House Money Weekly In this week’s episode, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest, Matt, the RV Park Guy. For the House Money Weekly segment, t hey discuss blog 138, 3 Must Haves for Every Investor Buy Box. Whenever Alan buys a property, he likes to narrow the scope. The more narrow the scope then the more you have a very clear buy box. The 1st must-have is a growing population. You...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan bring back their special guest, James, from Rethink the Rat Race. They discuss blog 137, How to screen for the perfect tenant. Screening for tenants is very important and it will save you headaches in the future. The first step is to create clear rental guidelines you’re comfortable with and stick to them, for example: 1...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest , Michael Zuber, the author of the book “One Rental at a Time.” They discuss blog 136, 7 House Rules That Every Airbnb Host Should Have. Lauren reminds us that having house rules and putting them front and center acts as a contract with the guest on Airbnb. If there are issues with t...

House Money Weekly   In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest, Tom, the Savings Captain. They discuss blog 135, 3 goals all Real Estate Investors should set. What gets measured gets managed, so remember to track your progress. The first goal you should set is to identify your why. If you don’t know your “why,” it will be hard for you to...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest , Andrew Giancola, the host of The Personal Finance Podcast. They discuss blog 134, How do you know if you found a good real estate deal? Some investors don’t recognize a certain property as a good deal, and they just pass on it. A friend of Lauren’s sent her a deal and it’s a single...

House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, Lauren and Alan get together with their special guest , Tiffany Grant, and they discuss blog 133, Is it always a good time to buy real estate? Alan has always been accused on social media that he always says it's a good time to buy real estate because he’s a realtor. Although realtors always want you to buy real estate, Alan created thi...