Entrepreneurs on Fire Profits with Purpose: How to build a $300M+ Real Estate Fund That’s Changing Communities with Samuel Sells
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Jun 4, 2025 Samuel Sells, a retired Air Force officer and social impact entrepreneur, shares his journey from $30K in the bank to creating a $300M impact fund aimed at affordable housing. He emphasizes that success goes beyond profits—it's about valuing relationships and community impact. Discover his insights on raising capital and the importance of transparency in investments. Sells highlights impact investing as a way to align financial success with personal values, proving you can achieve profits without sacrificing purpose.
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Success Means Meaning and Value
- Success is about improving others' lives, not just numbers or money.
- Creating value and meaning leads to true success and wealth.
From $30K to $300M Fund
- Samuel went from $30,000 to a $300 million real estate fund by learning to raise capital.
- Raising money legally and ethically changed his life and scale of impact.
Five Levels of Real Estate Success
- There are five levels of real estate success from solo investing to massive institutional funds.
- Progressing through these levels means raising bigger capital and operating larger projects.
