Episode 67: Real Estate Rookie Part 2: Adam Whitney

<p><strong>In this episode, we explore:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Guest Background<br> </li> <li>Books and Resources to get started in Real Estate Investing<br> </li> <li>What is paper money?<br> </li> <li>Doing Due Diligence<br> </li> <li>Why is Networking important?<br> </li> <li>Challenges of doing Due Diligence<br> </li> </ul> <p><strong>About Adam:</strong></p> <p>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. &nbsp;He also provides private lending for other investors.</p> <p>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. &nbsp;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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Snapshot: 36:35</strong></p> <ol> <li>What is your number one failure in real estate?<br> </li> </ol> <ul> <li>Not taking action sooner.<br> </li> </ul> <ol> <li>What advice do you have for other military investors to be successful?<br> </li> </ol> <ul> <li>Reach out to other investors and aggressive networking<br> </li> </ul> <ol> <li>What inspired you to marry a military and serve your country?<br> </li> </ol> <ul> <li>The ability to serve the patriotic nature of the country during 9/11<br> </li> </ul> <ol> <li>What is your dream?<br> </li> </ol> <ul> <li>Create a life that we love living. Making enough money to give it away and serve other people.<br> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Quotes:</stro