- Full time “buy and hold” and “fix and flip” real estate investor with over 20 years of experience.
- Blogger and writer of hundreds of real estate investing articles at BiggerPockets.com and his own blog, Smarterlandlording.com, some of which have been featured on The Motley Fool and MONEY: Personal Finance News & Advice.
- Host of the Smarterlandlording Podcast.
- Author of Advice From Experience To New Real Estate Investors.
- Past President of the Memphis Investors Group.
Originally from the Washington D.C. area, Kevin moved to Memphis, TN to attend graduate school at the University of Memphis. After receiving his Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning, Kevin climbed the planning career ladder to eventually become Planning Director of a county in the Memphis metro area. He “retired” from planning in 2003 to pursue real estate investing full time.
Since “retiring,” Kevin’s main real estate investment strategy has been to “buy and hold,” otherwise known as landlording. Generally working in historic Midtown Memphis, Kevin is also known to “fix and flip” grand, historic homes when the right opportunity presents itself. He has participated in dozens of real estate transactions in the Memphis metro area.
Kevin has the heart of a teacher and believes in helping others through education. An instructor of college level geography for over thirty years, Kevin also regularly participates in seminars and panel discussions at such forums as the Memphis Investor’s Group and the Single-Family Rental Summit. Kevin has written numerous articles on real estate investing and been interviewed in publications such as the Memphis Commercial Appeal, The Memphis Daily News and the Foreclosure News Report and on WMC AM 600.
