Honor & Equity: A real estate investing resource for military members, veterans, and their families
Johnny Lynum is an active duty Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, a highly experienced real estate investor, and a loving husband and father. He has completed over 41 real estate deals including flips, buy and holds, and even apartment complexes. He has a real estate coaching program and recently wrote a book: …
RElationships: Q&A with Johnny Lynum of Operation Invest Read More »
Real estate investing is challenging, especially when you have a full-time job like being in the military. That doesn’t mean you can’t invest in real estate though. Many people ask me how I do it, so I thought I would share 7 key pieces of advice I have learned from my experience. Join a …
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If you talk to any real estate investor right now, chances are the toughest part of their business is finding the deals. In such a hot seller’s market, there is tremendous value in getting off-market deals at a discounted price. About a year ago, I published an article about how and why I created a …
We nicknamed this house Dirty Diane because it’s on Diane Street in Sapulpa, Oklahoma (just outside Tulsa) and let’s just say that this house was nowhere near move-in-ready when we purchased it! The daughter of the owner lived in the home, and she did not take care of the place – there was trash everywhere, …
The lead for our first flip, which we refer to as “Dirty Diane”, was produced through our off-market deal funnel in July 2021- and it is not exaggerating to say that it resembled a house from the show “Hoarders”. Aside from the obvious need for a deep clean, it was a 3 bedroom/1 bathroom, 1062 …
Marcus Long is an active-duty United States Navy officer currently stationed in England. He is also a real estate investor with experience owning small residential real estate, private lending to other investors, and investing in larger syndications as a limited partner. In the past year, he pivoted into the multifamily space as a general partner …
RElationships: Q & A with Navy Officer and founder of A Long Legacy, Marcus Long Read More »
Last summer, I decided to start investing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. I purchased a duplex there last winter and successfully completed a BRRRR project (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) on it that wrapped up in June with a cash-out refinance. I still think OKC is a great city to invest in, and we plan to …
Jon Lallande is a mortgage loan officer and real estate investor. As a prior Force Reconnaissance Marine and Scout Sniper, Jon loves helping military veterans build wealth through real estate. Jon specializes in teaching veterans about their VA loan benefits and takes pride in his ability to make financing real estate as quick and seamless …
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As some of you know, my wife and I are both active-duty military. A few months ago, my wife received orders for a command in Virginia Beach, VA so we started making plans to move to Virginia from San Diego. We told our landlord in San Diego that July would be our last month, and …
How We House Hacked in San Diego Using the VA Loan Read More »
A common mistake that new landlords and real estate investors make is not recognizing the importance of accepting the highest possible quality tenants for a given property. Rather, many will sign a lease with the first prospective tenant that comes along, or accept a tenant that says all the right things but does not complete …
