Atticus LeBlanc, founder and CEO of PadSplit, interviews Todd Waller, a licensed clinical social worker with Claratel Behavioral Health and the DeKalb Regional Crisis Center who has also been a PadSplit member for more than three years. Todd shares how he discovered PadSplit during a difficult housing transition and why what began as a temporary solution became his long-term home. Drawing from both his personal experience and his work supporting individuals facing housing instability, Todd discusses the growing affordability crisis, the challenges people face accessing traditional housing, and why shared living has become an important resource for working adults. He also shares stories of clients who moved from homelessness, shelters, and couch surfing into stable housing through PadSplit, explaining why he has become one of the platform's strongest advocates.

00:00 Welcome and Meet Todd Waller

01:40 How Todd Found PadSplit and Why He Stayed

04:15 A Social Worker's View of the Housing Crisis

07:30 Why PadSplit Works for Housing-Insecure Clients

10:15 Helping Clients Navigate the Housing Search

12:00 Success Stories and Long-Term Stability

15:00 Challenging the Stigma Around Shared Living

17:45 Financial Freedom Through Affordable Housing

19:00 The Changing Face of Housing Insecurity

22:00 Why Housing Is the Foundation for Everything Else

24:15 Closing Thoughts and Wrap Up

One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast

Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/

References:

• DeKalb Regional Crisis Center: https://claratel.org/crisis/
• Sign up to be a PadSplit Member via Todd’s referral link: https://www.padsplit.com/?sign-up&referralCode=5D616998&ref_device=app&ref_role=m&ref_source=link

Atticus LeBlanc, founder and CEO of PadSplit, interviews Mathias Korder, co-founder and CEO of Baselane, a financial platform for real estate investors that combines banking, bookkeeping, rent collection, and tax tools and serves over 50,000 investors managing over $3B in annual transactions. Mathias shares his background and explains Baselane’s origin in building SMB banking products that weren’t tailored to real estate investors’ cash flow, property-level accounting, and Schedule E tax needs. He discusses serving diverse strategies (rooms, short-, mid-, and long-term rentals, fix-and-flip) with automated transaction tagging, reporting, expense splitting, and depreciation schedules, plus integrations for migration. Korder describes a roadmap from utility to automation to AI-driven insights as a “CFO in your pocket,” notes customers often double rent/income over two years, and highlights common investor mistakes and housing regulation bottlenecks.

00:00 Welcome and Mission

00:24 Meet Mathias and Baselane

02:11 From Morgan Stanley to BCG

05:05 The Aha Problem

06:44 Investor Pain Points

08:02 Building for Every Strategy

10:51 Loans and Bank Covenants

14:06 Automation and Reporting

15:50 Rent by the Room Finance

19:50 Depreciation and Tax Tools

21:20 Customer Outcomes and Growth

24:10 Setup and Migration

27:38 AI CFO in Your Pocket

29:51 Rapid Fire and Wrap Up

One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast

Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/

Connect with Mathias Korder on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathiaskorder/

References:

• Baselane: https://www.baselane.com/
• Boston Consulting Group: https://www.bcg.com/
• Morgan Stanley: https://www.morganstanley.com/
• The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to his son by G. Ng: https://a.co/d/0as2DUly
• Become a PadSplit Host: https://www.padsplit.com/hosts

Host Atticus LeBlanc, founder and CEO of PadSplit, interviews Azubuike Akunne, a former PadSplit member in Houston and now founder of NeuBite and nonprofit AveNeu. Azubuike shares about his background before working at a transportation technology company in Houston and choosing PadSplit for flexibility, affordability, and the experience of shared living. He describes clean homes, clear rules, maturity among members, navigating conflicts, including a suspected white supremacist roommate, and practicing “ego death.” Now back in Columbus, he helped renovate his mother’s duplex into an Airbnb, then shifted part and eventually plans to shift all to PadSplit, contrasting Airbnb’s seasonality and guest expectations with PadSplit’s vetting and consistency. He explains NeuBite’s SNAP EBT-enabled vending approach and goals to expand food access nationwide.

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

01:32 Azubuike Origins and Travels

03:26 Finding PadSplit in Houston

05:07 First Impressions and House Culture

08:58 Roommates Conflict and Lessons

13:32 Why Choose Coliving

16:18 Saving for Art Dreams

19:28 After PadSplit and DIY Renting

21:01 Building NeuBite Food Access

27:14 Hosting in Columbus and Renovations

28:42 PadSplit vs Airbnb Reality Check

37:11 Host Mindset and Member Impact

40:31 Advice and Fast Break Wrap

42:21 Closing and Where to Follow

One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast

Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/

Connect with Azubuike Akunne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azubuikeakunne/

References:

• NeuBite: https://www.shopneubite.com/
• Become a PadSplit Host: https://www.padsplit.com/hosts

Host Atticus LeBlanc, founder and CEO of PadSplit, interviews PadSplit member Wanda Roshell, who works at Cox Automotive and has lived in a metro Atlanta PadSplit for over two years. Wanda shares her background, then explains choosing a PadSplit room after a roommate situation ended, and she wanted to avoid costly, stressful apartment hunting. She prioritized safety, community, and affordability, noting that utilities are included, and the neighborhood feels more secure and less noisy than many apartments. Wanda describes initial fears about living with strangers but says respectful communication and boundaries created a “family” dynamic, challenging policymakers’ narrow definitions of family. She praises her host’s communication and compassion during a period of financial hardship, discusses minor challenges, and outlines savings goals tied to retirement, family, and her future.

00:00 Welcome to the Show

00:59 Wanda’s Backstory

02:19 Finding PadSplit

04:24 Why a Room Not Apartment

07:49 Work and First Impressions

09:12 Skepticism to Comfort

11:52 Roommates as Family

14:20 Safety and House Rules

15:47 Savings and Future Goals

17:00 Host Relationship Matters

23:18 Living With Six Roommates

26:32 Dreaming Bigger and Wrap Up

One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast

Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/

References:

• Cox Automotive: https://www.coxautoinc.com/brands/manheim/

Host Atticus LeBlanc continues his conversation with Beth Silverman of Lotus Campaign about policy, trends, and the future of homelessness solutions. Beth argues the U.S. over-focuses on emergency responses and long-run permanent housing while neglecting interim “next step” options, and says homelessness tools haven’t kept pace with structural drivers like housing supply and demand. She highlights progress where communities modernize zoning and codes and where public, nonprofit, and private sectors align. Looking to 2026, Lotus plans to expand impact in Charlotte and Raleigh, grow into a third market, refine programs using technology and data, and scale while maintaining high-touch local execution.

00:00 Welcome Back and Setup

00:23 Incentives and Missing Middle

02:26 Weaponized Subsidies Explained

04:41 Nonprofit Tools and Roadblocks

06:23 Zoning Fixes and Best Practices

08:38 Turf Wars and Community Courage

13:02 Housing as a Human Right

15:38 Supply Shortage and Economics

20:02 Lotus Vision for 2026

21:36 Scaling the Lotus Model

22:44 Rapid Fire Habits and Bad Bunny

25:41 Misconceptions and Closing

One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast

Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/

Connect with Beth Silverman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-silverman-7218a524/

References:

• Lotus Campaign: https://www.lotuscampaign.org
• Dr. Gregg Colburn, University of Washington: https://re.be.uw.edu/people/gregg-colburn/
• Dr. Margot Kushel: https://medicine.ucsf.edu/people/margot-kushel
• Community Solutions: https://community.solutions/
• Cabrini: https://www.angel.com/movies/cabrini
• The Poetry Remedy by William Sieghart: https://a.co/d/0j7m4LXV
• Lost & Found: A Memoir by Kathryn Schulz: https://a.co/d/04JG7iQk
• Bad Bunny: https://www.youtube.com/@BadBunnyPR

Host Atticus LeBlanc, founder and CEO of PadSplit, interviews Beth Silverman, co-founder and executive director of the Lotus Campaign, about her cross-sector career in city planning, real estate, and public policy and how it led to tackling homelessness. Beth describes Lotus as a partnership model that connects landlords, developers, and social service organizations to place individuals and families experiencing or near homelessness into market-rate, mixed-income housing. Lotus began in Charlotte, expanded to Raleigh, and has housed nearly 800 people with a 91–95% renewal success rate, largely using philanthropic funding. She also highlights myth-busting work emphasizing homelessness as a housing problem and shares examples of impact and future expansion plans.

00:00 Welcome to the Show

00:24 Beth Silverman Introduction

01:33 Career Path Across Sectors

03:49 Origins of Lotus Campaign

08:16 What Lotus Does

12:31 Voucher Comparison and Myth Busting

14:11 Landlord Objections and Risk

18:56 Lease Ready Support Model

22:27 Scaling Results and Funding

26:00 Expansion Plans and Myths

30:52 Closing and Part Two Tease

One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast

Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/

Connect with Beth Silverman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-silverman-7218a524/

References:

• Lotus Campaign: https://www.lotuscampaign.org
• Urban Land Institute: https://uli.org/
• Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely: https://a.co/d/0feG8L6g
• Housing Choice Vouchers: ​​https://www.usa.gov/housing-voucher-section-8
• Sharon Crossing Investment: https://www.lotuscampaign.org/first-impact-investment/
• Homelessness is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns by Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern: https://a.co/d/0ebb08hb

Host Atticus LeBlanc continues a conversation with Alex Horowitz of Pew Charitable Trusts about housing reform momentum and evidence that reducing regulatory barriers increases supply and improves affordability. Alex discusses how cities and states eliminated parking mandates and reduced lot sizes, leading to long-term housing affordability. They also discuss building and fire codes, focusing on allowing single-stair designs, which research suggests can cut construction costs while enabling larger, better-lit units. Finally, Alex emphasizes bipartisan policy optimism, including federal legislation proposals, with by-right apartments on commercially zoned land as a key lever. Atticus summed up these deregulations with the line: “make it legal, make it easy, and they will come.”

00:00 Welcome Back and Setup

00:25 Momentum for Housing Reform

01:37 Minneapolis Zoning Wins

03:45 Austin and Houston Supply Surge

05:36 Why Officials Miss the Data

06:45 More Reform Case Studies

08:43 Fire Codes and Housing Costs

10:34 Single Stair Buildings Explained

12:44 Safety Data and Tradeoffs

17:19 Reasons for Optimism

20:23 Rapid Fire Q and A

23:09 Closing and Where to Learn More

One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast

Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/

Connect with Alex Horowitz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-horowitz-69549945/

References:

1. Housing Policy Research: pew.org/housingpolicy
2. Pew Research: Modern Multifamily Buildings Provide the Most Fire Protection​: https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2025/09/modern-multifamily-buildings-provide-the-most-fire-protection
3. Pew Research: States Advance Single-Stairway Reforms to Expand Housing​: https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2025/11/04/states-advance-single-stairway-reforms-to-expand-housing
4. Pew Research: Small Single-Stairway Apartment Buildings Have Strong Safety Record​: https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2025/02/small-single-stairway-apartment-buildings-have-strong-safety-record
5. Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity by Yoni Applelbaum: https://a.co/d/00ypoJO1
6. Why Nothing Works by Marc Dunkelman: https://a.co/d/02mDeWjA
7. Recoding America by Jennifer Pahlka: https://a.co/d/0gEn07yr