Kelly Madden

Kelly is a 14-year Air Force spouse, real estate agent, real estate investor, and virtual assistant. After starting out as an intern with ADPI in 2019 and later acting as ADPI’s blog coordinator in Jan 2020, Kelly is thrilled and honored to take on the role of ADPI’s new Community Manager as of November 2020. She looks forward to building our community and supporting our members throughout their real estate investing journey.
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Single Family

Is AirBnB Investing … Is It For Me?

It’s no secret that Airbnb investing — and other online home-sharing marketplaces like it — has changed the way people travel. More specifically, it has changed the amount of money spent on lodging for travel. According to iProperty Management, the average per-night price for Airbnb reservations is an affordable $80,

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Business Tips

How to use your Veteran Benefits to Help Achieve Financial Independence

Learn How veteran benefits Can help you to achieve Financial Independence? you, as a veteran, hack military benefits to financial freedom? Yes. The average American household spends $5,000/month. Let’s imagine that this represents you. If you succeed in stacking your benefits as monthly passive income to outweigh $5K/month, then you

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VA Loan

How to Refinance with a VA Loan

The VA Loan is full of awesome benefits for veterans and service members. Among others, the no-down payment option is a great opportunity to turn the dream of homeownership into a reality. In the current markets, it seems like interest rates can rise and fall like the tide –so what

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Investing Strategies

How to Structure and Offer Rent To Own Home Deals

Structuring & Offering Lease-To-Own Deals Future homeowners searching for their next residence will often purchase it with the traditional financing plan of a mortgage and a down payment. But what if you have a prospective buyer who can’t get a mortgage due to their income or credit score? Or what

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Business Tips

Understanding the Legal Requirements of Real Estate Investing

Legal Requirements of Real Estate: Rental rates are high right now, and investing in real property to rent may be tempting. Here are the legal considerations of owning and maintaining a rental property, from the office of a top Philadelphia bankruptcy attorney. Important Points in Legal Requirements of Real Estate

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VA Loan

The Answer To: Can I Use a VA Loan After Short Sale?

Using a VA Loan After a Short Sale Having to execute a short sale on a VA-backed property can be extremely disappointing and heartbreaking. It may have you wondering if you’ve ruined your chances of purchases another home with a VA loan. That is not the case—there is hope! So,

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How to fund college with real estate
Investing Strategies

How To Fund College With Real Estate

If you’re like me, your house is a cluttered jungle of toy parts sprinkled haphazardly throughout. Bikes to the left, toy cars to the right, and of course the pointed block right in the walking path! I call this the Good Morning, Dad block. If you think coffee is a

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Investing Strategies

5 Important Investments That Every Veteran Should Make

5 Investment Opportunities for Veterans Returning to civilian life after active duty can be confusing and somewhat daunting. Whether you have been in the military for many years or if you have returned home after a grueling tour, adjusting to your previous life is definitely not an easy task. While

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VA Non-Allowable Fees
VA Loan

Understanding Your VA Non-Allowable Fees

VA Non-Allowable Fees: Using your VA Loan benefit may seem daunting at first, but it’s important to understand as many aspects of this benefit as possible. One of the great things about the VA Loan is that it minimizes closing costs for the veteran. Non-allowable fees are one of the

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Business Tips

8 Crazy Real Estate Tax Benefits

Real Estate Tax Benefits with Kevin Brenner, ADPI Hero, Capt, USAF / @investorkev “If you get up early, work hard, and pay your taxes, you will get ahead-if you strike oil.” – J. Paul Getty Disclaimer: I am not a certified tax advisor, nor do I aspire to be one.

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