The Landlady Club: Recent Episodes
Landlady Club
The Landlady Club podcast is an ongoing in-depth conversation and information exchange between co-hosts Eskedar and Jakina. The pair are south side of Chicago based landladies who met at different stages in the process of becoming landlords and who have supported each other and now want to build community by sharing their first hand experiences with other ladies who are or considering becoming landladies. Neither are real estate professionals and implore you to seek professional advice related to your specific needs.
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"Respond to every call that excites your spirit." Rumi
While we were called to become Landladies and heard that call as a stepping stone to achieving our dreams, something else may be exciting your spirit, your duty to yourself is to move toward that.
We have made it to the end of the first season and we thank you for joining us, wherever you are, in the process or in the world we're grateful to have had you along on this leg of the journey. Thank you. We look forward to meeting again in late April 2021.
Recorded Saturday February 10, 2021.
Music: Maintain by Makaih Beats
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“Duplicate, Rinse and Repeat, that’s the goal right now.” On part two of our interview with CJ Walker she goes into motivational detail about her master plan to become independently wealthy and have her money work for her. We end this interview with the same hope we start every episode with and that is for women like ourselves to live free and clear.
Recorded Saturday January 2, 2021.
Music: Maintain by Makaih Beats
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On this episode we are joined by our first guest, CJ Walker. CJ is real estate investor, agent, corporate trainer and of course Landlady, amongst other titles. She is a Chicago native who resides in the Atlanta area. On this special episode we talk about how CJ got started in real estate during the 2008/09 recession, buying blocks and becoming the bank.
Recorded Saturday January 2, 2021.
Music: Maintain by Makaih Beats
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Hello Ladies and Gents,
If dealing with tenants is your main concern, trust us we understand. On this episode we share our personal experience with acquiring, keeping and losing tenants.
Recorded Tuesday January 19, 2021
Music: Maintain by Makaih Beats
**This weeks To Do List:
One:** Choose Carefully!
- when purchasing a property that already has a tenant, ask the tenant questions that can clue you in on everything from the condition of the their unit, the building etc.
-ask the seller for rent receipts, the lease, any contracts with any potential agencies such as Section 8, Amita, La Casa Norte etc.
Two: Be aware of listing requirements for your particular area and market your vacant apartment accordingly.
Three: Be aware of peak seasons. In cities like Chicago with laws about evictions that pertain to extreme cold/temperatures. Some landlords offer varying lease lengths to coincide with peak seasons.
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Your real estate agent is just about the most important step in the entire process of purchasing your property, especially if like us, you're getting a mortgage through a traditional bank lender. On this episode we share how we met the real estate agents we worked with and where to find yours.
Music: Maintain by Makaih Beats
This weeks To Do List:
One: Get clear on the non-negotiables for your property, research the market, have some properties of interest to show your agent from the start.
Two: Find an agent and reach out to her being very clear about where you are in the process.
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On this episode we talk about the process of getting pre-approved for a mortgage loan. The process is similar for most most people, especially using traditional employment income and savings to apply and this week we mention whats needed, what the process was like for each of us and get into what it was like to shop for a property. This episode was recorded January 6, 2021.
Music: Maintain by Makaih Beats
This Weeks To Do List:
One: Google SOME mortgage lenders like NACA and Guaranteed Rate these are not banks but banks and credit unions aren’t the only mortgage lenders so I named them as examples though they do not sponsor us and we do not sponsor them.
Two: After you’ve Googled and compared what different lenders have to offer - Make the CALL! For me that was the scariest part. Online you will mostly only see what they consider to be the perks of getting a mortgage loan through them are and not the full scope. When you call You’ll say something like I’m in the market for a mortgage loan, I see that you require XYZ and also offer for example $500 toward closing costs. Is that offer still going, what is the lowest interest rate you offer and can you explain your guidelines. If you are getting down payment assistance ask if they accept it, some lenders do not give loans with assistance program stipulations attached. Read the fine print!
Three: Compare and contrast if you’re trying to decide between which to go with set a timeline for no more than a week when you want to apply/ get your pre approval.
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There are so many nuances to getting your first property. On this episode we speak from the heart and delve a little deeper into our personal experiences, some things you pick up in the process can't be put into steps. Recorded Wed. December 30, 2020.
Happy New Year!
Music: Music: Maintain by Makaih Beats
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This week we're on to step two in the process to becoming a homeowner and Landlady. It only made sense to follow up mindset with education. Once you've decided and started doing the initial work on getting past whatever thinking has been holding you back, its time to get educated. Everyone will have some knowledge of the homebuying processes but on this episode we share resources (listed below) that helped us get confident in our decision to become property owners and landlords in Chicago. We implore you to look into similar programs in your area. Get informed on what you can afford, and how you can afford it and start talking to the professionals to get clear. Recorded Wed. December 23, 2020
Music: Maintain by Makaih Beats
Organization mentioned:
- CIC - Community Investment Corporation
- Chicago Urban League (National)
- NACA - Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America
- Salem Baptist Church
- United States Representative Bobby L. Rush
- NHS - Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, Inc.
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You’ve decided to get your multifamily, your investment property, now what? Where should you start? Do you need to clean up your credit? If so, should you start with credit repair? If not, is finding a real estate agent your first step? We don’t think so! The decision to purchase a property is filled with so much fear and hesitation. You have to win the battle in your mind. You have to choose to listen to the courageous part of you over the fearful. It's all about your MINDSET. Listen to find our where we started our property ownership and management journeys.
Music: Maintain By Makaih Beats
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Welcome to the first episode of the Landlady Club podcast.
We are, Eskedar a Chicago transplant and operations manager with an accounting background, and Jakina and administrative assistant by day and writer, photographer and designer at all other hours. We are here to take you on our landlady and building wealth journey and hope to inspire you to kick start yours.
This episode we are introducing ourselves and our plan is to share what are learning and have learned along the way, including plenty of horror and success stories and hopefully lessen any hesitation you may have by equipping you with knowledge and support.
We each currently own one multi-family property apiece and are at the start of our journey. Re-recorded 12.2.20 and published 12.14.20.
Music: Maintain By Makaih Beats
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