Episode 19 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast is a continuation of the series "Conversations With Real Estate Investors." Sit in and listen as frequent guest Richard Scarbrough and I look back at turbulent 2020 and ahead to 2021. Will there be

Episode 18 - The Real Estate Investor's Guide To A Stronger Purchase And Sale Contract

May 7th, 2020 1h 38m

Episode 18 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast is a detailed discussion with Attorney Joe Kirkland of CloseTrak Title and Closing Services on one of the most important documents you will use in your real estate investing career, your purchase an

Episode 17 – Creating A Brand And A Marketing Plan To Find, Buy and Wholesale Discounted Properties

Mar 13th, 2020 1h 12m

Episode 17 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast is a conversation with Matt Cates of AACQ Deals to discuss building a brand and a marketing plan to find, buy and wholesale properties. Matt has successfully built his real estate investing busines

Episode 16 - A Conversation With Fellow Real Estate Investor and Landlord Delois Brown

Feb 5th, 2020 1h 26m

Episode 16 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast starts a new series called Conversations With Real Estate Investors. Conversations With Real Estate Investors is exactly what it sounds like, a conversation with a real estate investor who is activ

Episode 15 – Advice From Experience To New Real Estate Investors

Sep 11th, 2019 1h 3m

Episode 15 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast welcomes back real estate investor extraordinaire Richard Scarbrough. Focusing on my new book, Advice From Experience To New Real Estate Investors, Richard and I discuss 5 key pieces of advice from

Episode 14 – Loans For The Beginning Investor

Jun 19th, 2019 1h 5m

Episode 14 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast is a discussion with mortgage broker Herb Hyman. Herb has been in the mortgage and loan business for over thirty years. He has seen the ups and downs of the real estate market along with the good

Episode 13 – The Deal Architect – With Pablo Pereyra

Jan 30th, 2019 1h 22m

Episode 13 of the SmarterLandlording Podcast is an extensive interview with friend and super knowledgeable real estate professional Pablo Pereyra. Pablo is perhaps the hardest working man I know. Not only does he have 5 kids, he owns his own re

Episode 12 - Looking Back On Getting Started, A Conversation With A Former Newbie

Oct 24th, 2018 1h 4m

Episode 12 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast features the very first guest I ever interviewed, Jenna Stonecipher-Williamson. Back when we first talked Jenna was just getting started in real estate and was knee deep in repairs and finding tenan

Episode 11 – Buying, Rehabbing and Managing Class D Apartments

Aug 8th, 2018 53m 49s

Episode 11 of the SmarterLandlording Podcast focuses on buying, rehabbing and managing class D apartments. Class D apartments look great on paper, but are more of a challenge than you might realize. My guest, Erik Nowacki, has taken on that ch

Episode 10 - Buying Properties Without Banks Using Creative Financing

Jun 14th, 2018 45m 54s

Episode 10 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast examines buying properties without using banks. My guest, real estate investor Sarah Shepherd, has been buying properties for over a dozen years without using bank financing. How? She does it usi

Episode 9 – Landlords and Lawsuits – With Attorney Joseph T. Kirkland

May 3rd, 2018 1h 11m

Episode 9 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast focuses on something every landlord fears, lawsuits. In this episode, I sit down again with attorney Joe Kirkland to delve into this interesting and sometimes troubling aspect of the landlording bus

Episode 8 – Is There a Good Property Management Company?

Apr 5th, 2018 43m 8s

Episode 8 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast poses a question every landlord has asked at some point: Is there a good property management company? The answer may surprise you. To get to the answer, the SmarterLandlording Podcast talks again

Episode 7 – Understanding and Timing the Multi-Family Market - With Multi-Family Real Estate Broker Steve Woodyard of Woodyard Realty

Jan 21st, 2015 1h

Episode 7 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast is an in depth discussion with Steve Woodyard. Steve is the President and principal broker of Woodyard Realty, a firm that specializes in selling multi-family apartment complexes here in Memphis and

Episode 6 – Real Estate Titles and Closings With Attorney Joe Kirkland

Nov 18th, 2014 1h 11m

Episode 6 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast is an interview with Joe Kirkland, real estate attorney. Joe is my go to guy for real estate closings and real estate legal advice. Joe has been practicing law here in Memphis, TN since 1975 and to

Episode 5 – The Turnkey Provider

Sep 25th, 2014 49m 51s

Episode 5 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast is an interview with Terry Kerr, a turnkey provider and landlord here in Memphis, TN. Terry has been an active real estate investor here in Memphis for over a dozen years and has built his business,

Episode 4 – The Section 8 Landlord

Jun 22nd, 2014 1h 11m

Episode 4 of the Smarter Landlording Podcast is an extensive discussion with longtime landlord Arnold Dormer about the Section 8 Program. Arnold has been investing in real estate for over 40 years and has been participating in the Section 8 Pr

Episode 3 – Evictions, Leases & Tenants WIth Attorney John “Bucky” Philip

May 12th, 2014 57m 34s

Episode 3 of the SmarterLandlording Podcast is a detailed discussion with Attorney John “Bucky” Philip. Bucky specializes in real estate law here in Memphis, TN. He is an expert on evictions and landlord/tenant law and my go to guy if I need

Episode 2 – The Expert Landlord: Lessons from 40 Years and 600 Units.

Apr 14th, 2014 1h 12m

Episode 2 of the SmarterLandlording Podcast is an in depth discussion with longtime real estate investor and landlord Richard Scarbrough. Richard over the course of 40 years in real estate has bought and sold over 400 houses, owned over 200 ap

Episode 1-The Newbie: Jumping Right Into Multi-Family Investing with Jenna Stonecipher.

Mar 12th, 2014 56m 44s

Taking that first step towards becoming a real estate investor can be difficult and scary. So difficult and scary that many never actually take it. This episode talks with a newbie investor who took that first step and then some. After resea

Landlording 101 and Reducing Your Mortgage Payment

Sep 1st, 2012 55m

Aired on WREC on 9/1/2012, Kevin Perk, Holly Swogger and Jo Garner discuss landlording 101 and reducing your mortgage expenses. Many people today are being thrust into the landlording business because they cannot sell their homes in the sluggi

Investing in Foreclosures

Jul 7th, 2012 52m 18s

Jo Garner, Richard Scarbrough and myself discuss foreclosures and why it is a good idea to invest in them. Learn what a foreclosure is, their advantages along with some of the best methods and techniques to find and bid on them. Originally ai

Finding and Making the Real Estate Deal

Apr 7th, 2012 52m 45s

Real estate deals do not just fall into our laps, they are found and made. Listen as Kevin Perk, Richard Scarbrough and Jo Garner discuss the best sources for finding deals and then some techniques and tips we have to make the deal work.

What is a Real Estate Deal?

Apr 6th, 2012 51m 18s

Jo Garner, Richard Scarbrough and myself discuss the components of a real estate deal. We talk about figuring out the value of retail, wholesale and buy and hold real estate deals. We cover how to determine offer price, repair prices, holding

Choosing Your Real Estate Investment Strategy

Feb 4th, 2012 52m 21s

Real estate investing is a great way to build wealth, but which strategy is right for you? Should you wholesale, retail or buy and hold? All three offer great opportunities. Listen as Richard Scarbrough, Jo Garner and myself talk about the p