We know there are many military veterans who want to build a successful real estate business. That’s why we created the Real Estate Accelerator—so that you can launch and scale your real estate businesses alongside like-minded people who share the common traits of intelligence, integrity and grit. Led by Buddy Rushing (USNA ‘04) and his team at White Feather Investments, the Real Estate Investing Accelerator is a high-powered course that distills years of real estate experience, network-building, and full-service support into six months. On the podcast, Buddy Rushing and Scott Mackes share stories of fellow military veterans who are striving for financial freedom through real estate investing.
#15: Why a Short Term-Rental Can Double as Your Dream Vacation Home with John Landherr, USNA ‘92
“Have a vision and keep charging forward. That’s the bottom line. Don’t give it up. Don’t give up on your vision.” - John Landherr John Landherr (USNA ‘92) is a Marine Corps veteran and experienced business executive turned real estate investor. When John and his wife decided to invest in a short-term rental property in Southern California, they had no idea they would encounter some big permitting challenges. Despite unforeseen difficulties, they persevered with their vision and now hav...
12 Sept 2022
#14: Investing In Real Estate When You Have Zero Experience with Kimberly Johnson
“In our family, we call it pulling the thread, which means you just take a step. Don’t get so overwhelmed to the point that you question if you’re able to do something, but pull the thread a little bit to see what happens and then pull it again and pull it again and it leads to the next thing…I enjoyed the White Feather approach because you’re not doing the analysis and getting stuck, but taking a step and taking a step and I feel like I had the right team around me…just pull the thread! Just...
20 Jul 2022
#13: How Mindset and Network are the Key to Real Estate Success with Tom Connally, USNA ‘83
“Life insurance, real estate and the stock market are all tools…you can live your life and have your career and at the same time build generational wealth. It’s not just about making money, it’s not just about buying houses. It’s about growing your future. It’s about setting your goals and figuring out how to get them. That’s what excites me.” - Tom Connally (USNA ‘83) This is the longest Real Estate Accelerator podcast episode to date and it’s packed with a ton of wisdom we want everyo...
6 Jul 2022
#12: Conquering Credit Card Debt and Investing in Real Estate with Michael Cygan (USMA ‘01)
“It feels tremendous. We’re now putting meaningful savings into the kids' college education funds and savings accounts…our daily life just feels better all around. We’re holding our heads higher and we’ve got more confidence. I appreciate all the guidance and mentorship through this and I’m really happy all of this worked out.” - Michael Cygan (USMA '01) Michael Cygan (USMA ‘01) joined the Real Estate Accelerator three years ago when he was in between jobs with two young children to support. ...
22 Jun 2022
#11: Why I Walked Away From a Great Paying Job to Start a Business with Shawn Ikpa, USNA ‘05
“I walked away from a great paying job. It didn’t make sense on paper…what I learned about mindset [during the Real Estate Accelerator course] was a big reason why I decided to walk away from the job. I walked away without a job in hand, but I did have a plan.” - Shawn Ikpa (USNA ‘05) Shawn Ikpa is the Co-Founder of Castletop Investments, a company that buys, scales and sells online businesses. Shawn also recently built an Amazon delivery service in Buffalo, New York from the ground up, scali...
8 Jun 2022
#10: From World Champion Triathlete to Real Estate Investor with Tim O’Donnell, USNA ‘03
“Its been an awesome learning experience and I can’t thank the White Feather team enough for all their support. In good weather and bad weather you guys are there for us and it’s a pretty amazing network.” - Tim O’Donnell Tim O’Donnell is a U.S. Navy veteran and world champion triathlete with 29 professional wins and 65 professional podiums. He’s also a three-time Ironman World Championship record holder, brand ambassador, social influencer, and gives back to the community. Despite his packed...
25 May 2022
#9: Building Generational Wealth through Real Estate with Tony Briggs, USMA ‘89
“I wanted to have more in terms of generational wealth to pass on to family…I could relate to your story…that was me too. I decided I was all in. I had the time, I was sitting on money and starting a company and decided I’d figure it out from there.” - Tony Briggs (USMA ‘89) Tony Briggs is a U.S. Army veteran and an accomplished C-Suite executive with substantial leadership experience in business and IT strategies. From an outsider’s perspective, Tony had it all, but Tony desired more for his...
10 May 2022
#8: Transforming Real Estate Market Analysis with Kevin Kalkwarf, USMA ‘06
“I probably got about 10 years' worth of learning out of the six-month course, but the network is unbelievable. I found my CPAs and my tax team all through the course. The power of the network will enable me to scale and grow. I would have one property by myself quietly if I tried to do this for multiple years on my own, but now I know where I want to be in 20 years and I know exactly how to get there. It’s insane…and it’s continually helped me to balance everything.” - Kevin Kalkwarf (...
25 Apr 2022
#7: Building a Business Through Short-Term Rentals with Carly and Jered DaCosta, USMA ‘04
“When we were starting our real estate business, we knew we needed to build our network…we wanted to keep our investor group and the people that we work with very tight and work with people that we could trust.” - Jered DaCosta (USMA ‘04) “This course has been instrumental in building out business from the network perspective. Every single one of our deals since moving out to Jacksonville and completing the course has included White Feather members.” - Carly DaCosta (USMA ‘04) In June 2019, C...
11 Apr 2022
#6: Having Zero Excuses When It Comes to Real Estate Investing with KC and Jess Finnegan, USMA ‘01
“The Accelerator was a turning point for how serious we got with our real estate investments and our portfolio.” - Jess Finnegan (USMA ‘01) “One of the things that resonated with us is taking action. It was awesome to get the education and put it to use…the network that we have allowed us to go for it and invest. The network really kicked us off and introduced us to other aspects of the network that we’ve continued to use over the last several years, which allowed us to keep going.”&nbs...
31 Mar 2022
#5: Using House Hacks to Tackle Financial Freedom with Brett Hadley, USAFA ‘05
“It's awesome that in the course itself, we talk a bit about house hacking and ask, how do we accelerate our financial freedom goals? This absolutely makes sense with where we're going, and where we want to be in our career. So it wasn't even a second thought and it’s a blessing to be a part of such a high volume of folks that are out there just making things happen. It's unbelievable how many people are doing things so drastically differently than when they started the course. It’s been a bl...
14 Mar 2022
#4: Overcoming Adversity and Empowering Others through Real Estate with Christian Gann, USAFA ‘15
“It’s been, unlike anything I would have predicted. I thought I was going to learn some strategies and figure out how to buy land and make it pay for itself. And now I run three businesses and I'm actively doing stuff every day; it took off. And honestly, the videos on the course are not the most valuable thing in the class at all. It's the people that you're working with and talking with. It’s not by any means anything I would have found on my own.” - Christian Gann (USAFA ‘15) We’re so exci...
26 Feb 2022
#3: Finding Creative Ways to Fund Your Deal with Taylor Wing, USMA ‘18
“There’s a Kiyosaki quote that I like a lot. He says, I never say that I can't afford it. He says, I'm going to figure out how I can afford it. And that inspired how I financed a lot of these deals, because I don't have that much to work with.” -Taylor Wing Taylor Wing (USMA ‘18) is one of the youngest members to ever go through the Real Estate Investing Accelerator. In less than one year, Taylor went from owning zero properties with no access to capital and little knowledge about...
26 Feb 2022
#2: Leveraging Your Network to Increase Your Net-Worth with David Ortiz, USAFA ‘90
“The power of two, three, four or five is way better than one, right? My dad will say, two heads are better than one, right? Yeah. I've got capital. I've got some experience. And there are some guys that don't have the capital, but they've got the hunger they’ve got the desire. What a great combination. I'm going to continue to leverage the relationships that I'm a part of, and continue to help people that call me up and ask if I’m interested…we’re all part of the same brotherhood and sisterh...
21 Feb 2022
#1: Welcome to the Real Estate Investing Accelerator Podcast!
“If you're not living your ideal life right now, the real question is what is holding you back? Nobody has all the answers, but when we come together, we can get pretty close to the center of the dartboard together…you have to ultimately take action in order to change anything in your life.” - Buddy Rushing (USNA ‘04) We’re so excited to launch the Real Estate Investing Accelerator podcast! Buddy Rushing (USNA ’04) is the founder of White Feather Investments and the leader of the Real Estate...
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