In this insightful episode featuring Tim Kelly, gain profound insights about building networks, cultivating knowledge, and educating people. As he speaks in this interview, he’ll walk us through how we went from house hacking residential to commercial multifamily space, grow his network and exposure in the industry, and his current mission to help other people from the military achieve their financial objectives through their education platform.

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Leveraging VA loans for active duty members and house hacking a single-family home
• Differences between residential and commercial real estate
• 4 things to keep in mind when starting as a commercial real estate investor
• The importance of knowing who you are as an investor and learning from mistakes 
• How to identify good deals and partnerships
• Some insights on the current interest rates and market situation

Resources & Links

• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor
• BiggerPockets

About Tim Kelly

Tim Kelly recently separated from the US Navy as an active duty Chief Petty Officer. There, he was instructing flight students on water survival, engine systems, leadership, mindset, ethics, and professional development. 

His last few years in the Navy, Tim was also aggressively investing in Multifamily real estate projects. Now, as a Senior Managing Partner of Kelly Housing Group, he invests in and syndicates both residential & multifamily properties in the affordable and workforce housing spaces with a focus on apartment communities, mobile home communities, RV parks, and storage facilities.

As VP of Education and co-owner of the online community Active Duty Passive Income (ADPI), he helps other past and present military members on their paths to financial freedom by owning more of America, the land they swore to protect and fight so hard for!

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