Real Estate Investing with House Money

We’re changing the order of our segments this week! Let us know if you like the change.   House Money Weekly In this week’s House Money Weekly segment, your hosts discuss blog 110, “To LLC or Not To LLC?” LLCs are not a requirement for real estate investing. You can have up to 10 personal loans in your name. Your spouse can also have 10 loans in their name (if you’re not on all of them togeth...

Real Estate Is Easy Interview Lauren interviewed project manager, Rob Wittie, of Oasis Project Management and Oasis Custom Homes in St. Petersburg, Florida. Rob did a large project for Lauren and her husband recently, so they have some stories! (Note: This interview was done in-person, so the audio is a little different than usual.) The two start the interview by explaining what a project manager...

Real Estate Is Easy Interview Lauren interviewed one of her short-term rental cleaners, Jasmine Jordan. They talked about the differences between regular residential cleanings versus short-term rental cleanings. Jasmine mentioned the best thing you can do is communicate with her. Together, Lauren and Jasmine did the math: over 5 years she does about 3500 cleans. Her favorite part – somehow – is ma...

Real Estate Is Easy Interview John Rutledge, property manager, from Cobalt Property Services. They manage 720 units. John tells us about the “resident life cycle” and what property managers do along that life cycle. Professional property managers charge 6-12% of total revenue as a management fee. You may also see renewal fees, leasing fees, and application fees. John mentioned that you can negotia...

Real Estate Is Easy Interview Shemsi Shala is Lauren’s personal plumber from the Tampa Bay area. He has over 17 years of experience and his business, which is 4 years old, has over 500 reviews. The two start the interview by talking about different kinds of pipes, and the costs for replacing them. How can you avoid big costs? He suggests having someone scope the line in addition to a home inspecti...

Real Estate Is Easy Interview Lauren interviewed Humzah Khraim, a landscaping professional from Atlanta. Landscaping, according to Humzah, exists to both protect the house and enhance its beauty. Of course, homeowners and investors alike are looking for curb appeal.   Once we work within nature, within our climate zone, we can make that happen. Humzah recommends building relationships with pe...

Real Estate Is Easy Interview Segment Lauren interviewed Logan Haskett, a HVAC business owner from Oklahoma. He gives great tips on what to look for when you’re interested in purchasing a property. Funny enough, he basically recommends to trust but verify anything a real estate agent tells you about your systems. The number one recommendation? Change your filters! Logan gives tips on maintenance f...

Real Estate is Easy This week, we interviewed Jasmine Krnjetin from Jasmine mortgage team, which is a residential mortgage lending firm. They do mortgages for any type of one-to-four-unit properties. They’re based in Georgia, but do loans pretty much nationwide, except Alaska and New York. Jasmine has been in the mortgage business for over 20 years. Get this – the firm has closed over a billion do...

At House Money Media, our mission is to launch first generation real estate investors. Part of how we do this is through our podcast. Lauren Keen Aumond is the host of the podcast. She’s joined by co-hosts Alan Corey and Tom Brickman. We plan to start with the Real Estate is Easy interview segment, transition to an overview of one of our house money weekly newsletters, then Teatime with Tom. Here’...