Episode 59: Veteran Pride Investment Group with Colby Bowers

<p>Colby Bowers has 23 years of distinguished military service under his belt, along with an extensive experience in real estate investment since 2001. He is the co-founder of Veteran Pride Investment Group LLC. The company donates 20% of its profits to first responders and struggling veterans. Colby went from 23 years in the Air Force to managing 500 units, which can only be attributed to his rich experience and dedication to purpose.</p> <p>Colby is an indisputable expert when it comes to Multifamily acquisitions. Check out Mission First Capital, the first real estate investment fund made specifically for active duty and veteran military investors.</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we explore:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Background of the guest<br> </li> <li>Using Money Responsibly<br> </li> <li>Resources for Learning Investing<br> </li> <li>Transitioning to Multifamily<br> </li> <li>Doing Action and Taking Risk<br> </li> <li>Mobile Home Parks<br> </li> <li>Importance of Due Diligence<br> </li> </ul> <p><strong>About Colby:</strong></p> <p>Colby is a full-time real estate investor and co-founder of Veteran Pride Investment Group LLC. He has been investing in real estate since 2001 and has managed numerous fix and flips, a portfolio of single-family rentals as well as been a private note lender. Colby and realized that for scalability and long-term wealth that multi-family real estate acquisitions are where he needed to be. He has acquired over 500 rental units and expanded his company into three markets. Colby has a passion for helping people to safely invest in real estate. He loves real estate because of the controllability of your inputs and outputs, risk aversion, and tax incentives. He also served 23 years of distinguished military service as a senior executive managing facilities and projects in multiple states, multi-million-dollar budgets, and hundreds of enlisted Air Force Members. As a wounded warrior, he has a passion for giving back to his community by helping homeless and struggling veterans an