01. Hey Mark Altes, How do I Buy a House?
Whiskey and Lace
Erika Altes
2.5 • 677 Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In today's housing market, is it even possible to become a homeowner? Absolutely!
Today, we're joined by none other than real estate broker (and Erika's husband), Mark. Together they discuss their own experiences going from a couple with no assets or old money to owning multiple rentals, a vacation home in Tahoe, and the house of their dreams. They cover everything from loans to finding the right real estate agent to navigating the sometimes unpredictable housing market.
Whether you're looking to enter the market soon or purchase an investment property, you'll learn how to make a smart and sound investment. Pour a glass of rosé, grab a pen and paper, and let's go!
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In this episode, we cover the following:
- How they went from young and just married with no assets to owning multiple rentals, a vacation home, and building the home of their dreams
- Finding a short sale: their first house
- Advice to first-time home buyers
- Why buying is better than renting
- Finding an experienced real estate agent and lender
- Their property in Tahoe and a nightmare neighbor
- Purchasing their lot for and how to prepare for a build
- How to save your money on a lot
- Advice to any prospective realtors
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Guest info:
For more on Mark, you can follow him on Instagram @Mark.Altes. If you'd like to work with Mark to buy a house or property, you can email him at [email protected].
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| 0:00.0 | Are you someone who doesn't take life too seriously? Do you sometimes find that a shot of whiskey |
| 0:08.1 | isn't only deserved but needed? If you said yes to either of those, welcome to the Whiskey and Lace |
| 0:13.2 | podcast, where we have honest chats with everyday people, shit shows, and all. I'm your host, Erica |
| 0:18.8 | Althus, and I'm here to empower you to be the best version of |
| 0:22.1 | yourself and perhaps share in a shot of whiskey. Now pour yourself a glass of wine and let's go. |
| 0:30.0 | Welcome to another episode of the Whiskey and Lace podcast. Today we have Mark Mudduffington Altus. |
| 0:36.3 | And today's topic we're going to discuss is real estate. Hence the |
| 0:41.0 | Compass T-shirt, the infamous T-shirt, Mark. The Compass. How many of those do you own? |
| 0:46.3 | I only own three or no, two now because I had three, but you know, you wanted to do that one where we ripped them apart. |
| 0:55.4 | But like the Hulk? |
| 0:56.4 | Like we got rid of one. |
| 0:57.9 | Yeah, what was that for? |
| 0:58.9 | It was for a cuts campaign. |
| 1:00.8 | Oh, cuts. |
| 1:01.6 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:03.2 | But yeah, Mark works for Compass. |
| 1:04.9 | And tell us how long you have had your real estate license for. |
| 1:08.2 | I got my real estate license in 2005. so 18 years now. That is 18 years. |
| 1:15.4 | That's 18 years. Oh my God. Isn't that crazy? That is very crazy. I remember when you first got it. |
| 1:21.0 | It was only 22. Holy shit. We're getting really old. We are getting old. We are. And you have your |
| 1:26.7 | broker's license. |
| 1:31.8 | Got my broker's associate license in 2017. |
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