The Open House Podcast: Where Women Talk Real Estate

By Kristina Modares & Steph Douglass

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Kristina & Steph here, Co-Founders of Open House Austin: a woman-owned Austin real estate brokerage helping people break through the barriers of traditional home buying every dang day. Because, homeownership done well inspires community, income and creativity! Nothing excites us more than sharing our latest house hacking strategies with you - including info on buying with friends, sneaky duplexes, tiny houses, investing, and Airbnb management. Follow us on TikTok for more tips: @openhouseaustin / Instagram: @openhouse_austin

Episode Date
House Hacking Part 5: Side-by-Side Tiny Home Success Stories! How They Unlocked Creative Property Potential to Generate Income, Featuring Factora Founder Allegra Moet Brantly
Apr 30, 2024
Navigating the National Association of Realtors’ Changes Together: How This Impacts Your Home-Buying Journey (Featuring Our Agents, Sydney & Jenn)
Apr 16, 2024
House Hacking Part 4: in Austin & Bastrop - While House Sitting! Featuring Our Experienced Realtor, Mandy
Apr 02, 2024
House Hacking Part 3: Legally Convert a Window Into an Exterior Door to Create an In-Home Airbnb Rental Unit, Featuring Marketing Director Holly
Mar 26, 2024
House Hacking Part 2: 3 Proven Options That Generate Income, Helping You Reduce Mortgage Costs
Mar 19, 2024
House Hacking Part 1: Sharing Our “Why” Behind This Game-Changing Creative Home-Buying Strategy
Mar 12, 2024
2023 First-Time Homebuyer Stats: Want to Buy a House in 2024? Listen to This!
Mar 05, 2024
Five Friends, One East Austin House: Our Shared Creative Home-Buying Journey! Featuring Our Expert Realtors Sydney & Jenn
Feb 27, 2024
Buying Homes With Friends Part 3: Pitching The Idea to Friends, Family, Co-Workers & Beyond
Feb 20, 2024
Buying Homes With Friends Part 2: Red Flags & Creating Operating Agreements to Legally Protect Yourself
Feb 13, 2024
Buying Homes With Friends Part 1: What Makes a Great Real Estate Partnership?
Feb 06, 2024
Party Recap! Highlights From Our Community Space & Office Grand Opening Event
Oct 03, 2023
The Latest: Austin Real Estate Market Update and First-Time Homebuyer Success Stories from Our Experienced Realtor Team
Sep 19, 2023
The Real Cost of Buying a Home in 2023 + House Hacking Examples Using Active for Sale Properties in Austin, Texas
Sep 12, 2023
East Austin Office and Community Space Update! Renovation Challenges, Party Planning, and What We've Learned Along the Way
Sep 05, 2023
Find Your People and Make New Friends! A Circle is Round Replay
Aug 29, 2023
Renovating a Shipping Container and Shed to Create a Profitable Rental Home ($72,000+ Estimated Yearly Earnings)
Aug 22, 2023
Our Favorite Things: Real Estate Edition! Hidden-Gem Neighborhoods, Investing Strategies, and Unique Home Features
Aug 15, 2023
Ranch Home Dreams Vs. Reality: Two Years of Shared Ownership With Friends
Aug 08, 2023
Hesitant to Homeowner! A Conversation on Building Decisiveness as a First-Time Homebuyer
Aug 01, 2023
Catch Up With Kristina & Steph: Vacation Stories, Investment Property Updates, & Getting Scammed by an Architect?!
Jul 25, 2023
Building Wealth Together: Buying a Home with Friends
Jul 18, 2023
The Ups and Downs of Airbnb Ownership: Retreat House Update and Management Tips
Jul 11, 2023
Ready or Not: Are You Prepared to Purchase a Home?
Jul 04, 2023
A Very Special 4-Year Anniversary Episode! Reflecting on Lessons Learned and Our Incredible Team + Community
Jun 27, 2023
Sneaky Duplex: How to Generate Income From a Private Room in Your Home
Jun 20, 2023
What's the Biggest First-Time Homebuyer Mistake? Breaking Free from Analysis Paralysis Through a Mindset Shift
Jun 13, 2023
Hate Landlords? Listen to This! A Fresh Take for First-Time Homebuyers in Austin, Texas
Jun 06, 2023
The Reality of Buying Real Estate With Family, Managing Property Together, and Generating Meaningful Income
May 23, 2023
Building a Tiny House in Los Angeles! Featuring Eric Mann, Creative Behind LeverCraft Coffee & Ultra Grinder
May 16, 2023
They Partnered to Buy Land and Build a Duplex in East Austin! Featuring Women Real Estate Investors Chloe Kwon & Valerie Figlin
May 09, 2023
40-Year Mortgages Explained! Factora Coffee & Coin Replay
May 02, 2023
Buying a Home in the Current Market: Should You Wait or Invest Now (and House Hack)?
Apr 25, 2023
Our Top 5 Lessons Learned Running a Real Estate Education Company and Brokerage in Austin, Texas
Apr 18, 2023
Our 2022 First-Time Homebuyer Stats
Apr 11, 2023
Building Up & Breaking Down: Lessons Learned From Renovation Projects
Apr 04, 2023
What's Seller Financing? How We "Learn by Doing" as Real Estate Investors
Mar 28, 2023
Should You Break Up With Your Realtor? Signs Your Agent is Good (or Bad!) For You
Mar 21, 2023
Friendship Meets Finances: The Why Behind Our Women Investor Group's Speed-Dating Style Event
Mar 14, 2023
Ranch House Update With The Crew! Our Community & Income Goals
Mar 07, 2023
Homeschool on YouTube, FREE and Available Now! Learn How to Buy a House With an Investor Mindset
Feb 28, 2023
She Bought a House With Her Boyfriend, But It All Went Horribly Wrong...
Feb 21, 2023
Which of Our Educational Tools is Right For You? Our Homebuyer Resources in Review
Dec 06, 2022
What's Up With Airbnb? And, Our Reality TV Show That Never Was...
Nov 22, 2022
What's The State of The Real Estate Market Today? And, Who Should Actually Buy Property at This Time?
Nov 15, 2022
Buying a Home With Soul Friends to Build a Better, Community-Oriented Future Together
Nov 08, 2022
What’s an Interest Rate? Why Are They Going Up? 2-1 Buydown Explained + Timely Tips From Experienced Loan Officer, Moose Mau & Investment-Minded Realtor, Jenn Carey
Nov 01, 2022
Real Estate Horror Stories From Us, Our Agents, & Community
Oct 25, 2022
Steph Keeps a Colony of 80,000 Bees! What's an Agricultural Exemption and How It'll Save Her $10K a Year
Oct 18, 2022
Buying a Fixer-Upper Home in Downtown Bastrop, TX Featuring Our Agent Mandy
Oct 11, 2022
Catch Up With Our Agents, Austin-Area & Creative Homeownership Experts!
Oct 04, 2022
Answering Real Estate & Wealth Building Questions From Our Women Investor Group
Sep 27, 2022
Going From One to Two: How to Buy a Second Home & Rent Out Your Primary Residence
Sep 20, 2022
House Hack Your Mortgage to Zero
Sep 13, 2022
Maximize Income Potential With Your First Home Featuring Lynn Callaway
Sep 06, 2022
Should You Buy a Second Home First? Vacation Properties Explained
Aug 30, 2022
What's a Sneaky Duplex?
Aug 23, 2022
This $89K Pre-Built Tiny Home Covers My Entire Mortgage
Aug 16, 2022
Why We Decided to Buy Instead of Build
Aug 09, 2022
Our 2021 First-Time Homebuyer Stats
Feb 08, 2022
Homeschool Q&A Deep Dive
Feb 01, 2022
Discussing Home Investment Strategy 101 with Briana Lang
Jan 25, 2022
How to Make Your First Home a Good Investment
Jan 18, 2022
Ask More Questions: How Meredith Phillips Bought Her First Home
Jan 13, 2022
How Do I Know if I'm Ready to Buy a House?
Jan 04, 2022
Money Tips, Goal Setting & Buying a House the Way You Want to with Kara Perez
Dec 28, 2021
How to Buy Your First Home with Low Money Down
Dec 21, 2021
Renovating our Homes as First-Time Buyers
Dec 14, 2021
Becoming the Most Informed First Time Homebuyer with Drew Nebrig
Dec 07, 2021
New? Start Here! 5 Things You Need to Know Before Buying a House
Nov 30, 2021
Buying our Retreat House as a Team
Nov 16, 2021
Airbnb Hosting Tips for Beginners
Nov 09, 2021
Joining the Open House Homeowners Club with Kayla Ochoa
Nov 02, 2021
Houses Before Spouses
Oct 26, 2021
Buying and Renovating a Beach House with My Sister
Oct 19, 2021
Buying a House with a Friend
Oct 12, 2021
How to Build a Tiny House with Steph Douglass
Oct 05, 2021
Meet the Investment-Minded Agent Team of Open House Austin
Jul 07, 2021
Celebrating One Year of the Open House Podcast
Jun 22, 2021
How Old Should You Be before You Buy a House?
Jun 15, 2021
How Homeschool Helped First Time Buyer Weston White
Jun 08, 2021
How to Buy Your First House and Make It an Investment
Jun 01, 2021
How to Know if You Should Buy a Fixer Upper or Move In Ready Home
May 25, 2021
Asking the Right Questions with Mortgage Lender Cori Scherer
May 18, 2021
Being a First Time Buyer in a Hot Market with Celeste King
May 11, 2021
First Time Home Buyer Checklist
May 04, 2021
Partnering for a Sustainable Renovation with Christine Goudreau
Apr 27, 2021
Our Biggest Real Estate Mistakes & Lessons
Apr 20, 2021
A Beginner's Guide to Flipping Houses with Kennessey Hartley
Apr 13, 2021
2021 Real Estate Market Low Down & Updates on Steph & Kristina's Recent Reno Projects
Apr 06, 2021
Uncovering the Possibilities of Real Estate with Amber Forrest and Matthew Gattozzi
Jan 19, 2021
The One Thing Every First Time Buyer Needs
Jan 12, 2021
Buying Your First Home to Jumpstart Your Dream Life With Steph & Kristina
Dec 29, 2020
Maximizing Your Credit Card Benefits with Credit Expert Katherine Fan
Dec 22, 2020
Running the Numbers and Making Smart Investments
Dec 15, 2020
Turning a New Build into an Investment with Julia Toro
Dec 08, 2020
Revealing Our Net Worths After 7 Years of Real Estate Investing
Dec 01, 2020
Should I Still Buy a House if I Plan to Move in the Next 5 Years?
Nov 24, 2020
Creating Your Dream Home with Interior Designer Avery Cox
Nov 17, 2020
Should You Buy and Hold or Sell Your Home Now?
Nov 10, 2020
Renter to Real Estate Investor in 1 Year or Less with Allegra Moet Brantly
Nov 03, 2020
The Racist Coding of “Good Schools” in Real Estate
Oct 27, 2020
5 Things You Need to Know Before Taking on a Renovation
Oct 20, 2020
Teacher to Millionaire Through Buy & Hold Real Estate Investing with Meshelle Smith
Oct 13, 2020
Are You Ready to Buy A House?
Oct 06, 2020
Growing Generational Wealth Through Real Estate Investing with Arniesha Craft
Sep 29, 2020
A Breakdown of Our Real Estate Investment Portfolios
Sep 22, 2020
Increasing Your Home Value with DIY Expert Stacie Abdallah
Sep 15, 2020
Should You Buy a New Construction or Resale Home?
Sep 08, 2020
How to Make Money as an Airbnb Entrepreneur with Kreasha Williams
Sep 01, 2020
Boosting Your Credit Score Before Buying a House
Aug 25, 2020
Becoming a Fearless Real Estate Investor with Dionte Chantel
Aug 18, 2020
How to Find the Best Realtor and Lender
Aug 11, 2020
Investing with Integrity with Anjelica Rivas
Aug 04, 2020
How to Win with Multiple Offers and Other Common Home Buyer Questions
Jul 28, 2020
Buying a Fixer Upper as a First Time Buyer With Michu Benaim Steiner
Jul 21, 2020
Five Ways for 20 Somethings to Buy an Investment Property
Jul 14, 2020
Healing from White Supremacy and Making Mindful Home Buying Decisions with Kaneischa Johnson
Jul 07, 2020
Five Things You Need to Know Before Buying a House
Jun 30, 2020
How to Make Your First Home an Investment with Nancy Lopez
Jun 25, 2020
The Open House Origin Story
Jun 23, 2020
The Open House Podcast: The Teaser
Jun 16, 2020