Success Stories
My Investing Success Story
Dear ADPI, I wanted to share my real estate journey in hopes that it can help our community. The struggles, mistakes, personal growth, failures, and successes have challenged me in many ways in the past several years. In the beginning, I joined the Navy 11 days after 9/11 at the age of 17–my mom had […]
7 min readMy Investing Success Story
What got you into Real Estate Investing? As a young boy, I was very independent because my family didn’t have much. I grew up on a small island in the Philippines called Cebu. We were nowhere near the “well off” category. In fact, I remember walking most of the time or taking the cheapest form […]
7 min readMy Real Estate Success Story: From Immigrant to Real Estate Investor
I am thrilled to have received an invite to share my story. The desire to help, inspire, and empower others is in my blood and my ultimate life goal. So, read on to learn how I went from having $1000 in my pocket to earning half a million dollars through real estate investing. My story […]
7 min readMy Investing Success Story
Small Town Beginnings In 2011, my wife and I relocated from Fort Belvoir, VA to Fort Benning, GA. We were both majors and she came from Georgia. We were visiting my in-laws when my father-in-law took me on a ride-along to check on his properties. At the time, he had about 10 single-family homes and […]
6 min readMember Success Spotlight: Real Estate Investing at Any Age
Can You Start Real Estate Investing at Any Age? Every so often I get the question, “How did you get your start in real estate?” The start for me was when I was very young, I then let it idle, and started again 30 years later. In the beginning, my mom separated from my father […]
5 min readVeterans Day Gratitude
Veterans Day As my unit motto states, “Service…is a calling only a few will answer, and when the impossible has been accomplished, the only reward is another mission no one else will try.” Today, Veterans Day, we honor veterans across the US – both alive and past. Why? Their military service is a sacrifice; to […]
3 min readFinding Purpose in Transition from Military Service
How to Find Your Purpose? One of the most difficult times any veteran can go through is the transition back to civilian life. Speaking for myself, my transition was very much a bittersweet experience. Personally, I loved combat and outside of the military, I never felt comfortable expressing my love for war outside of my […]
13 min readInvestor Profile: Resourcefulness in Real Estate with Anthony Pinto
Carpe-ing the Diem “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt I was sitting in the Engineering Control Center (Maneuvering) underwater onboard my submarine the USS Albany (SSN-753) when one of my sailors walked […]
7 min readControl or Speed on the Path to Financial Freedom
As a real estate investor who is just getting started, it’s easy to be consumed by the idea of financial freedom. The first deal you do is absolutely terrifying. The whole process is filled with fear, doubt, and anxiety. But, once you get proof of concept and start to receive the almighty cash flow all […]
4 min readRich Dad Poor Dad To The Rescue!
Rich Dad Poor Dad To The Rescue! I pulled into my favorite dirt parking spot at Daffin Park. Ray and some of the others were already ahead of me setting up the net, the music, and cracking some fresh beers. Geez, Ray’s truck is obnoxious, I think to myself. It’s one of those Dually Chevy […]
6 min readInvestor Profile of Travis Cripps -How I Got Paid to Go to College
Have you heard the news? There is a student loan crisis in the United States! According to Forbes.com, Americans collectively owe 1.5 trillion dollars in student loan debt. I believe young people looking to grow their futures and build careers are going in the wrong direction. For those that want to build a business or […]
8 min readSuze Orman and Mr. Money Mustache are both WRONG
Contributed by Chad Payton I’m assuming that you have read the recent exchanges between Suze Orman and Mr. Money Mustache on the topic of the FIRE movement. I tend to be more in line with the FIRE movement philosophically, however, I think that they are both playing an inefficient financial game that may or may […]
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