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On episode 68 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Janet Tonkins, affectionately known as the "Baltimore Real Estate Diva" and Founder of ART Enterprises.

During our conversation we discuss:

- How she got started investing in Baltimore to amassing an over $700M portfolio of single family homes and apartment buildings

- Collaborating with author Jack Canfield to write the book "The Turning Point"

- Her development project in her hometown of Paterson, NJ for an apartment building specifically catered to grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.

Contact Janet Tonkins:

Email: baltimorerealestatediva@gmail.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-tonkins-012221236/

Website: https://thecashflowdiva.com/

On episode 67 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with LaQuida Chancey, Founder and Director of Smalltimore Homes, a nonprofit aiming to provide those experiencing homelessness with transitional housing in the form of tiny homes.

During our conversation we discuss:
- Projects and services with Smalltimore Homes and other initiatives in Baltimore to increase development by people of color
- The history of redlining in Baltimore and the impact it has had today on the housing market
- Potential remedies to cure the large number of vacant and blighted properties in Baltimore

Book suggestion:
The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller

Contact LaQuida:
Website: https://www.smalltimorehomes.org/
Email: ltchancey@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laquida-chancey

On episode 66 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Victoria Gousse Baumol, Senior Vice President of Investments at A. Walker & Co., a boutique real estate private equity firm based in New York City.

During our conversation we discuss:

- Differences between a private equity firm and a pension fund

- How private equity firms evaluate deals

- The tangible impact that previous deals she's worked on have had in the community



Book recommendation:

Evicted: Profit and Poverty in the American City



Contact Victoria:

Email: vg@awalkerco.com

Linkedin

On episode 65 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Stephanie Roodman, Director of Real Estate and Legal Counsel at Montgomery Housing Partnership, a non-profit affordable housing developer in Silver Spring, Maryland.

During our conversation we discuss:

- How her educational background in urban planning lead to her passion for real estate development

- Character traits of a successful real estate developer with an emphasis on affordable housing

- Upcoming tax credit projects in the pipeline at Montgomery Housing Partnership



Contact Stephanie:

Email: sroodman@mhpartners.org

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-roodman-1312007/

On episode 64 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Heidi Bolyard, architect and founder of SOLD By Design, a firm that works with realtors in the Dublin, Ohio area to increase their knowledge of design elements to help their clients make their homes more functional.

During our conversation we discuss:

- What inspired her to create her firm SOLD by Design and how she helps realtors expand their business

- Simple design elements to incorporate to make your home more marketable and functional

- How the pandemic and work-from-home culture has changed the way new and remodeled homes are being designed

Book recommendation:Sell or Be Sold by Grant Cardone

Contact Heidi:

Email: heidi@soldbydesign.net

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidibolyard/

On episode 63 of Pretty Girls Love Real Estate, I chat with Sarah Massey, Director of Business Development and Senior Analyst at Spring Garden Lending, an asset-based private real estate lender operating in the DMV, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh Metro areas.

During our conversation we discuss:

- How her passion and interest for developing new communities started with her work with United Way

- Transitioning from graduate studies in urban planning to business development with Spring Garden Lending

- Spring Garden’s unique suite of alternative services and offerings within real estate finance