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Episode 044: May 2022 Update & Things I'm Seeing in the Auburn Real Estate Market Today
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - May 26, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutesIn this episode, I'm going to catch you up on a few things that we covered in previous episodes: The Rossmere flip condo Taxes and accounting, and what I've learned the hard way Rental trends and how more turnovers can actually make you money Sales price trends, and what to expect there Ch...
Episode 043: A Real Estate Investing Lesson from Tennessee Williams
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - July 20, 2021 14:00 - 25 minutesIn this Episode, I'm going to take you back to a diner on Beale Street in Memphis, on a lonely night more than 15 years ago. I felt like I was drifting a little, and needed some wisdom in my life about dealing with success, not feeling needed, and being kind of depressed about it. Around tha...
Episode 042: What's Your 5 Year Plan?
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - July 14, 2021 22:00 - 52 minutesIn this Episode, I'll talk about the genius and the beauty of a coming up with a 5 Year Plan. They say that people often OVERestimate what they can do in 1 year, but UNDERestimate what they can do in 5 years, so I want to encourage you to look at where you are now and give yourself some goals a...
Episode 041: An Interview with Auburn Real Estate Attorney Russell Balch (2 of 2)
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - April 27, 2021 14:00 - 1 hourIn this Episode, you'll hear the second of two parts of an interview I did with my long-time Real Estate Attorney, Russell Balch of the law firm Akridge & Balch in Auburn. Besides being my attorney, Russell has also been my office landlord for a few years too. I met Russell through my first po...
Episode 040: An Interview with Auburn Real Estate Attorney Russell Balch (1 of 2)
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - April 20, 2021 22:00 - 1 hourIn this Episode, you'll hear the first of two parts of an interview I did with my long-time Real Estate Attorney, Russell Balch of the law firm Akridge & Balch in Auburn. Besides being my attorney, Russell has also been my office landlord for a few years too. I met Russell through my first pos...
Episode 039: Auburn Mayor Ron Anders talks about Covid, Football, Short Term Rentals, City Finances, and more!
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - April 06, 2021 14:00 - 1 hourIn this Episode, I'll talk with Auburn Mayor Ron Anders about a variety of topics and a "State of Auburn" recap at this interesting and challenging time in Auburn's history. We'll tall about how his family got started in the school book business, and what's on the horizon for that location, as ...
Episode 039: Auburn Mayor Ron Anders talks about Covid, Football, Short Term Rentals, City Finances, and more!
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - April 06, 2021 14:00 - 1 hourIn this Episode, I'll talk with Auburn Mayor Ron Anders about a variety of topics and a "State of Auburn" recap at this interesting and challenging time in Auburn's history. We'll tall about how his family got started in the school book business, and what's on the horizon for that location, as ...
Episode 038: An Interview with Auburn Apartment Market Expert Jim Andrews (2 of 2)
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - March 30, 2021 14:00 - 1 hourIn this Episode, you'll hear the second of of two interviews with Jim Andrews, who publishes the Auburn Apartment Guide and the Tuscaloosa Apartment Guide. Jim got started as a Property Manager, did a little teaching on the subject at the college level, and has been in the multifamily business ...
Episode 037: An Interview with Auburn Apartment Market Expert Jim Andrews (1 of 2)
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - March 26, 2021 21:00 - 56 minutesIn this Episode, you'll hear the first of two interviews with Jim Andrews, who publishes the Auburn Apartment Guide and the Tuscaloosa Apartment Guide. Jim got started as a Property Manager, did a little teaching on the subject at the college level, and he has been in the apartment business in ...
Episode 036: My Favorite Real Estate Books
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - March 16, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutesIn this Episode, I'll share 9 or 10 of the Real Estate books that I would recommend to someone no matter which stage they are in as an investor. Some are inspirational, some are more about urban economics, the history of cities, or even how to prioritize your work when you are feeling overwhelm...
Episode 035: Investor & Developer Interview: Andrew Parmer (2 of 2)
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - February 02, 2021 15:00 - 1 hourA discussion about Real Estate Investing in Auburn, Alabama, as well as general investing tips and strategies.
Episode 034: Investor & Developer Interview: Andrew Parmer (1 of 2)
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - January 26, 2021 19:00 - 47 minutesIn this Episode, I sit down with local Investor, Builder and Land Developer Andrew Parmer. This is the first of a 2 part interview, and in this part we talk mostly about his investment properties and how he has set up the rental side of his business with less direct interaction than I had, whic...
Episode 033: Looking Ahead to 2021
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - January 15, 2021 02:00 - 38 minutesIn this Episode, we'll take a look ahead to 2021. The start of a new year is always a good time to take an honest look at where you are today, look at the things you could improve on, and come up with ways to do better in the coming year, so I'll do that in a few key areas... What I expect fro...
Episode 032: 2020 Year in Review
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - January 05, 2021 15:00 - 37 minutesIn this Episode, I take a quick look back at 2020. The episode covers the impact of coronavirus on the world, and investing in general, then we zoom down to the Auburn rental market, and then my own business. I also talk about my personal investments for the year, good and bad, and some lesson...
Episode 031: My 10 Biggest Mistakes as a Real Estate Investor
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - December 17, 2020 01:00 - 58 minutesIn this Episode, I go over my 10 Biggest Mistakes in my 20+ years of being a Real Estate Investor in Auburn. It's easier to for each of us to remember the mistakes that caused us to lose money or to be super stressed. They get embedded in our brains and come out as "common sense" from that poi...
Episode 030: Investor Interview: Brent Beard
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - December 12, 2020 04:00 - 43 minutesIn this Episode, I sit down with Auburn business man and former City Council member Brent Beard, and we talk about his experience as a landlord with multiple properties in Auburn. I've known Brent for over 10 years, and in early 2018 he came to me after selling a beach condo and asked me if I c...
Episode 029: Inside a Rehab Project: Rossmere Condos: Part 1
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - December 03, 2020 01:00 - 50 minutesIn this Episode, I'm going to take you behind the scenes of a rehab project I'm working on. I bought a small condo just off of N Ross & E Glenn at Rossmere Condos in November. The condo is currently rented, and I'm getting ready to do a major rehab on it at the start of 2021. Right there you ...
Episode 028: Investment Property Insurance with Kathy Powell, State Farm
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - November 24, 2020 15:00 - 1 hourIn this Episode, I'm going to talk to the woman whose office has handled all of my insurance for the last several years: Kathy Powell of State Farm in Auburn. I've had some small water leaks and some massive water leaks - the kind where ceilings have caved in! And who has gotten me through all...
Episode 027: Future Pacing and Practical Landlording
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - November 20, 2020 03:00 - 48 minutesIn this Episode, we're going to take a look Future Pacing, which was a concept I brought up a few weeks ago, maybe in Episode 14 or 15, and how we can use that tool as a landlord to make our lives easier and the make things easier for our tenants. Broadly speaking, Future Pacing is a concept th...
Episode 026: Auburn and Coronavirus: 7 Months after Covid-19 Came to Auburn
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - November 05, 2020 18:00 - 53 minutesIn this Episode, we're going to take a look at the impact that Covid-19 and the Coronavirus has had on Real Estate Investing in Auburn over the past 7 months, focusing on 3 specific areas: Student Housing Starter Home Rentals Starter Home Sales We're also going to talk about the type of mind...
Episode 025: The Timeline of Your Investing Journey & Introducing "Cash on Cash Return"
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - October 27, 2020 15:00 - 51 minutesIn this episode, we'll revisit the 3 ways to make money in Real Estate, and then take a look at the timeline for a typical Real Estate investor. We'll start at your first purchase and then your next purchase, and why it goes faster the second time around, and then we'll look further ahead and s...
Episode 024: Mortgage Broker Interview: Barry & Gleason Jones (Part 2 of 2)
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - October 20, 2020 14:00 - 42 minutesIn this episode, I continue the interview Barry & Gleason Jones of Cross Country Mortgage in Auburn. If you missed the previous episode, you should definitely start there. It is a 2-parter, but you can see the breakdown of topics covered in each episode below... PART 1: Gleason's lessons fro...
Episode 023: Mortgage Broker Interview: Barry & Gleason Jones (Part 1 of 2)
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - October 13, 2020 14:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, I share an interview Barry & Gleason Jones of Cross Country Mortgage in Auburn. Barry has been in the mortgage business in Auburn for a long time, and his son Gleason is following in his footsteps. Actually, Gleason worked for me one summer, about a year before I sold all of m...
Episode 022: City Council Update: An Interview with Beth Witten
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - October 06, 2020 21:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, I talk with Beth Witten of the Auburn City Council and Blue Turtle Creative, a marketing and event management company in Auburn. Here are the topics we discuss: Major Topics: City finances and issues 6 months into the Coronavirus pandemic Status of (and moratorium on) new st...
Episode 021: My First 6 Months: An Interview with Derek Jackson
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - September 29, 2020 14:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, I interview another one of my clients, Derek Jackson. He and his wife Miranda had ties to Auburn, met while working in Atlanta, and after getting married and having a few kids, decided to move back to Auburn for the long term to be closer to family. Their primary goal was to d...
Episode 020: My First 6 Months: An Interview with John Edwards
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - September 22, 2020 14:00 - 1 hourDescription & Show Notes: In this episode, I interview one of my clients, John Edwards. John is an Auburn in his 40's, living with his wife and 3 kids in the East Atlanta suburbs, and he bought his first rental property with me in early 2020. We started looking at places during the fall, and j...
Episode 019: Auburn and Airbnb or VRBO
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - September 18, 2020 23:00 - 49 minutesIn this episode, I’m going to talk about the Airbnb / VRBO situation in Auburn as it currently stands today. We’re going to briefly talk about the pros and cons of these types of rentals, both from the investor point of view as well as the City and the neighbors too, which will help explain why...
Episode 018: 10 Bits of Wisdom
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - September 11, 2020 01:00 - 45 minutesIn this episode, I will share some helpful and wise advice from a variety of sources, including my late father who made my Auburn journey a possibility in the first place, as well as successful local investors and others who have helped guide me on a path to success. I think our actions are a r...
Episode 017: Investor Interview: Nick Hayes
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - September 03, 2020 18:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, I sit down with Nick Hayes for an insightful chat. Nick is an experienced investor and Realtor in Auburn and we talk for an hour about strategy and real life examples of investments in Auburn. His "go or no go" criteria is different from mine and other folks I've talked to and...
Episode 017: Investor Interview: Nick Hayes
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns - September 03, 2020 18:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, I sit down with Nick Hayes for an insightful chat. Nick is an experienced investor and Realtor in Auburn and we talk for an hour about strategy and real life examples of investments in Auburn. His "go or no go" criteria is different from mine and other folks I've talked to and...
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