#240: Building a Full-Service Real Estate Business in Jacksonville, Florida with Josh Kristoff, USNA ‘07

<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“In a partnership, you need to have trust and friendship…commitment to the people and systems that go is what I get really excited about.”<br /></span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">- Josh Kristoff (USNA ‘07)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2021, Navy veteran Josh Kristoff and his wife Kassandra (also a Navy veteran) joined longtime friends and Army veterans Jered and Carly DaCosta, to form Nomad Capital Ventures LLC, a vertically integrated group of real estate businesses that started with short-term rental properties in Jacksonville, Florida. Over the last two years, the company has grown to include in-house property management, a real estate brokerage, and a construction and design company that delivers a full-service experience for real estate investors. Today, Nomad Capital Ventures LLC has over $60M in assets under management…and they’re just getting started!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Josh transitioned from Surface Warfare Officer to real estate professional</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What Nomad Capital Ventures does and how the company is structured</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to maintain healthy relationships when your business partners are your friends</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The benefits of building a business around your family’s needs and values</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to scale with intention and manage profit both responsibly and creatively</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Josh also reflects on the power of the military veteran network, shares lessons learned from running a business with fellow military veterans and talks about some exciting projects in the works a