Jeff Edwards
For Air Force veterans Jacob and Cassie Warren, it all started with paying off their first house. Now, the young couple holds a real estate portfolio worth over $650,000. Navy veteran Sergio Bazan started his foray into real estate by becoming a loan officer. He now sits atop of his ...
Veterans Buy America: Marine Juan Cristales
Like most men who joined the Marine Corps during the relatively peaceful 90s, Juan Cristales couldn’t have envisioned the hardships and sacrifices that awaited him. Cristales originally enlisted in 1996, and the Marine Corps recognized his leadership potential and selected him for the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program. Receiving his ...
When it comes to success in the United States military, training is certainly imperative. However, some of the most inexplicable acts of gallantry displayed throughout the history of war have occurred when motivated individuals followed their instincts and took the initiative. The same can be said of those who have ...
Military service requires every individual who takes the oath a certain willingness to embrace service and sacrifice self. For many, dreams of a college education are put on hold while they embrace the rigors of life in uniform. Others postpone entrepreneurial aspirations in exchange for low pay, mediocre food, and ...
Making it clear that the United States would care for its veterans, Abraham Lincoln coined what would later become the Veterans Administration motto by saying, “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and for his orphan.” With these words in mind, veterans who ...
From sea to shining sea, rural America has taken its hits over the past century. Often, when economic times are hard, citizens will move to cities looking for work and higher wages. Moreover, the lure of new adventures is often enough to take the best and the brightest from rural ...
From Serving America to Owning a Piece of It
When real estate entrepreneur Andy Williams set out to pursue his vision to see veterans buy America, he knew he would need to connect with his fellow veterans to achieve it. Veterans Buy America is the brainchild of Marine veteran Andy Williams and with veterans like Steve LeBlanc joining him ...
One Marine, One Navy Pilot and One Vision to Buy America
When U.S. Marine veteran Andy Williams met Navy pilot Stuart Grazier, it didn’t take long to realize they were two men with the same vision. Andy, founder of Recon Realty, had blazed a path through real estate ever since purchasing his first property while deployed to Iraq. He had breached ...
Veteran Plots Rally Point to Help Soldiers Transition into Civilian Life
As old as warfare is in the course of human history so has been man’s need for shelter. And if Marine veteran Andy Williams has anything to do with it, those who excel in the first shall solve man’s problem with the latter. Two years ago, Think Realty profiled Andy ...
