Recognizing all the sacrifices that military folks make on the battlefield and eventually losing everything after getting out, Buddy dedicated his life to EDUCATE and EMPOWER military members to achieve financial freedom through Real Estate investing. His sole purpose: To help our nation’s heroes achieve Financial Freedom In today’s episode of the Expert(ish) Podcast, our guest, Buddy Rushing will talk about how he helps military service members jump-start their careers in real estate. He will also share a fascinating business model that everyone will be interested in hearing about. Knowing what most people consider the biggest hurdles in real estate, he will discuss how White Feature Investment's Accelerator program transforms these barriers into possibilities. Buddy Rushing is a Marine Veteran, Owner and CEO at White Feather Investments. White Feather started simply. However, having built a strong and trusting relationship with people, it has now become a community that works toward financial freedom and helps each other out along the way which gives them back that sense of purpose, community, camaraderie and trust while building toward a future that can change the financial landscape of generations. In This Episode2:58 - Background of Buddy Rushing and how he started investing 9:00 – The power of VA loans 12:43 – The unique thing about the military community 22:34 - Interesting facts about the RV business 40:48 - An overview of the ACCELERATOR program Enjoy! Favorite Quotes"Few people use their VA loan which is the most powerful leveraging instrument in the history of finance. Zero down, competitive interest rates, no PMI, and no cap now. No loan limit now. I know a guy who just closed a fourplex in San Diego and got a $2 million loan, zero down, and 2.875 interests on a 30 year fixed. Are you freaking kidding me? That's real power. That is the kind of power you will absolutely turn him into a millionaire." – Buddy "For a decade, all of my friends have always asked me about this. And they all wanted to be a part of it. But I never had any ability to help any of them because I was always just trying to find deals for myself in my spare time." - Buddy "What people don't understand is that you don't have to dedicate yourself fully to this (real estate investment). It is something you can do in your spare time." - Buddy "Think of education as your left leg and empowerment as your right leg. If you just educate yourself, you're just moving your left leg over and over and your right leg still. If you just act and you don't educate yourself, the same thing happens in the opposite." - Buddy "You don't serve in the military unless you have some sort of calling. There are always a couple of bad apples, but by and large, you don't serve in the military unless you're willing to sacrifice for something greater than yourself unless you have a higher calling, unless you have a sense of discipline and a sense of contribution and teamwork. So what happens when you put that into a community of people that are focused on creating financial freedom? You get a speed of trust, unlike anything you've ever seen on the outside." - Buddy "In my life, what I will say is I'm always open to opportunities and they tend to come out of the weirdest places." - Buddy "There's nothing wrong with building something on the fly as long as you've ascertained the risks and you've mitigated them appropriately." - Buddy "Tax does become exciting when you start realizing what a difference it makes your investment life." - Jay "To most people, taxes are scary or boring. Those are the two things that they fall into. But for real estate investors that pay attention, the tax law and the opportunities that are created with the tax law is deliriously exciting." - Buddy "The biggest hurdle for most people when they're trying to get started in real estate is they always say the same thing. I don't have capital. I don't have a network and I don't have deals. Those are the three main excuses people have for never changing their life in real estate." - Buddy "If you do a good enough job educating and empowering people and plugging them into the network, everyone grows at the same time with each other. You don't need to have one person at the top that's getting all of the benefit. You can grow as a coalition." - Buddy "Everything that I try to build with partnerships and relationships, I try to make it with people that are going to be here for the long haul." - Buddy Engage with Buddy RushingFacebookWhite Feather Investments Connect with Expert(ish) Podcast Host JAY JOHNSON Call (858) 925- 4536WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagram Listen to more episodes of the Expert(ish) PodcastiTuneSpotify
