The Housing Dept. Podcast

What would you do if you lost over $1 million in investments? Would you walk away, or would you figure out a different way to build wealth? In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast , I’m sitting down with Russ Morgan, co-founder of Wealth Without Wall Street, to talk about his journey from losing seven figures to building multiple streams of passive income. Russ shares how he and his business...

How do you build four independent living homes across two states while living in one of them? On this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, I sit down with Marsha, who shares how she built four independent living homes across Georgia and New York while living in New York. She opens up about how she got started, why she chose Georgia for her first homes, and the challenges of finding properties out...

How do developers secure millions of dollars to build affordable housing? 🏡In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, I sit down with Jon Toppen, President and Co-Founder of Tapestry Development Group, who has been in the affordable housing space for over 23 years. Jon breaks down how affordable housing projects get funded through tax credits, investors, grants, and other funding sources. One...

What happens when a $40,000 house becomes a $160,000 exit—and the same passion for real estate leads to building independent living homes? In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Leslie, a real estate investor and independent living operator who has been investing in real estate for more than 20 years. Leslie shares how she bought a house for $40,000 at a time when she...

👉 Join The Housing Dept. Community: https://www.skool.com/thd What happens when a lawyer sees a housing problem and decides to do something about it? In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Felicia Edelman, a longtime housing operator who got her start in 2010 after working in landlord-tenant law and partnering with Uncle Dave. What started with one property eventuall...

What if the people who fill your homes aren't the people you're trying to reach directly? They might actually be the people serving the people who need housing. That's the strategy Cassie used to build her referral network. Cassie currently operates 6 independent living homes across metro Atlanta, and she says one of the biggest challenges of scaling was making sure she had consistent...

👉👉 Join The Housing Dept. Community: https://www.skool.com/thd What if you could generate cash flow from real estate without managing tenants, fixing properties, or handling maintenance? In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Sierra, an asset manager who has been investing in real estate notes since 2017. Sierra breaks down an often-overlooked side of real estate in...

👉👉 Join The Housing Dept. Community: https://www.skool.com/thd/about What if the business you’re looking for starts with a problem you see every day? For Jasmin, it started in the emergency room. As a nurse in Illinois, she kept seeing the same patients come back to the ER because they needed somewhere safe to stay. After talking with them, she realized that what they really needed was housing a...

👉 Join The Housing Dept. Community: https://www.skool.com/thd/about What if the biggest opportunity in independent living isn't getting more referrals—but getting better referrals? In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence Garcia sits down with Ms. Appleton, a former teacher who transitioned from traditional real estate investing into independent living. After a difficult experien...

👉 Join The Housing Dept. Community: https://www.skool.com/thd/about What happens when you stop treating a property like a traditional rental and start looking at a different way to generate income? In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast , Terence Garcia sits down with Tambra and Daryl, who share how they transitioned from traditional rentals into furnished insurance housing. After deciding...

What does it really take to go from working in healthcare to building multiple independent living homes? In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence Garcia sits down with Noya, an entrepreneur with 24 years of healthcare experience who has built 5 independent living homes in New Jersey. Noya shares how she got started, why she spent years researching the housing space before taking actio...

How does a hotdog vendor become a millionaire by the age of 24? For Samuel, it wasn't about simply working harder. It was about learning how to work smarter, think bigger, and use the right systems to create opportunities. In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast , Terence sits down with Samuel, who went from selling hot dogs and tour tickets in Los Angeles to becoming a millionaire by 24—...

What if you could buy a property for a fraction of its market value? In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast , Terence sits down with Haoua, a tax deed and tax lien investor whose community has completed more than 600 tax deed and tax lien deals. Together, they break down how tax deed investing works, why it's different from foreclosure investing, and how it can become another strategy fo...

Many people say they want to start an Independent Living Home... But life gets in the way. Work gets busy. Family needs your attention. There's never a "perfect" time. In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Dr. Julia Davis, a member of The Housing Dept. Community, who launched her first Independent Living Home while working, completing her PhD, and balan...

Building a group home from scratch can take months—or even years. But what if there was a faster way? In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Anthony Lawson, a former Army veteran who started with one unlicensed veterans home and has since grown to 23 licensed group homes. Instead of building every facility from the ground up, Anthony shares why he now focuses on acqui...

Finding a property is only one part of building a successful housing business. The real opportunities often come through the relationships you build. In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence welcomes back community developer Remy to share a practical blueprint for partnering with nonprofits, city leaders, and local organizations to create more housing opportunities. Instead of simply...

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't money or experience—but fear? In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Lina, an independent living home operator from Pennsylvania, to talk about a challenge many aspiring entrepreneurs face but rarely admit: anxiety. Lina shares how she pushed through the fear of calling landlords, case managers, and referral partner...

Running an Independent Living Home isn't just about finding residents—it's about managing your business efficiently. In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Dave Spooner, co-founder of Innago, to discuss how housing operators can simplify rent collection, automate administrative tasks, and manage their properties without paying for expensive software. Built spe...

What if your first investment property only required $3,000 down? That's exactly how Andres Martinez got started. In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Andres to unpack how he went from working as a full-time waiter to building a portfolio of 14 co-living homes using creative finance. Instead of waiting years to save for a large down payment, Andres shares how he use...

Building one Independent Living Home is challenging. Building a 75-bed housing operation is a completely different game. In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Kevin Anderson to break down how he built a 75-bed Independent Living Home business, the lessons he learned along the way, and what operators need to know to grow beyond their first property. After experiencing...

Most housing operators are focused on finding their next property. Remy is focused on changing entire communities. In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with community developer Remy Jeus to discuss how housing providers can work alongside cities, nonprofits, and local organizations to create larger housing solutions that go far beyond a single home. While many people are...

Some businesses start with an opportunity. Others start with a personal mission. For Darnell, it was both. In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Darnell Gibson, founder of Gibson Way, to share how his experience with homelessness as a teenager shaped his desire to help others find safe and stable housing. What started as a vision to serve people in need eventually be...

Can you really run an independent living home business inside a mobile home? Most people would immediately say no. But in this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Larry — a Las Vegas real estate investor and housing operator who shares how he successfully turned a mobile home into a profitable shared housing opportunity. From buying a manufactured home in cash…to filling b...

Most beginners think they’re too late to start an independent living home business. Too old. Too inexperienced. Too far behind. But Michelle’s story proves otherwise. In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Michelle — a former nurse who started her independent living home business later in life after major career and life changes. She had no background in real estate,...

Before the homes… before the systems… before the results…There was someone who believed in the vision from Day 1.In this episode of The Housing Dept. Podcast, Terence sits down with Alyssa—his now fiancée—to talk about the journey of building a group home business from the ground up, the early struggles, and what it really looked like behind the scenes. From putting up flyers at bus stops in the r...