REI191: Design Outlaws w/ Marilyn Moedinger

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Patrick Donley sits down with Marilyn Moedinger to chat about her career in architecture and academia, her early days in construction as a general laborer and project manager, what it was like traveling around the world studying vernacular architecture, and how it’s been renovating a 300-year-old family farm house, plus a whole lot more. Marilyn is the founding principal of Runcible Studios and has been an adjunct professor for over 10 years where she has taught design studios, construction detailing, building science, theory, and design/build IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 02:47 - How Marilyn got turned onto architecture. 06:24 - Why she took a job as a general laborer right out of college. 11:22 - What are some of her early challenges were as a project manager? 25:59 - Why going back to get a Masters degree at UVA was one of her best financial decisions? 28:35 - What is involved in getting licensed as an architect? 35:00 - What her next steps were after obtaining her Masters degree in architecture. 36:01 - How she got to travel around the world studying vernacular architecture. 44:50 - What the jump was like starting her own architecture practice. 45:48 - Why academia wasn’t for her. 53:53 - Why she named her company Runcible Studios. 55:13 - How she survived during the pandemic doing other entrepreneurial ventures. 60:16 - What it’s been like renovating a 300-year-old family farm house. 66:40 - What her own real estate portfolio looks like and her plans for the future. 69:36 - How she bought and managed a renovation sight unseen. 72:55 - How she used a 1031 on a condo she rented to purchase two properties. *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. The Everything Guide to House Hacking by Robert Leonard. The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear Design Outlaws on the Ecological Frontier by Chris Zelov Carrying the Fire by Mike Collins Building Knowledge-Marilyn’s newsletter Related episode: Listen to REI165: Taco-Oriented Development w/ Eric Weatherholtz , or watch the video. Related episode: Listen to REI159: From Receptionist to Urban Infill Developer w/ Sean Sweeney , or watch the video. Related episode: Listen to REI170: Transforming Spaces w/ Antonia Botero, or watch the video. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Patrick (@jpatrickdonley): Twitter Connect with Marilyn Twitter | Website Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:02.1	I actually did a project with a group of students where we designed and then built a house.
0:07.1	So it was a modular house.
0:09.3	We actually built it in pieces and trucked it to the site and craned it into place.
0:14.1	And then that whole summer we built it.
0:16.5	And I was like, this is amazing.
0:18.2	Like, I'm building the thing I drew.
0:22.8	Hey, everybody. In this amazing. Like, I'm building the thing I drew. Hey, everybody.
0:23.9	In this week's episode, I got to sit down with Marilyn Modinger to chat about her career
0:27.8	in architecture and academia, her early days in construction as a general laborer and project
0:32.9	manager, what it was like traveling around the world studying vernacular architecture, and how it's been
0:38.1	renovating a 300-year-old family farmhouse. Maryland is the founding principal of Rensible Studios and
0:44.1	has been an adjunct professor for over 10 years where she's taught design studios, construction
0:49.1	detailing, building science and theory, and design build courses. She previously practiced architecture at
0:55.3	Uteal in Boston and worked as a construction project manager, contractor, and estimator in Virginia.
1:01.7	Marilyn earned a BS in architecture, a BA in history, and a master's in architecture from the
1:06.2	University of Virginia, where she won several awards for her teaching and academic works.
1:11.3	Marilyn has led a super adventurous life, and this episode covers a lot of territory about the
1:15.9	architectural path, project management, renovating old homes, and even what her own real estate
1:21.2	portfolio looks like. And so, without further delay, let's get into this week's episode
1:26.4	with Marilyn Mo Dinger.
1:31.5	You are listening to Real Estate 101 by the Investors Podcast Network,
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