{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"STL Hustle Insider","title":"Carla Reid on Real Estate, Tax Sales, and Building Community Brick by Brick","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3740,"description":" Carla Reid on Real Estate, Tax Sales, and Building Community Brick by Brick\n\nReal estate is not just about property. In the right hands, it can become a tool for legacy, stability, community repair, and generational opportunity.\nIn Episode 5 of STL Hustle Insider, Cortez Hustle sits down with Carla Reid, founder of Brick X Brick Collective, for a powerful conversation about motherhood, social work, real estate investing, tax sales, ethical development, and what it means to build community with intention.\nCarla shares her journey from growing up in St. Louis, becoming a mother at 15, finishing school alongside her daughter years later, working in social services, managing property for her mother, and eventually stepping into real estate investing for herself.\nThis episode is for anyone interested in real estate, community development, legacy building, affordable housing, tax sale education, and the belief that everyday people can learn the game and build something that lasts.\nIn This Episode\nCortez and Carla talk about:\nWho Carla Reid is beyond the business title\nHer identity as a mother, daughter, community champion, social worker, investor, and developer\nGrowing up in the West End of St. Louis City\nBeing raised by parents who worked in social work and nursing\nAttending Oakville Senior High through the desegregation program\nBecoming a mother at 15\nHow shame, responsibility, support, and resilience shaped her journey\nWhat parents can do when a young person’s life takes an unexpected turn\nThe importance of support systems for young mothers\nHow Carla’s father taught her the meaning of community through family fish fries\nWhy community starts at home\nWorking full-time in social work while continuing school\nCarla and her daughter both graduating in 2018\nHow her mother’s real estate decision introduced her to property management\nManaging a four-family property and building relationships with tenants\nWhy Carla stopped managing properties for some out-of-state investors...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6RVt-BKuHUDpqnW2pjHJQNyi-e3ue1psZpoYkFxYe3Y/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85NmNi/Y2E5NTc0ODhjZDUx/ZmVhOWIxMThmOWJm/NjY3Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}