PILOT EPISODE

ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO

Michael travels to El Paso Texas to the final destination of Alamogordo New Mexico to a large and recently remodeled apartment community Las Ventanas and meets the owner and Top Gun fighter pilots that live and work in the area and experiences first-hand the unique and rugged outdoors of New Mexico.

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Rent America with Michael Thomas is the proud winner of the 2021 Silver Telly for Online General-Reality from Four Leaf Entertainment.

FAQ

We approach the topic of rental housing as an anchor to the communities we visit. The link between housing and the people and places is akin to the link between food and culture.

We’re somewhere between a travel show and a real estate show with an emphasis on the people and places that make up Mainstreet U.S.A. We hope that viewers get an inside look into an everyday world that few know or understand (rental housing) and leave with a better understanding and appreciation for the communities and people of our country.

I started my career in commercial lending which also covered loans to investors in rental housing. When I focused my lending on loans insured through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) nationwide, I became aware of so many stories that I felt needed to be told about the amazing people and communities through the lens of the investors I helped get financing.

Right now the show’s footprint covers smaller markets in the U.S. where there are real estate investments occurring. Down the road I think it would be interesting to see how other countries tackle rental housing challenges and what life is like being a renter in places like Sydney Australia or Tokyo. At that point we might have to change the name of the show
though…