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Phil is an awesome guy.  He was enlisted in the Navy and got into real estate investing and now runs Mission First Capital, which opens up options for veterans to invest in real estate. Norfolk VA Real Estate Investment Firm | Commercial Property Investment Fund | Military Passive Income Investing in Norfolk (missionfirstcapital.com)Phil Capron | LinkedInTransition Assistance Program | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)Amazon.com: Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork eBook : Sullivan, Dan, Hardy, Benjamin: Kindle StoreYour VA Loan: and how it can make you a millionaire: Capron, Phil: 9781707402984: Amazon.com: Books

Welcome to Purpose-Driven Wealth! In this episode, Mo Bina shares a conversation with a former US Navy Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman (SWCC) turned real estate entrepreneur, Phil Capron. Phil talks about the unique challenges a Veteran faces, especially on the financial side, and what they can do to address this based on his experience. He also shares his passion for helping Veterans and Active Duty Military Members achieve financial freedom through Real Estate Investment. Tune in and enjoy!   In this episode, Phil talks about…   His journey from a confused 24-year-old to a 38-year-old real estate entrepreneur House hacking Airbnb exploration Unique financial challenges the Veterans faces His book: Your VA Loan and How it Can Make You a Millionaire   About Phil Capron…   Phil Capron learned that real estate was the wealth builder for him after purchasing his first home in 2010 using a VA loan while on active duty.   He cut his teeth in the business as a real estate agent and by flipping properties in Coastal Virginia.   10 years and over 500 apartment units later, Phil's focus is expanding real estate opportunities for military members and veterans. He wrote his first book "Your VA Loan: and How It Can Make You a Millionaire" in 2019, and in 2021 created the first 100% veteran-owned and operated fund backed by real estate, Mission First Capital.   Catch Phil Capron on…   Website:           https://missionfirstcapital.com/ Facebook:        https://www.facebook.com/missionfirstcapital/ LinkedIn:          https://www.linkedin.com/company/missionfirstcapital/ Instagram:        https://www.instagram.com/missionfirstcapital/ YouTube:          https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYkouRejBadZ89sJw153lAw            Connect with Mo Bina on…   Website:          https://www.high-risecapital.com/ Medium:          https://mobina.medium.com/ YouTube:        https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ISsEKBHlkX7lk9b68SKLA/featured Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/highrisecapital/   For more information on passive investing in commercial real estate, please check out our free eBook — More Doors, More Profits — by clicking here: https://www.high-risecapital.com/resources-index          

Alex Breshears is a private money lender, Regulation A fund Investor Relations manager, multi-family underwriter, and educator.She is a limited partner in multi-family syndications and community builder who partners with active and passive real estate investors, syndicators, and military spouses to grow their financial independence, knowledge, and professional network. She started a private lending company, Infinite Road Investments, in April of 2020, funding 1st and 2nd lien positions for residential property in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. She also started an educational Facebook group called Private Lending Lessons which offers weekly educational lessons, daily posts for discussion, and opportunities to network with other investors about private lending, and various projects that may need funding. Currently, she is working with the team at Mission First Capital, a Regulation A fund that helps active duty and veteran service members invest in real estate to improve their long-term wealth. She is currently a chemistry professor, teaching for a four-year school online and leading biweekly educational series about real estate investing in her Facebook group. *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*Thank you to all of our listeners!!! We would love to hear from you!!!Email us at:hutch@hsquaredcapital.com    heath@hsquaredcapital.com*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*Visit our website to find out more:www.hsquaredcapital.comJoin our Facebook Group:The Multifamily Real Estate ExperimentFollow us on Instagram:@hutchandheathPublished: Mar. 24, 2021

Today's guest is a naval special warfare combatant-craft crewman, who spent days jumping out of planes, shooting and manning radios on the small, fast boats that take Navy Seals and special ops to missions in non-permissive or denied areas of the world. In his downtime, he discovered a passion for real estate. Upon completing his service, he began selling homes for his buddies transferring from Virginia to other stations. He grew into multifamily, acquiring over 500 units, and founded Mission First Capital — the first 100% only veteran-owned and operated fund specifically for veterans and members of the US military.  

This is part 2 of my conversation with Phil Capron, Phil Capron is a real estate investor who has learned a lot about the industry over the years. Phil learned that real estate was the wealth builder for him after purchasing his first home in 2010 using a VA loan while on active duty. He cut his teeth in the business as a real estate agent and by flipping properties in Coastal Virginia. He wrote his first book “Your VA Loan and How It Can Make You A Millionaire” in 2019, and in 2021 created the first 100% veteran-owned and operated fund backed by real estate First Capital.   In this episode, Phil discusses the importance of safety in people's homes, no matter their class of asset. He feels an obligation as people in the real estate investing space to make sure their team goals are aligned and that their hearts are in it too. He expresses his concerns about the industry as it stands and how it can be challenging to provide a quality home to someone in a tough environment. He mentions that it is important for real estate investors to be aware of what areas may be more dangerous, so that they can take precautions when working in those areas. Listen in!   [00:01 - 09:09] The Importance of Providing Quality Security Measures Phil discusses the different classes of homes and how each one is different but still tries to provide the best home possible at each price point He feels that the industry should do more to make residents feel safe in their homes and that includes doing things like locking doors and windows, and ensuring that everything can be locked up He explains that it is important to do one's part in order to make people feel safe, and that this includes providing quality security measures [09:10 - 15:43] Focus on Having Good Cash Flow That Are In A Good Neighborhood Phil discusses how it is important to be aware of the situations in which you are investing and to know what kind of risks are involved The importance of being able to handle difficult situations; and  The benefits of having a high cash flow He points out that there are higher levels of complications associated with investing in economy housing compared to more expensive properties He recommends that investors focus on properties that have good cash flow and are in good neighborhoods   [15:44 - 22:22] The Active Military Presence In Real Estate Phil shares that there is a lot of military presence in real estate because it is a very successful industry The military teaches people how to be successful under difficult circumstances He shares his company, “Mission First Capital”, that it is a real estate investment company that is focused on military and veteran investors The company has a strong relationship with ADPi and its team includes friends of the founder who are in the real estate industry He says that the company is excited to work with military and veteran investors who are willing to bring value to the world He shares that the founder believes that there is meritocracy in the real estate industry, regardless of rank or experiences [22:23 - 28:04] Closing Segment Phil invites us to visit his website: https://missionfirstcapital.com/ Phil discusses that people are doing things they don't understand, and it ‘s making it difficult to find work He discusses how they're feeling a lot of pressure lately and that it's been affecting their work How the industry is changing and how it's harder to make a long-term career in real estate   Tweetable Quotes:   “We work in some rougher stuff and the intention of getting into rougher stuff is to work our butts off, to make it less rough.” – Phil Capron   “You get to pick the type of problems that you have in this life I believe… I've done a fair amount of fairly rough stuff on the flipping side and on the multi-family side and I find it rewarding.” – Phil Capron     Connect with Phil through his website at https://missionfirstcapital.com/   LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode. Are you confused about where to start? Join our community and learn more about real estate investing. Head over to our Facebook Page, Youtube Channel, or website https://www.theacademypresents.com/jointhesummit36848306. Connect with Lorren Capital, LLC. for syndicated multifamily investments, https://lorrencapital.com/. To learn more about me, visit my LinkedIn profile, and connect with me.

Phil Capron learned that real estate was the wealth builder for him after purchasing his first home in 2010 using a VA loan while on active duty.He cut his teeth in the business as a real estate agent and by flipping properties in Coastal Virginia. 10 years and over 500 apartment units later, Phil's focus is expanding real estate opportunities for military members and veterans. He wrote his first book "Your VA Loan: and How It Can Make You a Millionaire" in 2019, and in 2021 created the first 100% veteran-owned and operated fund backed by real estate, Mission First Capital.Join Our Passive Investor NetworkDownload Our Passive Investor Guide to Multifamily SyndicationsWE DISCUSS:His experience in the military.His first real estate investment.What his business looks like today.How he was able to build his business.What his business has looked like over the past years.His experience with investing in small-scale commercial multifamily deals.What's on the horizon for his company.His biggest challenge.What's going really well with his business.KEY QUOTE:“My goal is to turn the light bulb on for the military members and veterans who maybe have never invested.”CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:Website: MissionFirstCapital.comCONNECT WITH US! Visit our Website: https://www.canovocapital.com/podcastConnect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theleadsponsorFollow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLeadSponsorFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theleadsponsor/Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lead-sponsor-podcast-real-estate-investing/id1464256464LOVE THE SHOW? PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE, REVIEW & SHARE

Are there any opportunities for military members and veterans to invest in real estate? Absolutely!  Here to open up real estate opportunities for our brothers and sisters in uniform is Navy veteran, Phil Capron. Phil founded Mission First Capital to give an option for military members–both active and retired–to participate in real estate investments for as little as $5,000 at a time.  Having been investing since he was on active duty, Phil knows the exact problems that military members face and offers solutions that fit whatever lifestyle they want to live.    [00:01 - 02:29] Opening Segment Phil Capron tells us how to utilize the Veteran's Administration (VA) Loan He recapped how he jumped from the Navy to the real estate space [02:30 - 15:42] Crash Course on Reg A+ Funds The problem with using your own capital in real estate deals What motivated him to start a Reg A+ fund When should you do a Reg A+ fund? A Reg A+' fund's advantage over crowdfunding Phil talks about the kind of investors who can join a Reg A+ fund Should you be a military member first in this type of deal? [15:43 - 19:22] Closing Segment A tool or resource you can't live without His personal relationships Slack A real estate mistake you can help other investors avoid Don't procrastinate by telling other people your goals and finding a way to make them happen Your way to make the world a better place Helping his fellow military members and veterans to invest in real estate Reach out to Phil See links below  Final words   Tweetable Quotes “Just know that if you're committed to an outcome, and you're creative, and you lean into your network and create win-win relationships, almost anything can happen.” - Phil Capron “[Real estate] is a team business. What I found out pretty early is you can only go so far alone, you can only go so far with like a small partnership.” - Phil Capron “What we like to say is investing with us today will not change your lifestyle, but it could change your life.” - Phil Capron -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Email phil@missionfirstcapital.co to connect with Phil or follow him on LinkedIn. Start your real estate journey together with your fellow military members and veterans by visiting Mission First Capital.    GRAB A FREE COPY of Phil's book about VA loans here. Connect with me:   I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.     Facebook   LinkedIn   Like, subscribe, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on.  Thank you for tuning in!   Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com   Want to read the full show notes of today's episode? Check it out below:    Phil Capron  00:00 You can go invest on a platform and pick your deal, pick your jockey and go for it. What we are offering and the story we're telling admission first is you're investing in a suite of properties across a few different asset classes across multiple proven veteran real estate operators, so 100% that are known and operated real estate opportunities.    Intro  00:24 Welcome to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Show. Whether you are an active or passive investor, we will teach you how to scale your real estate investing business into something big.   Sam Wilson  00:32 Phil Capron has 10 years in the business and as of today, over 500 apartment units. His focus is expanding the real estate opportunities for military members and veterans, and he's also the founder of the Reg A fund, Mission First Capital. Phil, welcome to the show.   Phil Capron  00:47 Hey, glad to be here. Thanks so much for having me.   Sam Wilson  00:49 Hey, man, the pleasure is mine. Same three questions I ask every guest who comes on the show. In 90 seconds or less, can you tell us where did you start, where are you now, and how did you get there?   Phil Capron  00:56 Rapid-fire. So I started as a special operations guy in the Navy. My job was called Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewmen. Basically, we drive the small fast boats and crew them to take Navy SEALs, Green Berets, and other special operators to their maritime missions. I bought my first house using what's called the Veteran's Administration Loan, which enabled me to buy it with zero money down, moved all my buddies in, live for free, thought that was pretty cool. When I got out, I got my real estate license, because I knew there was something to this whole real estate thing. And, you know, through dozens of transactions with buyers and sellers started flipping houses and buying single-family rentals. And after, you know, a few dozen of those, again, just banging my head against the wall, I thought there's got to be a better way. I'd read all the books, Rich Dad Poor Dad, investing in duplexes, triplexes, and quads, you name it, you know, I understood it academically. But I actually took action, you know, eight or 10 years later, bought a 13-unit complex. And you know, that was 2017. And from there, racked up a little over 500 units between now and then. And that brings us to present day with Mission First Capital, which is yeah, we're the first Regulation A+ fund backed by real estate in existence that we know of specifically designed to help active duty service members and veterans push over the first domino to start a chain reaction of improvement to their financial landscape and their future.   Sam Wilson  02:16 Man, that's fantastic. I love that. So yeah, just a few short years, you've gone from zero apartments to 500. That's awesome. Have you done that using your own capital? Have you done that through raising funds before you started the Reg A fund? Or what did that look like?   Phil Capron  02:31 So here's the problem with your own capital. It will eventually run out. And for me, it was a pretty quick process because it didn't have a whole lot. So I actually acquired the 13-unit with $5,074.01 of my money, the purchase price was 910,000. So we could take the whole show talking about that. But just know that if you're committed to an outcome, and you're creative, and you lean into your network and create win-win relationships, almost anything can happen. So that one brought in a couple of debt partners, so they weren't attached to the property, just promissory notes against me, for you know, about $40,000, the seller held a second for $60,000, the seller had held a first for $810,000. Over the first year, I use the cash flow to pay off the second and I paid off my buddies pay them a nice interest rate. And I actually just sold that property this year for a profit of about $215,000. That's pretty cool to see that for a cycle. And so then yeah, I was out of money, and I had to go and raise money. So what that look like for me was joint ventures, I'd find the deals, I was a master evaluation within my little corner of the world. So my next deal was 108 units. And it was a screaming deal. We got it for just under 4 million, it appraised for 5.5. And today, it's worth just under nine. So brought in a few partners and that deal, killed it there, then yeah, a few more joint ventures, a few more syndications, a little bit of my own money here and there, but primarily other people's because they're much larger projects. And if you're gonna scale, I think it's important to grow that muscle but where you start is using your own, making the mistakes, skinning your own knees, because in this game, you do not want to be losing other people's money or your days will be numbered.   Sam Wilson  04:11 Right, man. That's absolutely so true. I love that the Reg A fun, that's a fun conversation, just from a sense that it's expensive, time-consuming. A lot of people steer away from it just from those two standpoints. So tell me why did you decide to do it? Well, first of all, if just in case our listeners don't know what it even is, tell us what it is, then tell us why you did it. And then you know what it cost you give us all the breakdown on that.   Phil Capron  04:35 And why you shouldn't. Yeah. So Regulation A+ under Securities and Exchange Commission is you're able to accept non-accredited investors. So that's somebody who's not a millionaire and doesn't make 200 grand a year. Most private equity offerings for folks that are quote, accredited investors. it bugged me that doing all these apartment deals I wasn't able to include many of my military friends and colleagues. So Regulation A+ the strength of it is that you can take non-accredited. The downsides is it's very regulation-intensive, a lot of red tape, very expensive, and probably a quarter million into the thing at this point, a lot of different entities, government entities that are looking into you and verifying you and auditing you and three different sets of accountants. So it's kind of a mess. And unless you're planning on building something really, really big and you're really well-capitalized, don't do a Regulation A+. Do a 506(b). And again, do that friends and family kind of thing. And once you build a brand for yourself 506(c), it's accredited only. But you know, that's a great path. And that's why most people go that angle.   Sam Wilson  05:40 Yeah, I understand. So do you, is it something you regret doing at this point?   Phil Capron  05:45 No, because in addition to continuing to scale my real estate portfolio and making money for my family and things that are important to me, the mission, pun intended, Mission First Capital, is to enable 10s of 1,000s of active duty service members and veterans to start their financial journey with us. Because most people just don't know that opportunities like this exist. And maybe investing a small amount of money with us, relatively small, will sort of like to spark and encourage somebody to go and do their own real estate deal, their own small joint venture or syndication, and that's the power. But if they're just working, you know, regular job, a military job, and you set a little bit of money aside every year invest with us. You know, that's a great thing, too. It can really change futures, what we like to say is investing with us today will not change your lifestyle, but it could change your life. And I really believe that. So there's a contribution point as to why I'm willing to endure all this regulatory nightmare.   Sam Wilson  06:45 Right, yeah. I mean, I can only imagine that just compliance alone is going to eat the better part of someone's job in a year. So that's really interesting. I guess, with that in mind, knowing the burden that running a Reg A fund places on especially a smaller operator, how are you offsetting the cost of administration, and also knowing that, hey, we're gonna have ample deal flow to were doing this make sense.   Phil Capron  07:10 So not offsetting, and, you know, I racked up over 500 apartment units, but I'm in selling mode right now. And everything that I have is going into Mission First Capital because you know, it's a machine and the purpose of it is to enable opportunities for those passive investors that get involved with their first investment with us. But also, for guys like me, who find their first 13-unit deal, their second 100-unit deal, I didn't know which way was up, you know, with either one of those deals, really compared to where I am now. If I had somebody that was willing to come alongside me with the equity, the net worth guarantor ship, the senior debt origination, and negotiation, you know, the legal aspect, the investor relations, all of that stuff, it would have been a godsend. And if you're doing a JV or syndication, you have to have people who fill those roles, you're losing, quote, unquote, a lot of your deal to have people fill them. And if they're not professionals, then what's to stop them from taking their football and going home, because that happens, right, life circumstance happened to people. So by building this machine, I'm able to partner with veteran real estate operators who've proven that they know something about their little corner of the world, and they're great at multifamily. They're great at Airbnb, the greatest self-storage, and I can pour rocket fuel on their growth and enable them to keep more of a deal than they would have if they did the standard syndication route, and for a lot less hassle. So that's what we're about here.   Sam Wilson  08:37 Gotcha. So this fund will not necessarily service deals that you are the general partner on, it will simply service what you intend on going in as maybe a fund of funds and other people's opportunities.   Phil Capron  08:48 So yeah, I get the fund to fund idea. But really, for us, it would be like a joint venture between Mission First Capital and yeah, Sam, the veteran in Memphis, you know what I mean? And we would just drop a JV. And, you know, obviously, we protect the investors first, but we want a sponsor that's bringing us great deals and creating massive value to make great money. Yeah, grow to grow together.   Sam Wilson  09:15 What's, I mean, when you talk to the potential investors, what's their minimum investment? I mean, a lot of these are Reg A+ could be in, you know, a crowdfunded deal. And you could have a minimum investment, you know, 10 bucks, whatever it is. So what's that look like?   Phil Capron  09:30 Exactly, yeah. And it's so funny learning about all the different money personalities and how people approach this type of opportunity. Crowdfunding is nothing new, right? So you can go invest on a platform and pick your deal, pick your jockey and go for it. What we are offering and the story we're telling admission first is you're investing in a suite of properties across a few different asset classes across multiple proven veteran real estate operators. So 100% veteran-owned and operated real estate opportunities. So that's, you know, sort of our stick. And if one goes bad, which, even if you do everything right, sometimes the deal goes bad at one. But we lost 12-unit to a fire last year that, you know, the insurance company still hasn't paid us out. And we can't get any new Department of Veterans Affairs or section eight residents, which is sort of our bread and butter until the building's rebuilt. So it's like a total Murphy's Law situation. So that individual project, it's really tough on us, right. But if you look at my whole portfolio, if it was blended, it would be just like kind of an aside, like, Okay, well, it's still like the values there, like the business plan is solid, you just need to be able to rebuild and everything is cool. So by investing in a suite of properties, diverse locations, asset classes, and operators, I believe that's a little bit of a hedge, rather than your typical crowdfunding, just one deal with just one operator.   Sam Wilson  10:52 Sure. Yeah. What did you maybe I missed that? Did you answer the dollar amount?   Phil Capron  10:56 Oh, I'm sorry. Our minimum was 5,000. Okay, so there's other out there, that might be cheaper. But, you know, like I said, I'm looking for a domino that can be pushed over that starts a chain reaction for these folks. And if it's much less no offense to folks that are working on getting their first investment together, but it has to be somewhat meaningful, it has to be able to snowball into something, right. And at 500 bucks, I just Okay, yeah, 20 years from now. Cool. But we're trying to accelerate growth.    Sam Wilson  11:23 Yeah. I mean, who really cares? If you double your money in 16 months, if all you put in was $1? Like, that's not a meaningful challenge now, or not a meaningful, yeah, just not meaningful in any capacity. When it comes to a Reg A fund, can you guys have accredited and non-accredited is that, did you answer that already? Maybe…   Phil Capron  11:42 Sure, yeah, we sure we can accept just about anyone, our criteria is you cannot invest more than 10% of your annual income, or 10% of your net worth, whichever is higher. So let's say you make $50,000 a year as a whatever military member, cashier labor 5,000 would be as much as you can do unless say, you own a stock portfolio, you know, retirement account, some rental properties of your own, and maybe your net worth is a quarter-million will then pay your minimum that we are allowed to accept just went from 5,000 to 25,000. So, you know, there's some different, on our website, there's some different, like questionnaires with the investor screening that helps you figure all that out if it's not clear.   Sam Wilson  12:25 And is that an obligatory minimum or maximum, I guess? Or is that something that is just what you guys advise your clients, and…   Phil Capron  12:34 It's part of the Regulation 80+ law. So yeah, we have to abide by that. So you come in, and basically, you certify what you make what you're worth, based on, you know, the calculations that are laid out in the forum. And, you know, that's just sort of is what it is, and, and also, we want people to be responsible, you know, it's, we're not anticipating being 100% of anyone's portfolio, I think that's reckless, I think you should have your, you know, 401k, if you're a W2 earner, you should buy your first home, you know, if you're in a position to do it, house hack it by duplex, things like that, those are all things I'm definitely in favor of, but to seek information and to seek opportunities. And we're creating an opportunity where there was none before where it wasn't well known. So we're trying to bridge that gap.   Sam Wilson  13:20 Right. What's it cost annually to keep the maintenance up on that, aside from the compliance you have to do in-house, like just filing fees with the SEC keeping that thing alive? And, you know, legal, what's that number?   Phil Capron  13:33 So it's gonna change the more investors that we get in because it makes the audit more complex and more properties that we buy. We've got a few under contract right now. So all, I'm not trying to be evasive. But it sort of depends on all of that in what is property of the individual entity, controlling 123 Main Street. And what's the purview Mission First Capital, to just throw a dart at? I'd say maybe 50,000. So it's tremendously expensive. So if you're not going to be raising 10, 25, 50, 75 million, it just, it's going to eat into your bottom line. So…   Sam Wilson  14:06 Oh, gosh, yeah, you can't support that on a, you know, two or $5 million raise annually just doesn't make any sense. I really, intriguing now, and again, you said you guys have a few properties under contract right now. But yet, is that through the joint venture structure that you have with other operators? Or is that stuff that you…   Phil Capron  14:24 A couple of them are mine, and a couple of them are with JV operators, so we would be looking to be the single check writer to come in and say, hey, you need, you know, half a million bucks. Let's do a JV, make it happen. It meets all of our criteria   Sam Wilson  14:39 Right, and one of the criteria you'd mentioned there was a veteran-owned real estate investing company, that's really niche, especially as you're going into, you know, potentially very large acquisitions. So how are you identifying those people?   Phil Capron  14:52 Okay, so let me make a caveat. So 100% veteran-owned and operated. Let's say that you have a buddy in Memphis, who's an Army veteran, and says, Sam, we're gonna do this deal. And then you guys both bring mission force capital, this deal. You guys are partners. That's great. We're partnering with you. But it's, there's a veteran at the top. What I mean is, there's plenty of money out there. And I just need to make sure that it's going towards helping a veteran build their real estate portfolio. And, you know, their new career after serving the military. It doesn't mean that necessarily they couldn't have a couple of people on their team that weren't, there has to be somebody that's in a meaningful role that brings us quote, the deal.   Sam Wilson  15:36 Right. Gotcha. Very, very cool. You're listening to that. And that rings a bell with you. Now you need to schedule a call with Phil. Phil, let's jump here into our final four questions. What is one tool, think digital, like a software, one tool or resource that you find you can't live without   Phil Capron  15:51 Dying? Because when I was reading the preliminaries, I had a different thought on this. Yeah. Well, I say what I was gonna say…   Sam Wilson  15:57 I've changed the question a little bit. So what was your…   Phil Capron  16:00 You know, to define as a resource might sound strange, but to me, it's my relationships. I mean, my girlfriend, like she, you know, empowers me to do everything that I want to do every day, she inspires me. You know, my friends, my team, my employees, like, this is a team business. What I found out pretty early is you can only go so far alone, you can only go so far with like a small partnership because everyone brings something a little bit unique by pouring into those closest to you and like, you know, the court relationships to me is my greatest asset, my greatest resource, right, from a tech perspective, Slack, I guess, just trying to declutter all the emails and everything and just sort of have a metric of where everything's going on an hour-by-hour basis across a lot of departments a lot of deals, then that's nothing new. So sorry.   Sam Wilson  16:49 No, no, that's good. It's interesting when you start hearing different things, you know, I've heard Slack a couple of times, but it's surprising the number of times you don't hear it, or yet, there's a lot of other things out there. But no, that's one that you know, email is the bane of a lot of people's existence. So finding a way to get that organized in a meaningful way. Absolutely. Question number two for you is this. If you can help our listeners avoid just one mistake in real estate, what would it be and how would you avoid it?   Phil Capron  17:14 Procrastination. You set a goal, you tell a bunch of people, and you find a way to make it happen. Because for me, you know, it was eight years, 10 years from when I'd first read the books. And when I first understood real estate, there's something to this, I like was making these steps I thought was taking action, like working as a real estate agent. Okay, I'm in real estate, now. I had a job, flipping houses still had a job, right? You need to find a way to start buying real estate now. So the best way in my experience to do that is to tell people what you're up to, allow them, your network to sort of conspire for you with resources, that could be capital, that could be specializations, that could be, you know, a lot of things that would be useful to building your team. And then just sort of that peer pressure of I said, I was going to buy a rental property in 2022. And it's December 30. You have to face your family and friends and say, Yeah, I shouldn't, I failed, right? So I lied to you, or I'm a failure, one of the two peer pressure.   Sam Wilson  18:12 I love it. Don't procrastinate. Question number three, when it comes to investing in the world, what's one thing you're doing right now to make the world a better place?   Phil Capron  18:18 So just sort of the charter of Mission First Capital, it's to turn the light bulb on for these military members and veterans to start investing in themselves and their financial future. And for those who really want to go hard into real estate to pour rocket fuel onto them and enable them to build their business, their family, and their community.   Sam Wilson  18:36 Yeah, I love that. That's great. Phil, if our listeners want to get in touch with you or learn more about you what is the best way to do that?   Phil Capron  18:43 Probably through the website MissionFirstCapital.com, spelled just like it sounds.   Sam Wilson  18:48 MissionFirstCapital.com. Okay, great. We'll be sure to make sure we include that in the show notes. Phil, thanks so much for your time and coming on today. This was great.   Phil Capron  18:56 Thank you, sir. This is awesome.   Sam Wilson  18:58 Hey, thanks for listening to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Podcast. If you can do me a favor and subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, whatever platform it is you use to listen, if you can do that for us, that would be a fantastic help to the show. It helps us both attract new listeners, as well as rank higher on those directories. So I appreciate you listening. Thanks so much and hope to catch you on the next episode.

Got some extra income and nest in the egg that you plan on investing? It is such an honor to have veteran Phil Capron join us today to share his thoughts about financial literature, wealth-building, and power exits.  On active service or not, you don't want to miss this!WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE How to strategically use your VA (Veterans Affairs) loan in real estate investment?Different forces of real estateHow to get started in apartment investments What to do whenever you find a deal wherein you don't know how to closeMission First Capital's value proposition in the marketRESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONEDYour VA Loan and How it Can Make You a Millionaire: https://fund.missionfirstcapital.co/va-loan-ebookRich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki: https://amzn.to/349AK5pInvesting in Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads: The Fastest and Safest Way to Real Estate Wealth by Larry Loftis: https://amzn.to/3GmBMbrThe Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller: https://amzn.to/3gcQAyRVeterans United: https://www.veteransunited.comABOUT PHIL CAPRONPhil Capron is the Founder and CEO of Mission First Capital. He learned that real estate was the wealth builder for him after purchasing his first home in 2010 using a VA loan while on active duty. He cut his teeth in the business as a real estate agent and by flipping properties in Coastal Virginia10 years and over 500 apartment units later, Phil's focus is expanding real estate opportunities for military members and veterans. He wrote his first book "Your VA Loan: and How It Can Make You a Millionaire" in 2019, and in 2021 created the first 100% veteran-owned and operated fund backed by real estate, Mission First Capital.CONNECT WITH PHILWebsite: https://missionfirstcapital.com/Email: MissionControl@MissionFirstCapital.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/philcapron02CONNECT WITH USGreen Light Equity Group - http://www.investwithgreenlight.com/For a list of Virtual Meetups - Email:tate@glequitygroup.comSpecial Announcement! Tate's brand new audiobook "F.I.R.E.-Financial Independence Retire Early Through Apartment Investing" is downloadable! Go to: Green Light Equity Group: http://www.investwithgreenlight.com/

GUEST SUMMARY This week Phil Capron joins us in the lab as a navy veteran, Founder of Mission First Capital — which provides investment opportunities for veterans. As the author of "Your VA Loan: and How It Can Make You a Millionaire", Phil not only talks the talk, but he walks the walk having been in the same shoes as a veteran's face today. He purchased his first home in 2010 using a VA loan while on active duty. Phil Capron, served as a Naval Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman. Upon getting out of the military, He got his start in the real estate business by flipping properties in coastal Virginia, helping many of his veteran peers as a real estate agent. Upon transitioning out of the military and elevating in his real estate ventures getting into apartment syndication, Phil quickly realized that there was a limit in the amount of veterans he could include in his deals for the simple fact that they couldn't afford the traditional investments in the range of 50K as a barrier of entry. It became very clear that he couldn't include his veteran military brothers and sisters due to regulations surrounding net worth or income. Phil then decided he was going to level the playing field and fix that. Mission First Capital was born. At Mission First Capital, Phil makes it feasible for investors to invest as little as $5,000 which allows him to serve & educate his military community on the advantages and power of being able to invest in real estate assets collectively. 10 years and over 500 apartment units later, Phil's focus is expanding real estate opportunities for military members and veterans. His next mission is to create 1000 veteran-owned small businesses in the next 10 years Ten years and counting in the real estate game, Phil is a true veteran of experimenting, as he experimented a proof of concept and is bringing it back to his community to build on. If you're a veteran or anyone else who feels that some barriers of entry exist, Phil joins us in the lab to help you break through those beliefs and give you real life solutions to overcome them. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE: 05:50 - Guest background 08:38 - Definition of Veteran 13:02 - How Mission First Capital created KEEPING IT REAL: 17:56 - How to know if it's a bad advice 20:54 - Measuring a good investment 22:29 - Syndication 27:49 - Goal for Mission First Capital 30:48 - What should be the best Call to Action 32:45 - Biggest misconception 33:27 - Best Advice Received 35:42 - Favorite Book 36:41 - Best tool 36:53 - Best Habit 37:55 - One 300 Units vs 3 buildings of a 100 unit 39:05 - Cash Flow vs Equity NOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS): "We only get one go around at this that we know of so you might as well take every opportunity everyday and do what you wanna' do." "When you find something that works, don't keep it a secret." "You need to work to learn before you work to earn." CONNECTING WITH THE GUEST LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-capron-mission-first-capital/ Website: https://missionfirstcapital.com/ Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/missionfirstcapital/?_rdc=1&_rdr Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissionFirstCap Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missionfirstcapital/

“What I found is by sort of being in the arena and taking action, you're provided more opportunities to be lucky.”-Phil CapronPhil Capron, served as a Naval Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman. Upon getting out of the military, Phil found his passion for real estate. It was during this venture he noticed that he couldn't include his veteran and military brothers and sisters due to regulations surrounding net worth or income. He decided he was going to level the playing field and fix that. Mission First Capital was born. His next mission is to create 1000 veteran-owned small businesses in the next 10 years. He continues to share his real estate knowledge through his book “Your VA Loan and How it Can Make You a Millionaire ,podcast and conferences.In this episode, Trevor and Phil discuss:-How a veteran hopped into real estate investing-How Phil got his first property-How to acquire a property with little amount of money-How to fund a deal and what does creative financing look like-The value add strategy to look when finding another deal-The difficult challenges that an investor will experience-And a lot more incredible topics!

About investing in different markets and realizing value with Phil Capron and Adam Lacey. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and TwitterFor more educational content, visit our website at www.diaryofanapartmentinvestor.comInterested in investing with Four Oaks Capital?  First step is to schedule a call with us. ----Phil CapronPhil Capron learned that real estate was the wealth builder for him after purchasing his first home in 2010 using a VA loan while on active duty. He cut his teeth in the business as a real estate agent and by flipping properties in Coastal Virginia. 10 years and over 500 apartment units later, Phil's focus is expanding real estate opportunities for military members and veterans. He wrote his first book "Your VA Loan: and How It Can Make You a Millionaire" in 2019, and in 2021 created the first 100% veteran-owned and operated fund backed by real estate, Mission First Capital.----Adam LaceyAdam is a father, husband, professional engineer, real estate investor and founder of Gold Ribbon Investments. His background in civil engineering and construction management helped develop his strong organizational and problem-solving skills, which he believes are necessary to succeed as a real estate investor. Adam is currently an LP in two apartment deals, a GP in two apartment communities, and is looking to scale to a point where he can leave his W2. As the founder of Gold Ribbon Investments, Adam helps busy professionals invest in real estate without taking on the headaches of becoming a landlord. He also donates a portion of his profits to CureSearch, who funds safer, more effective treatments for childhood cancer.----Your host, Brian Briscoe, is a co-founder and principal in the real estate investing firm Four Oaks Capital.  He and his team currently have 629 units worth $36 million in assets under management and are continuing to grow.  He will retire as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps in 2021. Learn more about him and the Four Oaks team at www.fouroakscapital.com  or contact him at brianbriscoe@fouroakscapital.com - be sure to let him know where you found him.Connect with him on LinkedIn or Facebook.vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv> Check out our multifamily investing community!> The Tribe of Titans> Get exclusive access to the Four Oaks Team!> Find it at https://www.thetribeoftitans.info^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Phil Capron, served as a Naval Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman. Upon getting out of the military, Phil found his passion for real estate. It was during this venture he noticed that he couldn't include his veteran and military brothers and sisters due to regulations surrounding net worth or income. He decided he was going to level the playing field and fix that. Mission First Capital was born. His next mission, is to create 1000 veteran-owned small businesses in the next 10 years. He continues to share his real estate knowledge through his book “Your VA Loan and How it Can Make You a Millionaire”, podcast and conferences.   Mission First Capital Phil founded Mission First Capital earlier this year to allow veterans and military members to invest by partnering with Mission First on real estate deals. He has since acquired over 500 properties and wants to continue to grow.  This is the very first 100% veteran owned and operated fund backed by real estate. Learn More Website: https://missionfirstcapital.com/ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-capron-mission-first-capital/    VeteranCrowd Network Our "forever promise" is to build the veteran and military spouse community a place to connect and engage. VeteranCrowd is simply a national network of veterans, veteran led businesses and the resources they need to prosper. Subscribe to stay in touch, or consider if Individual or Corporate Membership in the Network is a fit for you.   About Your Host Bob Louthan is a VMI Graduate, Army veteran, and executive with over 25 years of experience in mergers, acquisitions and private capital formation. He founded the VeteranCrowd Network to bring veterans and veteran-led businesses together with each other and the resources they need to prosper.  

Phil Capron is the founder of Mission First Capital which allows veterans and active-duty military to invest in real estate for as little as $5K.

Join Ramsey Blankenship with his guest, Alexandria Breshears, as they talk about expert private lending techniques. Alex Breshears is a private money lender, Regulation A fund Investor Relations manager, multi-family underwriter, and educator. She has built countless communities, partnering with active and passive real estate investors, syndicators, and military spouses to grow their professional network and achieve financial independence. Here's a breakdown of what to expect in this episode: Networking and bouncing ideas off experts outside of your field of work. Getting started in hard money lending and some risk mitigation strategies for it. The importance of choosing a specific area and asset class before lending. Private lending as a relationship business and the flexibility it can provide. The value of self-accountability between investors and private lenders. And so much more! ~ About Alexandria Breshears: Alexandria Breshears started a private lending company, Infinite Road Investments, in April of 2020, funding 1st lien and 2nd lien positions for residential property in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. She also started an educational Facebook group called Private Lending Lessons, offering weekly academic lessons, daily posts for discussion, and opportunities to network with other investors about private lending and various projects that may need funding. Alex serves at Mission First Capital, a Regulation A fund that helps active duty and veteran service members invest in real estate to improve their long-term wealth. Additionally, she works in organizational management, investor relations, and underwriting for property acquisitions for asset purchases. Alex also has a passion for financial education and independence for female investors. She is currently teaching a four-year school online and leading biweekly educational series about real estate investing in her Facebook group. Not only that, but Alex is also a limited partner for 16 units in Newport News, VA, in addition to owning and cohosting short-term rentals. ~ You can find Alexandria Breshears on . . . Website: http://www.infiniteroadinvestments.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/investpassively2liveactively/ ~ Connect with Ramsey! Info Page: https://www.flowcode.com/page/ramseyblankenship Website: https://realfocus.org/gorilla-state-investing-podcast/ Investor Registration: https://realfocus.org/investors/

Our guest for this episode, Phil Capron, served honorably as a Naval Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman (SWCC) in the Navy. After he got out in 2012, he started his real estate business by selling houses to his Navy brothers and then listing them out when they transfer away from Norfolk. Now, he's an active syndicator and CEO of Mission First Capital. His own mission is to provide everyone the opportunity to invest in multifamily properties regardless of income level and to support veterans and active-duty military personnel by helping them invest like high-net-worth individuals. Through his Reg-A Plus Fund model, he can take his non-accredited friends to invest with them and join their projects.

Title: A Woman in Private Lending with Alex Breshears   Alex Breshears is a military spouse, private lender, passive investor, short-term rental owner and manager, and a Director of Investor Relations at a Reg A+ fund that is purchasing multifamily assets in the southeast and midwest.   Let's tune in to her story!   [00:01 - 03:37] Opening Segment   Get to know my guest Alex Breshears Alex shares about her life and how she got into real estate What is your lifestyle? What is your requirement?   [03:38 - 11:47] Women Can Do It Too   What are people looking for? Alex talks about the BRRRR Model  Private lending on flips Growing and thriving as a woman in wealth development Being the only woman in the room   [11:48 - 21:35] A Woman in Private Lending   Getting More Women Involved Private Lending Lessons “This style of investing really resonates with women.” What is private lending? Alex explains what private lending is Why private lending is appealing to women Passive Investing versus Private Lending Finding a Style of Investing for Oneself   [21:36 - 23:41] Closing Segment   Final words Connect with my guest, Alex in the links below   Tweetable Quotes   “Real estate tends to be a slow moving asset. It's fairly liquid.” -  Alex Breshears   “Private lending and passive investing, I think, would be something that speaks specifically to women.” -  Alex Breshears   ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reach Alex through alex@infiniteroadinvestments.com and LinkedIn   Join his Facebook Groups: Private Lending Lessons and Mission First Capital   Check out her websites: www.infiniteroadinvestments.com and www.MissionFirstCapital.com  WANT TO LEARN MORE?   Connect with me through LinkedIn   Or send me an email sujata@luxe-cap.com    Visit my website www.luxe-cap.com or my Youtube channel Thanks for tuning in!     If you liked my show, LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, and subscribe!  

A common excuse as to why you can't join the real estate niche is “ I just don't have the money”  Here's the secret, you don't need your own money to get involved.  Private lending is when an individual or small business loans another investor or investment company their own funds to use for investment purposes. That opens up opportunities a bit…Alex Breshears, owner of Infinite Road Investments, a private lending company, Leader of an educational Facebook group called Private Lending Lessons, and works with the team at Mission First Capital, a Regulation A fund that helps active duty and veteran service members invest in real estate!!   In this episode, She breaks down how to become a private money lender and how to do it without using your own money!  From figuring out what you want to fund to knowing the legalities of funding. There are many hats to be worn in the real estate realm, which one is the right fit for you? What does it take to be a private lender?  And what should you be aware of as a beginner? How do you figure out the parameters of where and what you want to invest in? Once you have what you want figured out, How do you get started? How can you invest money when you don't have the money?  And how do you find people that will let you use their money? Don't let excuses stand in your way, there are too many opportunities out there for you to find your freedom. To find out more about partnering or investing in a multifamily deal schedule a call here https://calendly.com/threekeysinvestments/get-acquainted-callDownload a free e-book on Why Invest in Multifamily at ThreeKeysInvestments.comPlease RSS: Review, Subscribe, Share!Support the show (and my reading addiction)! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AskMeHowIKnow 

Alex Breshears is a private money lender, syndication investor, community builder, military spouse and much more. She started a private lending company, Infinite Road Investments, funding first and second position loans on residential property and runs a Facebook Group called Private Lending Lessons. She is also the Fund Investor Relations Manager for Mission First Capital – a company dedicated to providing real estate investment opportunities to active duty and veteran military personnel. In this episode, Alex talks about her journey into private lending and the group she started to help others become private lenders and passive investors.Alex discusses some of the mistakes new investors make in not analyzing their desired lifestyle and current skillset which makes it difficult to find investments that match their desires and skills.  She also talks about how networking led her to private lending and has continued to help her along the way. Alex mentions that early in her career she saw that borrowers have to always pay the mortgage lenders and realized being in the private lending business was a great way to create passive income.  She used her skills to create the lifestyle desired as she knew she wanted to be in real estate, but she did not want to be a landlord or a flipper.Alex describes the difference between private lending and hard money lending. Private lending is borrowing capital directly from the person in control of the funds and making the decisions and hard money is usually backed by a financial institution with strict guidelines and policies when making loans. She also talks about how private lending is very relationship focused and most lenders work in only one or two markets that are familiar to them.Alex talks about the need to find an attorney who knows private lending and she talks about the typical terms and rates used by private lenders.Alex discusses her desire to get more women involved in syndication and private lending and helping the reduce the obstacles women face financially that sometimes inhibits their ability to become passive investors.Alex talks about her work with Mission First Capital which is a investment fund operated by military veterans that allows investors to access syndications with a minimum investment amount of $5000.Podcasts Alex recommends:Cash Flow NinjaCapital HackingMultifamily Real Estate Experiment PodcastTo connect with Alex, go to Private Lending Lessons on Facebook or contact her on LinkedIn or at Mission First Capital.If you would like to contact Jim Pfeifer, you can email him at jim@leftfieldinvestors.com or if you would like to find out more about Left Field Investors go to www.leftfieldinvestors.com.Our sponsor, Tribevest provides the easiest way to form, fund, and manage your Investor Tribe with people you know like, and trust.  Tribevest is the Investor Tribe management platform of choice for Jim Pfeifer and the Left Field Investor's Community.   Tribevest is a strategic partner and sponsor of Passive Investing from Left Field.  

Alex Breshears is a Private Lender with Infinite Road Investments and the Director of Investor Relations at Mission First Capital. She is also an educator for private lending and passive investing in real estate with Private Lendings Lessons on Facebook. Her motto is - invest passively so you can live actively. As a community group leader and Limited Partner in syndications, her mission is to help and inspire others to foster win-win situations that increase the prosperity of their network. [00:01 – 05:09]  Leveraging Private Lending to Fuel a Lifestyle of Freedom Let's get to know AlexPrivate lending as a potential fit for your lifestyle[05:10 – 13:27] Why Private Lending? The Beauty of Private Lending The collaborative benefit of private lendingWhat sets a lender apart from a bankWhat happens when you have private lending in your toolbox[13:28 – 20:00] Technology and Social Media's Play in Finding Private LendersBeing active within facebook groupsAlex talks about the geographical freedom that comes from her spaceHow Alex is growing what she created [13:28 – 23:01] Getting to Know the Face Behind the MoneyAlex's life outside of private lending[23:02 – 33:01] THE FINAL FOURWhat's the worst job that you ever had?Processing VA payments for colleges What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey (Audiobook)What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?ImprovWhat does success mean to you?Having Geographical and Time FreedomConnect with Alex. Links available below Tweetable Quotes:"It's much more of a collaborative team effort… I would much rather work on a team with people who I know, ‘I'm not the smartest person in the room.'” - Alex Breshears“I really think what most people are after is not necessarily the 20 doors. What they are after is some sort of time freedom or geographical freedom.” - Alex BreshearsResources Mentioned:Mission First Capital Infinite Road InvestmentsSteal the Show You can connect with Alex on LinkedIn or join the Facebook Group - Private Lending Lessons.LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW by clicking this link.WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE?Be sure to follow me on the below platforms:Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, GoogleSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weissadvice)

Understanding the market you want to invest in is one of the most important things to consider before you start to invest in private lending. In today's episode, Alex Breshears talks about how private money lending has helped her grow and take advantage of the opportunity to earn while working from home.Key Takeaways To Listen ForThings needed to consider before getting into private lendingDifferences between active and passive investingImportance of lien positionsBenefits of private lending to investorsPointers to follow in private lending and mistakes to avoidWays to invest as a group in private lendingBenefits of having a community in private lending virtuallyResources Mentioned In This EpisodeCalendlyZoomAbout Alex BreshearsAlex Breshears is a private money lender, Regulation A fund Investor Relations manager, multi-family underwriter, educator, limited partner in multi-family syndications, and community builder who partners with active and passive real estate investors, syndicators, and military spouses to grow their financial independence, knowledge, and professional network. She also works with the team at Mission First Capital, a Regulation A fund that helps active duty and veteran service members invest in real estate to improve their long-term wealth. Connect With Alex Website: Infinite Road InvestmentsLinkedIn Profile: Alex BreshearsFacebook Group: Private Lending LessonsTo Connect With UsPlease visit our website: www.bonavestcapital.com and please click here, to leave a rating and review!SponsorThinking About Creating and Growing Your Own Podcast But Not Sure Where To Start?Visit GrowYourShow.com and Schedule a call with Adam A. Adams

Anthony Pinto is stationed in Japan, has about 20 million dollars in assets under management, a little over 300 doors, and has found a way to passively invest and actively invest with himself and other members of the military halfway around the world.His purpose in life is to add value to others, whether that is talking real estate shop with new investors or providing incredible passive investment to their clients. His life goals are to visit every country in the world, visit space, and open a half bookstore, half coffee shop, a half brewery called Pinto's Beans, and Books and Brews.[00:01 – 11:03] Opening SegmentGetting to Know Anthony PintoAnthony talks about his backgroundThe process of raising the capitalHe also talks about the investors and networking people through posting onlineOverview of Financial Literacy in military [11:04 – 22:05] Growing your Fund with Mission First CapitalMission First Capital fund set-upTime-period for investor's fundEarly investor's incentivePartnerships and Methods in funding dealsGeneral PartnersWorking with other VeteransSkillbridge Program within the militaryMarketing Fund[22:06 – 25:10] Final Four SegmentAnthony's advice to aspiring investorsMulti-family is a team sport and you need to build your team sooner.How he stays on top of his gameHis way to make the world a better placeHow to reach out to Anthony – links belowFinal wordsTweetable Quotes:“The more time you can have your money working for you, the better overall it's gonna be for you.” – Anthony Pinto“Multi-family is a team sport and you need to build your team sooner rather than later. Don't make the constant mistake to think that you can make everything yourself because you can't. You don't have enough time, energy, money, in the world to take that all a deal especially when you are super ambitious.” - Anthony Pinto“Life, in general, is about constantly learning.” - Anthony Pinto Resources Mentioned: Mission First Capital------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with Anthony on LinkedIn, visit https://missionfirstcapital.co/. You can also send him an email at anthony@missionfirstcapital.co Connect with me:I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify strategy and provide solid predictable returns.Call: 901-500-6191FacebookLinkedInLike, subscribe, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on. Thank you for tuning in! Email me --> sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com

Anthony Pinto is stationed in Japan, has about 20 million dollars in assets under management, a little over 300 doors, and has found a way to passively invest and actively invest with himself and other members of the military halfway around the world.His purpose in life is to add value to others, whether that is talking real estate shop with new investors or providing incredible passive investment to their clients. His life goals are to visit every country in the world, visit space, and open a half bookstore, half coffee shop, a half brewery called Pinto's Beans, and Books and Brews.[00:01 – 11:03] Opening SegmentGetting to Know Anthony PintoAnthony talks about his backgroundThe process of raising the capitalHe also talks about the investors and networking people through posting onlineOverview of Financial Literacy in military [11:04 – 22:05] Growing your Fund with Mission First CapitalMission First Capital fund set-upTime-period for investor's fundEarly investor's incentivePartnerships and Methods in funding dealsGeneral PartnersWorking with other VeteransSkillbridge Program within the militaryMarketing Fund[22:06 – 25:10] Final Four SegmentAnthony's advice to aspiring investorsMulti-family is a team sport and you need to build your team sooner.How he stays on top of his gameHis way to make the world a better placeHow to reach out to Anthony – links belowFinal wordsTweetable Quotes:“The more time you can have your money working for you, the better overall it's gonna be for you.” – Anthony Pinto“Multi-family is a team sport and you need to build your team sooner rather than later. Don't make the constant mistake to think that you can make everything yourself because you can't. You don't have enough time, energy, money, in the world to take that all a deal especially when you are super ambitious.” - Anthony Pinto“Life, in general, is about constantly learning.” - Anthony Pinto Resources Mentioned: Mission First Capital------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with Anthony on LinkedIn, visit https://missionfirstcapital.co/. You can also send him an email at anthony@missionfirstcapital.co Connect with me:I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify strategy and provide solid predictable returns.Call: 901-500-6191FacebookLinkedInLike, subscribe, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on. Thank you for tuning in! Email me --> sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com

Join Mike Cavaggioni and Anthony Pinto on the 41st episode of the Average Joe Finances Podcast as they talk about house hacking and Regulation A+ funding. Anthony Pinto is a submarine officer, real estate investor, and Pinto Capital Investment's founder. He also founded Mission First Capital to provide real estate opportunities for active duty and military veterans. Today, Anthony shares his journey, from attending his first real estate meetup, investing in house hacking, to closing large multifamily deals. In this episode, you'll learn: ● The value of training and networking in real estate investing. ● How to get started in real estate through house hacking and transition into multifamily. ● What Regulation A+ is and how to use it when bringing non-accredited investors into your syndication. ● The importance of understanding the market when dealing with multiple properties in different states. ● How working with a team and building relationships in real estate can help you grow as an investor. About Anthony Anthony Pinto is the Chief Operations Officer for Mission First Capital and the founder of Pinto Capital Investments. Mission First Capital's goal is to provide real estate opportunities to active duty and military veteran investors not otherwise available to our brothers and sisters. Investing in stable, real assets is no longer exclusive to the rich and powerful. Anthony specializes in investing in commercial real estate and apartment buildings. He seeks out and acquires B to C class apartment buildings as value-add acquisitions. Working with experienced syndicators and partners, Anthony continues to develop larger apartment buildings across the Southeast US, focusing on the Hampton Roads, VA, and Georgia markets. Across the Hampton Roads MSA, he has $20M in AUM and controls more than 300 units, all acquired in 2020. Find Anthony on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-pinto/ Website: https://missionfirstcapital.co/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfirstcapital/ Check out Average Joe Finances: Our social media links are all on our Flow Page: https://flow.page/avgjoefinances

In this episode, we explore: Guest Background Books and Resources to get started in Real Estate Investing What is paper money? Doing Due Diligence Why is Networking important? Challenges of doing Due Diligence About Adam: Adam is husband, father, active duty Marine and real estate investor. Founder of Will to Win Investments which focuses on residential real estate. He owns a few single-family rentals in Northern Virginia and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He also provides private lending for other investors. Adam is also invested in a Mobile Home Park syndication. He's purchased a primary residence through a VA loan and bought rentals in cities he's never been to. He's experienced quality misses that have taught him valuable lessons in due diligence. He missed on three separate duplexes in Northwest Arkansas due to serious plumbing issues. He also missed on a 42 unit, $2.1MM, apartment complex in a JV after discovering issues during due diligence. He's currently building a direct to seller business in Tampa, Florida. There are three critical skills in real estate regardless of niche; Networking, finding deals and raising money. Snapshot: 36:35 What is your number one failure in real estate? Not taking action sooner. What advice do you have for other military investors to be successful? Reach out to other investors and aggressive networking What inspired you to marry a military and serve your country? The ability to serve the patriotic nature of the country during 9/11 What is your dream? Create a life that we love living. Making enough money to give it away and serve other people. Quotes: “You don't have to be a construction expert to be able to talk to other humans and understand if they are trustworthy kinds of people.” 17:25 - 17:33 “There is no perfect and there's a lot of different ways to do stuff. The search for perfect will lead you to the road that will never end.” 17:50 - 18:00 “Even when you get clarity and you start taking action, sometimes 6 months from now you'll evolve. You personally evolve, your experience evolves, your knowledge evolves.” 22:06 - 22:18 Snippet: 11:41 - 13:13 REELS: 20:15 - 20:43 Ad - 22:45 Connecting with the Guest: Website: https://willtowininvestments.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/will_to_win_investments/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamwhitney1/ Check out Mission First Capital, the first real estate investment fund made specifically for active duty and veteran military investors.

Military families have unique opportunities, as well as unique challenges, surrounding investing and retirement. Real estate investing while on active duty takes finesse, in addition to raising capital, especially when you’re doing it from the other side of the world. My guest today is Mr. Anthony Pinto. He is the Chief Operations Officer for Mission First Capital and the founder of Pinto Capital Investments. Anthony specializes in investing in commercial real estate and apartment buildings. Specifically, he seeks out and acquire B to C class apartment buildings as value-add acquisitions. Working with experienced syndicators and partners, Anthony continues to acquire larger apartment buildings across the Southeast US, focusing on the Hampton Roads, VA and Georgia markets. Across the Hampton Roads MSA, Anthony has $20M in AUM and controls more than 300 units, all acquired in 2020. Key Points: Anthony shares his start into real estate (1:10) What’s the best way to make the jump from small deals to larger deals? (5:36) Building a team to support your investing career (9:44) Why invest in real estate in 2021? (13:50) Benefits available to military real estate investors (21:01) Resources: Mission First Capital – https://missionfirstcapital.co/ Anthony’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-pinto/ What It Takes - https://www.amazon.com/What-Takes-Lessons-Pursuit-Excellence/dp/1501158147/ Is your real estate portfolio running like a well-oiled machine? Do you know how you stack up? Find helpful resources here – http://mrcdmills.com/resources/ Learn more about The Haney Company here – https://www.thehaneycompany.com/ Know any new parents? Order them a copy of Legacy 101 here – https://www.amazon.com/Legacy-101-Practical-Christopher-Mills/dp/0692684050 Subscribe on Spotify, Apple, Google, Stitcher, iHeart.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Alex Felice an avid content creator running brokeisachoice.com and the co-host of the From Military to Millionaire podcast. Alex used to be a risk analyst for SBA loans and has been in the real estate business since 2014. He began his real estate career as an investor buying single-family homes using the BRRR method and delayed finance and he most recently started buying apartments. In 2019, he bought a 24 unit complex through a joint venture, and in 2020 he closed a 52 unit through syndication. If you want to learn how to invest in real estate tune in and don't miss this episode with Alex as he shares with us his best practices and how you can achieve financial freedom. Tune in to know his secrets to success and check out Mission First Capital, the first real estate investment fund made specifically for active duty and veteran military investors. In this episode, we explore: Guest Background Learning how to do sales How to be successful in sales Content Marketing Finding the right people for you Evolving to Multifamily Finding the partners to work with About Alex: Alex has been a real estate investor since 2014. Beginning with buying single-family homes using the BRRR method and delayed finance and most recently started buying apartments. In 2019 Alex bought a 24 unit complex through a joint venture and in 2020 he closed a 52 unit through syndication. Alex has a bachelor's degree in Finance and was previously a risk analyst for SBA loans. He is an avid content creator running brokeisachoice.com, producing blogs and videos for Biggerpockets, and is the co-host of the From Military to Millionaire podcast. Snapshot: What is your number one failure in real estate? Going too slow and thinking too small and too scared What advice do you have for other military investors to be successful? Don't hang out with military people. Hang around to people you want to become. What inspired you to marry a military and serve your country? Peer group What is your dream? I want to go to space. Quotes: “The army did teach me a lot of things about life, a lot of soft skills. But the number thing the military taught me was self-responsibility and that's the number one lesson to life in my opinion.” “You don't have to be good at content marketing. What you need to have is an authentic message.” Connecting with the Guest: Website: https://www.brokeisachoice.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexanderFelice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKFfj91XXrqmKH0y523X79Q Twitter: https://twitter.com/brokeisachoice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexscottfelice/

This week's talk, Marcus will share some of his takeaways in the military and how he capitalizes on his experiences to succeed in the real estate business. Enlisted in a military at a young age, Marcus did not hesitate to invest his earnings in the real estate business. After a few years in active duty, he purchased his first property back in 2014. Now, he has amassed a huge fortune from his real estate investments. Like he said, success comes with discipline. Tune in to know his secrets to success and check out Mission First Capital, the first real estate investment fund made specifically for active duty and veteran military investors. In this episode, we explore: Guest Background Different asset classes Advantage and Disadvantages of Active Duty Investor Challenge of Time Difference Building processes and Finding the right people War Room Mastermind About Marcus: Marcus is a husband, father of a 6 and 3 year old and an active duty Naval Officer currently stationed in England with over 19 years of service. He currently owns or has general partnership in 14 properties to include single family, multi-use, and farms; is a limited partner in 190 units in apartment and mobile home park syndications; and has experience in private lending. Marcus is a member of the War Room Mastermind and 7 Figure Flipping. He is currently expanding his single-family acquisitions in Kansas City and plans to join his first multi-family general partnership this year. He recently launched A Long Legacy in which he seeks to share his experiences and provide resources for others to achieve financial freedom, make an impact, and leave a legacy. Snapshot: What is your number one failure in real estate? Waiting so long to surround myself with the people in the mastermind group. What advice do you have for other military investors to be successful? Appreciate the knowledge of what those numbers are. Put yourself in the position that you can make a choice. What inspired you to marry a military and serve your country? Figuring out what I want to do with my life. The people What is your dream? To do what I want with my family, when I want and whenever I want. Quotes: “Investing in those types of things and processes in finding the right people will help us gain that freedom that we are all seeking.” “I just want to accept the conditions that we always have a choice. We get to choose how we spend our time and what makes us happy.” Connecting with the Guest: Website : https://alonglegacy.com/ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-long-22278391/?originalSubdomain=uk Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/alonglegacyrei/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/marcus.long/

Check out Mission First Capital, the first real estate investment fund made specifically for active duty and veteran military investors. In this episode, we explore: What is Private Lending? Private Lenders should out the borrowers experience Purchase Money Lending Types of Liens Limited Partner in Syndication vs Being a Private Lender Private Lending Lessons Group Education Resources for Private Lending About Shelby: Alex Breshears is a private money lender, Regulation A fund Investor Relations manager, multi-family underwriter, educator, limited partner in multi-family syndications and community builder who partners with active and passive real estate investors, syndicators, and military spouses to grow their financial independence, knowledge, and professional network. Alex started a private lending company, Infinite Road Investments, in April of 2020, funding 1st lien and 2nd lien positions for residential property in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. She also started an educational Facebook group called Private Lending Lessons which offers weekly educational lessons, daily posts for discussion, and opportunities to network with other investors about private lending, and various projects that may need funding. She also works with the team at Mission First Capital, a Regulation A fund that helps active duty and veteran service members invest in real estate to improve their long term wealth. At Mission First Capital, she works in organizational management, investor relations and underwriting for property acquisitions for asset purchases. Alex is also passionate about financial education and independence for female investors She is currently a chemistry professor, teaching for a four year school online and leading biweekly educational series about real estate investing in her Facebook group. She is a limited partner for 16 units in Newport News, VA in addition to owning and co hosting short term rentals. Snapshot: What is your number one failure in real estate? What advice do you have for other military investors to be successful? What inspired you to marry a military and serve your country? What is your dream? Quotes: “I don't have the time to find a tribe. So, if I can't find a tribe pretty quickly, I'm just going to build one.” “Prepare for the worst, hope for the best and that's how you invest.” “We're going to roll with the punches and bloom where you're planted.” Connecting with the Guest: LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/InvestPassively2LiveActively Facebook Groups Link: Private Lending Lessons www.facebook.com/groups/privatelendinglessons/ Mission First Capital https://www.facebook.com/groups/missionfirstcapital Websites: www.infiniteroadinvestments.com www.MissionFirstCapital.co Email: Alex@InfiniteRoadInvestments.com

Real estate investment is a great way for military members and their families to embark on the road to financial independence and major wealth creation. We're here to guide you through the education that will get you started. Your host, Anthony Pinto, gives us an insight into how you can produce a passive cash flow from real estate, whether you're in Deployment or overseas. Are you an aspiring Military Real Estate investor? To know more about how smart real estate investments will help you meet your financial goals and produce a passive income, Please click the link for more of our content https://linktr.ee/pinto.capital

Colby Bowers has 23 years of distinguished military service under his belt, along with an extensive experience in real estate investment since 2001. He is the co-founder of Veteran Pride Investment Group LLC. The company donates 20% of its profits to first responders and struggling veterans. Colby went from 23 years in the Air Force to managing 500 units, which can only be attributed to his rich experience and dedication to purpose. Colby is an indisputable expert when it comes to Multifamily acquisitions. Check out Mission First Capital, the first real estate investment fund made specifically for active duty and veteran military investors. In this episode, we explore: Background of the guest Using Money Responsibly Resources for Learning Investing Transitioning to Multifamily Doing Action and Taking Risk Mobile Home Parks Importance of Due Diligence About Colby: Colby is a full-time real estate investor and co-founder of Veteran Pride Investment Group LLC. He has been investing in real estate since 2001 and has managed numerous fix and flips, a portfolio of single-family rentals as well as been a private note lender. Colby and realized that for scalability and long-term wealth that multi-family real estate acquisitions are where he needed to be. He has acquired over 500 rental units and expanded his company into three markets. Colby has a passion for helping people to safely invest in real estate. He loves real estate because of the controllability of your inputs and outputs, risk aversion, and tax incentives. He also served 23 years of distinguished military service as a senior executive managing facilities and projects in multiple states, multi-million-dollar budgets, and hundreds of enlisted Air Force Members. As a wounded warrior, he has a passion for giving back to his community by helping homeless and struggling veterans and supporting first responders. His Company Veteran Pride Investment Group donates 20% of its profits to veteran and first responder charities. Snapshot: What is your number one failure in real estate? What advice do you have for other military investors to be successful? What inspired you to serve your country? What is your dream? Quotes: “Being an investor, being smart about money, saving the money while you're there is the start to it.” “If you sit back and you don't put anything money towards something, you can procrastinate all you want.” Connecting with the Guest: Website: www.veteranpride.org Email: colby.bowers@veteranpride.org

This week, Frank shows us how to do cost segregation the right way. Frank Giudici brings 15 years of experience in Construction management, working with Top 10 international Builders in the industry. It also takes a minimum of seven years to be a certified Cost Seg professional like Frank. He's served as Manager and Engineer for large-scale construction including high-rise multifamily. Which makes Frank the definite expert on this topic. Check out Mission First Capital, the first real estate investment fund made specifically for active duty and veteran military investors. In this episode, we explore: What is Cost Segregation? 100% bonus appreciation Cost Segregation Analysis How to know that you're getting the right people Cost Segregation Yield in Multifamily Taxes and Cost Segregation Analysis Depreciation Deductions About Frank: Frank Giudici (JUDA-SEE) is Bedford Cost Segregation's Business Development Director and is here to discuss the Cost Segregation strategy as it pertains to multifamily investing. Prior to joining the Bedford Team, one of the largest independently-owned Cost Seg providers in the country, Frank spent 15-years in the Construction Management industry with two top (10) Builders both nationally and internationally. A Civil Engineer by degree, Frank served as both a Project Engineer and Procurement Manager for large-scale commercial construction across the US, including high-rise multifamily. Snapshot: What is your number one failure in cost segregation studies? What's the best success story with the cost segregation studies? Quotes: “To be a certified Cost Segregation professional, you need to have seven years of Cost Segregation experience.” “If you want this study done in a timely fashion, you better make sure you align yourself with the cost segregation provider who's not overloading their engineers and the engineers have time to do a quality study and make it done in a decent time.” “You just have to play under the rules that are currently written in the law and take advantage while you can because we just don't know how long they're going to be around.” Connecting with the Guest: Website | https://www.bedfordteam.com/ Email: fgiudici@bedfordteam.com

In this week's episode, Spec Ops Green Braves and real estate veteran, Mike Glaspie joins us for a great talk about his life experiences and how he transitioned from military life to a full-time real estate career. Find out the endless possibilities and opening your mindset to entrepreneurship no matter your background. Check out Mission First Capital, the first real estate investment fund made specifically for active duty and veteran military investors. In this episode, we explore: Background of the guest Benefits of VA Loan Aspects of Real Estate Investing Mindset Difference Syndication Relationship between the property manager and the owner Pay for quality About Mike: Mike Glaspie is a Commercial Real Estate Broker in Fayetteville, NC. Mike has a bachelor's degree in business management and his master's in business administration. He served ten years in the US Army, with a majority spent in Special Operations as a Green Beret. Since purchasing his first investment property in 2014, Mike switched his focus to creative investing. In less than three years, he completed several transactions in a variety of ways such as Subject-Tos, wholesales, flips, syndications, and long and short term buy and holds. Mike currently holds rental properties and short-term arbitrages in multiple states and co-founded an investment centric real estate team—all while serving full time in the military. Now as a veteran, Mike continues to practice real estate with a focus on educating other veterans on how to build the lifestyle they deserve through creative investing. Snapshot: What is your number one failure in real estate? What advice would you give to other militaries to be successful? What inspired you to serve your country? What is your dream? Quotes: “Whenever you have to purchase anything, you must have the end in mind. What is it that you want in the end?” “The better the property does, the more you get paid. The better you do, the more we buy.” “Real Estate is a people business, if you mess up your relationships and your name, it's going to be very difficult to find success in real estate.” Connecting with the Guest: Instagram | Facebook | Website LinkedIn

It's time to clean up! The best way to get focused is to get rid of our distractions and bad habits. So what else can we do to be a better person? Let's learn how with Anthony. In this episode we also get some insight on Mission First Capital, the first military/veteran specific real estate fund. So what does that mean? You'll have to watch to find out! Let's continue our great financial journey and learn more by clicking the link below! Please click the link for more of our content https://linktr.ee/pinto.capital

In this week's episode, we are joined by father and son experts on asset protection, Mark and Andrew Pierce. This duo believes in being good at one thing and doing it well, in their case it's their law firm helping their clients form LLCs which effectively protects all their assets. If your goal is to safeguard all your hard-earned investments and properties while saving money on taxes in the long run, check out Mission First Capital at missionfirstcapital.co In this episode, we explore: Start with 1 LLC Difference between LLC and Incorporation Best thing to do when forming and LLC Structure of a Syndication LLC and Taxes Cash Flow distribution About Mark: Mark Pierce is an attorney, an accountant, and the owner of Cloud Peak Law. With over three decades of experience, Pierce has truly “seen it all” - at least from a legal perspective. This is apparent from the diversity of fields in which he's assisted clients over the years. Those fields range from bankruptcy and estate planning to oil/gas and securities. Considering all the areas he's worked in, it might seem difficult to determine where Pierce's core expertise lies. Look closer, though, and you'll find his knowledge concentrated most heavily, in three distinct fields. About Andrew: Andrew Pierce is an independent asset protection consultant and the creator of WyomingLLCAttorney.com. In these roles, he helps business owners from nearly every industry and with nearly any size company, to effectively protect their assets through forming LLCs. Having personally formed over 5,000 LLCs for his clients, Andrew can safely be called an expert on both LLC formation and entity protection overall. His expertise is further demonstrated by having deliberately chosen to focus on Wyoming LLCs. This decision comes from years of experience in the entity formation space, coupled with a deep, insider's knowledge of Wyoming's unique benefits for those forming LLCs. Snapshot: What is your number one failure in asset protection? What are the best success stories you ever had? What favorite country visited and why? What is your dream? Quotes: “If you have maimed a child, and you really are at fault, there's really only so much that you can do.” - Andrew Pierce “Don't dive in with the aspect or intentions that you have to understand everything, you can't. But after you have been after this 10, 15, 20 years, it becomes second nature to you.” - Mark Pierce Connecting with the Guest: Website | https://wyomingllcattorney.com/ Mark's Email: mpierce@cloudpeaklaw.com Andrew's Email: apierce@cloudpeaklaw.com