The REI Concierge Podcast
The REI Concierge helps Americans living abroad find and buy great investment properties in the US.From analyzing markets to finding local partners to closing your first deal, we’re partnered with you every step of the way.In this podcast we share our experiences, talk with experts in the field, explore options for real estate investing, and have fun talking about a topic we love!
Episodes
152 episodes
Prosilience: Actively Managing our Challenges
Tiim and Lisa talk about the current market and world unknowns. We discuss a model of resilience developed by Dr. Linda Hoopes, Prosilience.Overall, it's about actively learning skills to help us manage the unexpected, the volatile...
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Season 9
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Episode 152
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41:25
Barbara DeLeo: An Amazing Journey of Fixing up Houses
Tim and Lisa are so excited to share this conversation with Barbara DeLeo. Barbara is a fellow foreign service member and has been on an incredible journey of buying houses that need lots of work and transforming them into beautiful homes...
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Season 9
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Episode 151
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41:52
Jessica Whatley: CEO of Northside Neighborhood House
Tim and Jean talk with Jessica Whatley, the CEO of Northside Neighborhood House in Chattanooga TN.Northside Neighborhood House has been serving Chattanooga for over 100 years to promote the independence of residents north of the river by...
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Season 9
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Episode 150
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41:40
Welcome to Season 9 of The REI Concierge Podcast!
Tim and Lisa are excited to be back with Season 9 of The REI Concierge Podcast! We are slightly behind schedule, but we keep moving forward, just as we do with our RE investment portfolios! Don't let the setbacks throw you completel...
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Season 9
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Episode 149
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29:26
Season 8 Finale!
Believe it or not, we are wrapping up Season 8! Tim, Lisa, and Jean talk about the year in review, strategies to keep on track as they are coming to the end of the year, and ways to get focused and created a plan for 2025.We came ...
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Season 8
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Episode 148
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46:01
Review Your Why, How, and Risk - especially when things are slow!
Tim and Lisa talk through the current slowness for many RE investors. With interest rates on the rise again, it's difficult to make any moves. This is a great time to return to the foundation, or as we like to say, The Why, The How,...
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Season 8
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Episode 147
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32:17
Tim and Lisa engage with AI to explore Housing Challenges!
Tim and Lisa are experimenting and have some fun today using Notebook LLM to create a podcast within the podcast -- all generated and performed by AI. It's pretty crazy and cool. Let us know your thoughts! We are biased, but w...
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Season 8
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Episode 146
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39:05
Eddie Duncan educates us on SBA loans!
Lisa and Tim talk with Eddie Duncan, Senior Business Loan Consultant with First Financial.Email Eddie: Edward.Duncan@ffcash.com First Financial Website: https://www.ffcash.com/
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Season 8
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Episode 145
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32:44
Greg Mohr teaches us all about Franchises!
Tim and Lisa are excited to share this episode with you wehre we talk with Greg Mohr, a Franchise Consultant and the Founder of Franchise Maven.While this veers a bit off the RE investing track, it's a super interesting parallel busines...
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Season 8
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Episode 144
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52:36
Felipe Lecaros: Investing in the US from Chile
Tim and Lisa are so happy to share this conversation with Felipe Lecaros! Felipe is a long-time client of The REI Concierge. He shares his story of getting started in real estate investing and how he has grown his portfolio, expande...
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Season 8
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Episode 143
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53:58
Q4 Updates with Gabe Whitmer!
Gabe Whitmer, Mortgage Lender with First Bank of Tennessee, joins us for another conversation about mortgage rates, refinancing, and more!Connect with us:Schedule a call w...
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Season 8
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Episode 142
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50:11
Challenges and Growth in Long-Term Portfolios
Tim, Lisa, and Jean share updates on each of their portfolios on this episode! We believe strongly in sharing directly, honestly, and without sugar-coating the challenges, because there will always be challenges along the way. It's ...
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Season 8
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Episode 141
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46:06
Season 8 has Arrived!!!
Tim and Lisa are super excited to be back with Season 8!Lots to talk about over the coming months!Thanks for being here!Connect with us:Schedule a call with Ti...
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Season 8
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Episode 140
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22:47
Season 7 Finale!
Tim and Lisa are so grateful to bring you this Season 7 Finale! What a great season it's been. Thank you to all our guests and listeners. We'll be taking a break and will be back with Season 8 later in September!
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Season 7
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Episode 139
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28:34
Dan Gough, Insurance Producer, answers all our insurance related questions!
Lisa and Jean talk to Dan Gough, Insurance Producer, in this week's episode. We pepper him with questions and still have more! This is a super interesting conversation to learn about the insurance industry, things to keep in mind as...
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Season 7
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Episode 138
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57:36
Coby Lefkowitz: Urbanist and Optimist!
Tim and Lisa talk with Coby Lefkowitz this week! Coby is an Urbanist and Developer with inspiring and optimistic ideas about the housing issues going on in the U.S. This is a super interesteing and inspiring conversation and...
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Season 7
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Episode 137
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53:15
Jake Hoppe of Hoppe Development: Nebraska's largest home builder focuses on affordable housing
Tim and Lisa get a chance to talk with Jake Hoppe, Managing Partner of Hoppe Development, based in Lincoln Nebraska.This is a fascinating look at how developers can focus on providing affordable housing while also having a viable and th...
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Season 7
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Episode 136
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54:51
Liz Nowlin of MidSouth Home Buyers
Tim and Lisa are excited to share this conversation with Liz Nowlin of MidSouth Home Buyers!Learn all about their turnkey process, the Memphis and Little Rock markets, and more!Visit their website: https://midsouthhomebuyers.com...
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Season 7
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Episode 135
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56:42
Gabe Whitmer - Lending Updates and Affordable Housing Ideas
Tim and Lisa are always excited to talk with Gabe Whitmer of First Bank of Tennessee. Gabe joins us for lending updates and we talk through some affordable housing ideas, including lending options, considerations for including affordable ...
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Season 7
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Episode 134
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58:19
Exploring Housing Affordability and Shortage Challenges
In today's episode Lisa and Tim introduce their exploration to better understand the housing shortage and housing affordability challenges. They share why this matters to them and encourage others to think about it as well. Upcoming...
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Season 7
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Episode 133
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33:11
Auben Realty expands into Kansas City
Tim and Lisa are excited to share this conversation with you! Tyson Schuetze and Brent Voepel have joined forces to bring clients better services in Kansas City and beyond!Tyson is the Founder and CEO of
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Season 7
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Episode 132
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58:47
Andy Gurczak of AllCity Adjusting - Handling the Claim Process
Tim and Jean talk with Andy Gurczak of AllCity Adjusting and learn about processing property insurance claims.AllCity Public Adjusting is a family-owned claims company. Learn more here
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Season 7
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Episode 131
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46:13
Shift by Gary Keller: Reviewed by Tim & Jean!
Tim and Jean have read Shift by Gary Keller, the founder of Keller-Williams! They share their insights, perspectives, take-aways, and more on this episode!This is the sec...
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Season 7
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Episode 130
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25:58
Truthful Mortgage Business in a Sea of Fees & Misinformation
Today Tim and Jean talk with Joseph Flannery, the Founder and CEO of SELFi, and hte head of mortgage for Radius.Joseph wasn't happy with how his clients were being treated as "numbers" so he decided to take action and so he started his ...
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Season 7
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Episode 129
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48:40
Gina Shumway & The Auburndale Group, Chattanooga TN
Tim and Lisa talk today with Gina Shumway, the new owner of The Auburndale Group in Chattanooga TN!Gina has a fantastic story of getting into real estate investing while working as a nurse practitioner. Then becoming a RE Agent, a...
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Season 7
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Episode 128
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51:03