Renter of 25+ years (VA, MD, NYC) - How can I leverage my "experience portfolio" ?!?

[Leslie Pankowski]

Hi there, I'm Leslie. I have been listening to The Real Estate Rookie and other BP shows for about a year. I have 25+ years of business, govt, communications professional w/ and MBA. I have more TIME than CASH. At 52, I'm looking for my "third chapter". I realized I have deep experience as a renter... across multiple markets, city councils, market classes, and building types (I'll list below) over 3 decades and 9 properties. (Instead of a real estate portfolio of 9 rentals, I have the experience of living in 9 rentals...) Wondering how I can trade my expertise + experience for income - Building small cost-effective market-based tenant focus groups? Niche tenant management business? Niche low cost marketing/ tenant lead generation? Or something completely different? All questions and suggestions welcome! Thank you! - L

**** Markets I've rented in since 1997: College Park, MD | Centreville, VA | Brooklyn, NY (Bed-Stuy) | NY, NY (Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Murray Hill)

**** City Councils and Lease Types: (9 different leases over 25+ years)

** City Council of New York (market rate lease (1 with and multiple without guarantors), 1 rent stabilized lease, and 1 unique govt. program in C-class neighborhood),

** Prince George's County, MD (market rate)

** Fairfax County, VA (market rate)

**** Building Types:

** Non-combustible 8-unit and 10-unit (both built 1950s-ish) (walk ups),

** Semi-renovated former tenament building (1870s-ish 1 sink, bathtub was originally in kitchen, built wall around it)

** Garden-style apartment (2000s walk-up, private porch),

** Luxury 100+ elevator (built 2012 with non-foodretail underneath + underground parking garage + 24 hour security,

** Luxury 100+ elevator (built 1990s with grocery store and retail underneath)

** Unrenovated brownstone (1870s-ish walk-up) (It was Hoboken, NJ circa 1996, I was the illegal 3rd tenant for a couple months)