This Mom Buys Houses

12/14/2023

So, you may have noticed that I'm not posting on here anymore, but have you heard what I've been up to lately?! 🎉 I get to help people become financial ninjas! 🥷

Follow my new business page Denise Mayen, Modern Woodmen of America to learn more!

I loved getting to do a financial strategy session with you Lyndi Brewer --it was also wonderful to stay warm a few weekends ago with some yummy drinks at Curator Coffee!

07/15/2023

It felt a bit like the end of an era today as we had a garage sale of all the remaining misc items from our storage unit. It definitely looked like hardware store in front of my house as we sold off the remaining construction supplies and fixtures that were left over after 7 years of flipping houses. Also, holy moly, it's hot outside today!!! 🥵

Jim Dempsey and Gail Dempsey are retiring from the flipping business and I'm transitioning to apartment investing through and providing financial services with Modern Woodmen of America. Reach out if you want to learn more about how I can help you make a written financial plan for you and your family's future.

NOTE: Edison is reading this over my shoulder and said I should change the name to "This Mom USED to Buy Houses!" 🤣😎

07/02/2023

Well, Flip #19 is finally finished and it’s the end of an era!

After 7 years of building a business with Gail Dempsey and Jim Dempsey to buy, renovate, and sell homes in and around San Antonio, we are hanging up our contractor hats. Jim & Gail are finally going to take full advantage of their retirement and I’m pivoting toward apartment investing and financial advising.

This project may not have gone as smoothly as we’d anticipated when we bought it last fall, but it is a beautiful home that we pray will be a blessing to whoever buys it.

07/02/2023

For reference of what this house looked like when we bought it…

06/22/2023

We know we’re on the home stretch of a project when the front door gets a fresh coat of paint in a bright & bold color! Way to go, Jim Dempsey, for taking the lead on this last flip of ours.

06/13/2023

Are you following us at Two Moms Investing yet?

05/22/2023

Have you seen what I've been up to at Two Moms Investing ? We are under contract to purchase a 104-unit apartment complex in San Antonio! If you want to learn more about earning passive income through multifamily real estate, be sure to follow me at Two Moms Investing and register for our newsletter at investwithbraid.com.

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05/21/2023

I finally plotted all our flips on a map of San Antonio! So fun to remember all the places the past 7 years have taken me. Follow me at Braid Capital to see what I’m up to now. From investing in houses to investing in apartments!
Gail Dempsey
Jim Dempsey

05/15/2023

Let's talk real numbers about the rental property I posted about on Friday.

When we bought it three and a half years ago, it was only 30% occupied, and of those occupants, one hadn't paid for months and was in the process of eviction, and the other was a relative of the owner and was only paying about 25% of market rent.

Now, it's regularly above 92% occupied and we were able to increase the monthly income from a measly $1300 when we bought it to approximately $8000 now. We have learned how to remove drug dealers and bedbugs (equally atrocious 😱), communicate with tenants to keep residents in their homes during a pandemic, and provide a safe and clean community for tenants. One of the best parts of this job has been hearing from tenants that we're the best landlords they've ever had. 🥰

You may have heard people say "own a rental property and collect passive income." Well, owning and operating a rental property is anything BUT passive. If you really want to learn about passively investing in real estate, follow me as we provide opportunities for limited partners through multifamily real estate syndications.

05/12/2023

Two Moms Investing with Breanne Rowe Weber got our "4-plex that thinks it's an apartment" on the market last week! Woohoo for getting to see the benefits of forced appreciation and the power of leveraging other peoples' money to grow your net worth. If you want to learn about how you can benefit passively from real estate investing (while we do the active work), come check us out at Braid Capital!

(Sabor) For Sale: 9 beds, 6 baths ∙ 5040 sq. ft. ∙ 1132 W French Pl, San Antonio, TX 78201-5869 ∙ $699,900 ∙ MLS # 1685290 ∙ Unique income-producing opportunity for house hacking or mid-term rental strategi...

05/11/2023

I've had the privilege of working with some fantastic real estate agents in my area. I'm learning so much about land and commercial properties lately, and can't wait to see what has in store for their future! Earlier this week we realized we were all sporting some Aggie colors! 👍