
Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns
A discussion about Real Estate Investing in Auburn, Alabama, as well as general investing tips and strategies.
Episodes
45 episodes
Episode 044: May 2022 Update & Things I'm Seeing in the Auburn Real Estate Market Today
In this episode, I'm going to catch you up on a few things that we covered in previous episodes: The Rossmere flip condoTaxes and accounting, and what I've learned the hard wayRental trends and how more turnov...
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Episode 44
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35:47

Episode 043: A Real Estate Investing Lesson from Tennessee Williams
In 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 ne...
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Episode 43
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25:32

Episode 042: What's Your 5 Year Plan?
In 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...
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Episode 42
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52:58

Episode 041: An Interview with Auburn Real Estate Attorney Russell Balch (2 of 2)
In 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 lan...
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Episode 41
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1:16:56

Episode 040: An Interview with Auburn Real Estate Attorney Russell Balch (1 of 2)
In 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 land...
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Episode 40
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1:19:17

Episode 039: Auburn Mayor Ron Anders talks about Covid, Football, Short Term Rentals, City Finances, and more!
In 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 b...
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Episode 39
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1:18:26

Episode 038: An Interview with Auburn Apartment Market Expert Jim Andrews (2 of 2)
In 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...
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Episode 38
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1:03:03

Episode 037: An Interview with Auburn Apartment Market Expert Jim Andrews (1 of 2)
In 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 col...
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Episode 37
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56:19

Episode 036: My Favorite Real Estate Books
In 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 h...
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Episode 36
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59:06

Episode 034: Investor & Developer Interview: Andrew Parmer (1 of 2)
In 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 h...
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Episode 34
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47:46

Episode 033: Looking Ahead to 2021
In 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,...
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Episode 33
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38:25

Episode 032: 2020 Year in Review
In 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 pe...
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Episode 32
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37:39

Episode 031: My 10 Biggest Mistakes as a Real Estate Investor
In 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 embed...
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Episode 31
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58:21

Episode 030: Investor Interview: Brent Beard
In 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 c...
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Episode 30
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43:15

Episode 029: Inside a Rehab Project: Rossmere Condos: Part 1
In 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...
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Episode 29
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50:52

Episode 028: Investment Property Insurance with Kathy Powell, State Farm
In 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 c...
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Episode 28
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1:19:01

Episode 027: Future Pacing and Practical Landlording
In 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 tenan...
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Episode 27
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48:48

Episode 026: Auburn and Coronavirus: 7 Months after Covid-19 Came to Auburn
In 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 HousingStarter Home Rentals...
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Episode 26
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53:07

Episode 025: The Timeline of Your Investing Journey & Introducing "Cash on Cash Return"
In 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 se...
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Episode 25
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51:45

Episode 024: Mortgage Broker Interview: Barry & Gleason Jones (Part 2 of 2)
In 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 topic...
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Episode 24
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42:39

Episode 023: Mortgage Broker Interview: Barry & Gleason Jones (Part 1 of 2)
In 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, Gle...
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Episode 23
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1:03:21

Episode 022: City Council Update: An Interview with Beth Witten
In 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 iss...
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Episode 22
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1:31:24

Episode 021: My First 6 Months: An Interview with Derek Jackson
In 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 ...
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Episode 21
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1:25:38

Episode 020: My First 6 Months: An Interview with John Edwards
Description & 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...
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Episode 20
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1:28:34
