From Adversity to Abundance

In 10 years, Anna Kelley went from $700,000 in debt to an 8-figure net worth real estate mogul. Being in tremendous debt wasn’t the first time she hit rock bottom. As a child, she grew up in households with abusive men and had to stay in women’s shelters with her mom. Her tough childhood only made her more determined to outwork all of her friends.

“I realized that if I wanted a different life than what I had as a child if I didn't want my children to be in an abusive situation or to spend evenings in a women's shelter as I had as a child if I wanted better for myself and my family, I had to be willing to do whatever it took to succeed and to get myself out of that situation.” (08:09)

Her grit eventually landed her high-profile careers at the Bank of America and AIG. Whereas most people would just call her lucky - she disagrees:

“People say, okay, you're lucky, right? They don't understand the backstory and all the adversity to get where you are. But I do believe that when you're prepared and preparation meets opportunity - that's what we call luck.”

Getting jobs where she works with ultra-high net worth individuals opened her eyes to what’s possible in life. So, how come she got into so much debt? And how did she climb out of it?

Anna Kelley is a multifamily syndicator. She invested in her first property in 1998 and exploded in the real estate space in the last 10 years.

Adversities Anna Kelley had to overcome:

-- Grew up in section 8 housing

-- Spent evenings in a women’s shelter as a child

-- Was $700,000 in business debt with no income source

Abundance Anna Kelley created:

-- Graduated early from college

-- Worked with ultra-high net worth individuals in the Bank Of America and AIG

-- 8-figure net worth, 250 units

Lessons from Anna Kelley’s adversities

-- You have control over how your life ends up, you have to be determined to do what others won’t do to get to where you want to get to

-- Timing matters. You can be the best at what you do, but if you start a business at the wrong time, you can shoot yourself in the foot.

Links

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail by Ray Dalio

The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization by Peter Zeihan

Life on Air: Memoirs of a Broadcaster by David Attenborough

Multi-Family Millions: How Anyone Can Reposition Apartments for Big Profits by David Lindahl

Connect with Anna Kelley:

WEBSITE: www.reimom.com  and https://greaterpurposecapital.com/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-kelley-reimom/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/AnnaKelleyinvesting/

Haven Financial:

https://www.myfinancialhaven.com/jamiebateman/

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With a break from the regular programming, in this episode I share parts of my story as Josh Kalinowski, former pro baseball player and now CEO, interviews me. We talk about what it’s like for me to raise an autistic son, the growth of my mortgage note business and loan servicing business, what I do to prepare myself for life’s inevitable challenges, and my goals for 2023 - all in light of some of the most important lessons I learned from interviewing more than # people on their journey from adversity to abundance.

“I think of Jocko Willink and extreme ownership - people will ask him, well, it's my fault I got cancer or something like that, and what he says is no, it is not necessarily your fault, but it's your, problem.”

“Trying to focus on others, I truly believe, will give you the most purpose and the most value in your own life.”

This episode will also air on the Leading and Living with Impact and Influence

podcast.

Tune in as Josh and Jamie talk about:

(00:00) Do sports make you a better entrepreneur?

(04:45) Why I joined (and left) the military

(07:45) How the economy affected my mortgage business

(10:02) Performing notes vs. non performing notes

(12:52) Parenting an autistic son

(17:21) How to get closer to your spouse in tough times

(23:16) What if vs. even if (mindset hack)

(26:44) How to have extreme ownership

(31:43) Why I stopped watching the news

(34:27) Why focus on others

3 nuggets from the episode:

1. Non-performing notes are notes where you’re buying the debt on a mortgage in which the borrower isn’t making payments. After buying the debt, you would add value so that the note reperforms and you can resell it at a higher price than you bought it to another investor. Performing notes are cash flow plays. Nonperforming notes are exit plays.
2. Focusing on others is a critical part of getting through adversity. It’s not enough to just focus on yourself, at some point you have to shift your focus to serving others.
3. Instead of asking yourself “what if” so and so happens, calmly tell yourself that “even if” something you’re dreading happens, you’ll find a way through.

Links

Josh Kalinowski: How a Professional Baseball Player

Overcame a Crushing End to His Career to Become a Purpose-Driven Leader and CEO

Connect with Josh Kalinowski:

PODCAST: https://www.joshkalinowski.com/podcast

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkalinowski/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/joshuadkalinowski/ 

Haven Financial:

https://www.myfinancialhaven.com/jamiebateman/

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One of the risks of being wealthy is that your children might turn out to be trust fund babies spoilt by money. Even worse, 91% of wealth transfers fail in two generations. Shawn Barberis’ technology helps families keep their money for longer. He’s one of the few people in the world who solves this problem. It took a devastating MS diagnosis for him to shift his mindset and start cracking a problem that people face.

“Prior to 2010, my entrepreneurial spirit was, let's go make money and help people. And post 2010, my entrepreneurial spirit was, let's go change the world and hopefully we can make money.”

But, building a solution that helps families build and protect long-lasting generational wealth is expensive and he had lots of naysayers along the way. There were people who told him he was wasting his time and money, and there were business partners that told him they don’t want to be part of his vision. So he started charting the path on his own.

“I believed that what I was doing was the right thing. And I believed that we were gonna impact and help families and in turn the world to help them funnel their philanthropy and get them more engaged in philanthropy.”

Shawn Barberis founded More Than Money 360 in 2007. This is the story of how he overcame his serious diagnosis, took care of his family, and built a one-of-a-kind company that’s “not on every corner”.

Adversities Shawn Barberis had to overcome:

• Serious health diagnosis at 37
• Dealing with business partners that didn’t support his vision

Abundance Shawn Barberis created:

• Built a one-of-a-kind business that everyone calls upon for help
• Discovered his true passion
• Got offered an exit and declined it
• Getting an unsolicited 6-figure investment
• Grew his clientele from 8 in 2018 to 50 in 2023

Lessons from Shawn Barberis’ adversities:

• Let your primary priority be to serve others and the money will follow

Tune in as Shawn Barberis and Jamie talk about:

(00:00) Making money by helping families communicate

(08:03) Leg stopped working while on a yacht

(13:58) 2 years of misery

(16:12) Mental journey of getting through an MS diagnosis

(21:01) Is giving your kids money bad for them?

(27:15) Unsupportive business partners

(31:41) Getting a 6 figure investment out of nowhere

(35:20) The smart move that changed everything for his company

(40:49) Rapid-fire questions

Links

Family Arc

Books and Resources

Entrusted by David York

Good to Great by Jim Collins

Borrowed from Your Grandchildren: The Evolution of 100-Year Family Enterprises by Dennis Jaffe

Connect with Shawn Barberis

WEBSITE: https://morethanmoney360.com/home/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtm360/

EMAIL: [email protected]

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We’re all looking for ways to broaden our investments in a down market. We’d all like to keep profits trending upward despite a pending recession, so what are the options if adding new properties or more fix-and-flips opportunities are harder to find?

In this episode of Accelerated Real Estate Investor with Josh Cantwell, he’s being joined by the Founder of Labrador Lending, Jamie Bateman. Jamie became an active real estate investor in 2010 and specializes in buying and selling mortgage notes. In fact, he created a portfolio of forever passive income by acquiring over 75 mortgage notes with an excess balance of $5 million across 20 states. He’s also the host of the From Adversity to Abundance Podcast in which Josh Cantwell also graced the show a while back.

In this conversation, Jamie walks us through how he broke into this unique field, creates structures to share his profits (and risks) with passive investors, and what makes his strategy so different and allows him to scale and de-risk his portfolio.

If you’re curious about mortgage note investing, this episode is for you. And if you’d like to learn more from Jamie, simply head over to https://labradorlending.com/ebook to get a free copy of his e-book, The Power of Mortgage Note Investing!

Key Takeaways from Jamie Bateman:

-      What a mortgage note is and how to invest in them for yield?

-      Why investing in defaulted notes for value-add yield is a lot like doing a fix-and-flip?

-      How Jamie finds mortgage notes?

-      What makes investing in mortgage notes different from multifamily syndications?

-      How Jamie uses partial and hypothecated notes to scale and de-risk his investments?

Connect with Josh:

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshcantwell/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/josh.cantwell/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/JoshCantwell

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/jcantwell1

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/SRECvideo

Haven Financial:

https://www.myfinancialhaven.com/jamiebateman/

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Growing up on a dairy farm in Illinois, Gary would see bankers show up and talk to his dad every day. It was the 80s and inflation was killing people’s livelihoods. The bankers had a 21% interest rate on his family farm and they simply couldn’t keep up. This is the story of how Gary’s life unfolds from spending his childhood in poverty to having abundant wealth and agency as an adult.

Today Gary Pinkerton is a wealth strategist and US Navy veteran with 26 years of service under his belt. Get to know his unapologetic attitude towards embracing adversity, Gary won’t tell you to go easy on yourself.

“There's no business, no rare car in the garage or anything, even relationships that are going to protect you and your future. The only thing that can protect you in your future is yourself and your mindset and your ability to go out and raise uh, capital or to add value to others that they will compensate you for.” (28:01)

Adversities Gary Pinkerton had to overcome:

-   Poverty and living in a trailer after his farm was foreclosed on as a child

-   Father passed away when he was a freshman at the Naval Academy

-   Ethical challenge Gary faced in the Navy

Abundance Gary Pinkerton created:

-   26 years of service in the Navy

-   Earning respect after taking ownership during an ethical dilemma

-   Became a wealth strategist

Lessons from Gary Pinkerton’s adversities:

-   “Good times create weak people”

-   Don’t rob your children from the lessons of adversity

-   Systems are how you sustain your agency

Tune in as Gary Pinkerton and Jamie talk about:

(00:00) From poverty to infinite banking

(08:03) Bankers duping farmers

(11:36) Living in a trailer as a child

(17:55) Attending the Naval Academy

(20:26) His father’s passing and an ethical dilemma during service

(26:17) Why he would not protect his kids

(31:09) Rapid-fire questions

(34:51) How to create the story that makes you abundant

(37:48) His infinite banking business

(41:02) Getting kids interested in personal finance

(43:30) Systems = secret to success?

Links

BIFI Loan Servicing

Books and Resources

The Obstacle is The Way by Ryan Holiday

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One by Dr. Joe Dispenza

Becoming Your Own Banker by Nelson Nash

Heads I Win, Tails You Lose by Patrick H. Donohoe

Perpetual Wealth by Kim D. H. Butler and Kate Phillips

Entrusted by Andrew L. Howell and David R. York

Connect with Gary Pinkerton:

WEBSITE: https://garypinkerton.com/

EMAIL: [email protected]

GARY’S GULCH PODCAST: https://garywpinkerton.libsyn.com/

Haven Financial:

https://www.myfinancialhaven.com/jamiebateman/

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Neil was a bit immature in his 20s. Impulse and greed were his north stars and they didn’t get him far. He married the wrong person and started charting a destructive path. After recovering from unfaithfulness and divorce, Neil met the woman of his dreams. But, not too long after they married, bankruptcy and a health crisis were waiting for him. His new wife needed medical support, and nobody was bringing in income. Expensive medical bills left him no choice but to start being innovative about how he creates income. It was at this crossroads that he realized that finding purpose in others motivates him.

“I changed from more of a greedy self-pursuit that led to those problems to more of a person who thought that there's a need that needs to be filled and I'm going to fill it because it's for someone else. When purpose changed, everything changed” (26:17)

Today, $500,000 revenue days are something Neil is used to in his Amazon FBA business selling private label products. He also helps people build a similar business model that helps them cash in an almost automated 6 figure income. So, if he were to go back there’s nothing he would change. This is the story of how his life transformed.

Tune in to uncover how being driven by something bigger than yourself can change your life and learn how you can make money building an easy exit business.

Adversities Neil Twa had to overcome:

-       Divorce at 28 (and unfaithfulness)

-       Business bankruptcy

-       Having zero income in his family

-       Wife had a health crisis

Abundance Neil Twa created:

-       Created cosmetics for his kids

-       $500,000 income days

-       Made $630 million in sales

-       Starting an acquisition firm to buy businesses as passive income opportunities

Lessons from Neil Twa’s adversities:

-       “ If you're spewing negativity out in the world, you're gonna find negative people.” (12:34)

-       Your adversity can make you a better person. You’re not going to mature without it.

Links

BIFI Loan Servicing

Books and Resources

Feel the Fear . . . and Do It Anyway (r): Dynamic Techniques for Turning Fear, Indecision, and Anger into Power, Action, and Love

Good to Great by Jim Collins

Connect with Neil Twa:

WEBSITE: https://www.voltagedm.com/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neiltwa/

BUSINESS BUILDERS PODCAST: https://www.voltagedm.com/podcasts

Haven Financial:

https://www.myfinancialhaven.com/jamiebateman/

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Wanting to show his alcoholic parents that he didn’t need them to be on top of the world, Paul Aragon found himself in prison. He spent his childhood making $40,000-80,000 weekly selling drugs and eventually ended up with 7 felonies. But it turns out that prison was the best thing that could’ve happened to him. It’s in there that he found God and started rebuilding his life. Today, he runs his own multi-million dollar roofing company.

This is the story of the rocky roads Paul took to overcome health, legal, financial, and relationship adversity.

“It's not all gonna come together right away. You're gonna have to work at it. It's gonna take daily habits and daily discipline; and if you could do a few things each day to impact your business and impact your financial future, that's what you gotta do” (47:33)

Paul Aragon is the owner of Jireh7 Enterprises which he has been running since 2006.

Adversities Paul had to overcome:

• Both parents were alcoholics
• Started selling drugs at 10 years old
• Arrested several times by 22
• Faced the possibility of a 25-to-life sentence
• Lost all his money and possessions
• Had 7 felonies to his name
• Got ripped off working under the table

Abundance Paul created:

• Found Jesus in prison
• Got his GED
• Paid $108,000 of debt off
• Bought his first home in 2019

Lessons from Paul’s adversities

• Hard times aren’t the end of the road but you must make the decision not to give up
• There is a purpose in pain
• If you get complacent, you lose your way

Tune in as Paul and Jamie talk about:

(00:00) From drugs and prison to multi-million dollar roofing company

(06:54) Looking for acceptance in all the wrong places

(12:40) Arrested at 22

(14:40) Why was he doing this

(16:12) 25 to life

(21:00) Turning his life around in prison

(27:33) Making 60 cents a day

(34:36) Was breaking the rules worth it

(36:28) Getting ripped off & under the table work

(41:53) Starting his roofing company

(49:11) Lessons from his adversities

(51:27) Fireside questions

(58:28) Personal finance coaching

Links

BIFI Loan Servicing

Books and Resources

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

From Homelessness to Prison to Financial Freedom through Real Estate with Mark Owen

Connect with Paul Aragon:

WEBSITE: https://www.jireh7enterprises.com/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jireh-7-enterprises-3a076255/

Speaking engagements: [email protected] or call 720-429-9274

Haven Financial:

https://www.myfinancialhaven.com/jamiebateman/

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By 12 years old, Steven had experienced 5 divorces in his family and changed parents several times. At 40, he now raises real estate funds north of $100 million as a Managing Partner of Integrity Holdings Group, owns 1000 units, and found God. Throughout his life, he has been battling two conflicting beliefs: that he can do what he does better than anyone else, and the thought that he’ll never be good enough. This is the story of how he bridged the abandonment, instability, and hardship that riddled his childhood to become an entrepreneur with a self-sustaining support system.

“I'm sure if you interview a bunch of entrepreneurs, we could probably tend to agree that you become this overachiever because you feel maybe a little less than - like you have to prove it to somebody.” (20:28)

Getting charged with 7 felonies and later realizing that he was doomed to be a bad employee unfolded the chain of events that led to a life of highly profitable entrepreneurship. Steven has been running Integrity Holdings Group for 12 years. His company raises capital for large multi-family and commercial real estate projects and hands the funds over to reputable operators.

Tune in to dive into his journey from adversity to abundance and discover why he realized flipping real estate wasn’t good for him, how he reduces his tax bill and why he spends 5 figures on masterminds.

“I don't think you could talk about adversity without the benefit that comes out of it and what lessons you learned from it. I think that for me was what planted the seed of entrepreneurship - those formative years experiences, and all of those years thinking that there is this other way of life that I see And then there's this struggle and instability over here, but how do we avoid that? And is that just purely by chance, or is that tactical and intentional? And I get to determine what path I take.” (18:05)

“The lie of the world that they try to get you to believe is that it's more risky to start your own business than it is to go work for somebody else.” (34:04)

Books and Resources 

A Country Boy’s Journey From Broke to Millions in Generational Wealth with Business Titan James Harold Webb

Field of Dreams 

Atomic Habits by James Clear

School of Greatness podcast episode with James Clear

Entrusted: Building a Legacy That Lasts by Andrew L Howell and David R York

Connect with Steven Libman : 

WEBSITE: https://www.investingwithpurpose.org/

PODCAST: https://www.investingwithpurpose.org/investing-with-purpose-podcast

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenlibman/ 

Haven Financial:

https://www.myfinancialhaven.com/jamiebateman/

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At 48, Mark Livingston found himself divorced with very little money to his name and nothing saved up for his kids. It was a wake-up call that he couldn’t rely on traditional savings vehicles and Wall Street to prepare him for retirement and secure a good life for his family. Instead of letting his setbacks define him, Mark used his 35 years of experience as a corporate executive and CPA to turn his life around.

After investing in land flipping and realizing that it takes too much of his time, he founded Match Real Assets - an investment management company that helps investors find lucrative passive and high-performing real asset investment deals. He’s creating opportunities for others that he previously needed himself.

His latest project involves extracting helium from natural gas by purchasing an operational natural gas field and adding value through the use of advanced helium-extracting technology. With his extensive knowledge of financial regulations and a strategic, long-term approach to investing, Mark has proven that it's never too late to start building a better future.

Adversities Mark had to overcome:

• Divorce
• Low net worth
• Nothing saved up for his kids or his retirement
• Tried to buy a business, but lost the deal
• Working too much

Abundance Mark created:

• Rediscovered love and remarried
• Buying and selling parcels of land
• Scaling his land investing business
• Starting an investment management company

Lessons from Mark’s adversities

• Seek out entrepreneurs and learn from them
• Don’t live in a box someone else created for you, explore what you want to explore
• Coaching can change your life and help you discover what you’re meant to do

Links 

To invest with Mark Livingston, shoot an email to: [email protected]

Wealth Without Wallstreet

The Land Geek Mark Podolsky

How Financial Collapse Allowed Mark Podolsky to Create a Healthy View of Self-Worth and the Game of Making Money

Books and Resources 

Multiple Streams of Income by Robert Allen

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

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This episode of The Next-Level Income Show features Jamie Bateman, an experienced real estate investor and business owner who has been actively buying and selling mortgage notes since early 2018. During this time, he has acquired over 75 mortgage notes with principal balances in excess of $4M with collateral across 20 states and growing. Jamie owns several small businesses and a multi-state rental portfolio worth over $3.5M.

More importantly, he has hands-on experience overseeing construction projects and managing properties and has experience in both the title and mortgage industry industries. Having worked for years as a real estate settlement officer and mortgage funding manager.

Jamie discusses the void he felt in his life after leaving lacrosse and how that pushed him to seek out a bigger purpose through his family, his business team, and the military, despite facing adversity.

He shares the different ways you can get started in the note space as well as some of the unique risks and benefits associated with note investing.

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