Jeff Edwards began working in the medical field at the age of 16 as a volunteer fireman. Through advanced training, he became an Emergency Medical Technician, then a registered Paramedic in the state of Florida. Jeff received his Bachelor's Degree in Science – Health, with a minor in Community Health and Counseling from the University of North Florida. After returning to school, he became a Nationally Certified Physician Assistant. Jeff worked as a Physician Assistant for more than 20 years providing medical care in several of his local community Emergency Departments, Urgent Care Centers and also provided care in Occupational Medicine and Worker’s Compensation. He has lived in Jacksonville, Florida since 1983.

 

Jeff’s Real estate experience began in 2007, training with Robert Kiyosaki’s Tigrent Training. Jeff teamed up with his brother Carl and focused on Single Family fix-and-flips, Tax foreclosures, Tax Liens, and buy-and-hold rentals. After a robbery on site during rehab work, they changed their focus from repairing homes, to becoming the lender.

In 2012, Jeff joined with The Banker’s Code and George Antone to provide Private Equity Funding to other investors, specializing in deal structure; acting like a bank. They began financing other real estate investors who were doing single family fix-and-flips. They performed property and site-rehab oversight; working closely with their team of licensed professionals. Through this experience, they developed a large network of Real Estate Investors.

Jeff was introduced to Brad Sumrok and the RatRace 2 Retirement Program in 2014. It had been Jeff and Carl’s common goal to acquire multi-family properties to create a passive stream of income as a retirement tool. Having a Mentor like Brad on their team quickly moved their goals into fruition. As a member of the Sumrok ecosystem, Jeff, along with his team, was able to acquire an 80 unit apartment complex in 2015. With Jeff’s medical experience and the philosophy of “See One, Do One, Teach One”, he was able to see that first deal go full cycle (underwrite, purchase, run, and sell). Since then, “The Twins” were able to lead a team to purchase both a 140 unit and a 104-unit property in
Northeast Florida in 2018. In 2019, they passively invested in a 100-unit property in Dallas, and in 2020, during the pandemic, acquired a 32-unit property on the outskirts of Charleston, SC. As Deal Sponsors and Asset Managers, today, they oversee multiple properties, working closely with their third party Property Management teams, staff, residents, and more than 120 investors.

Drawing on his medical experience, his private lending experience, and his multifamily investing through syndication, Jeff has moved his focus to the growing population of Elderly Care. He joined the Residential Assisted Living Academy with Gene Guarino in 2019. Following the trend of the “Silver Tsunami” The Twins acquired a Residential Assisted Living Home in Scottsdale, Arizona in July 2020. This residence limits the number of guests to ten, with each having a private bedroom, with a full private bathroom; 24 hour care staff; a chef; and assisted care for the elderly.
The Twins have begun two projects in Brasil – a 25-bed Assisted Living Home in Sao Paulo, and a 32-unit Apartment complex in Ilha Bela (approximately two hours west of Rio de Janeiro).

The Twins continue to underwrite properties in Florida, and are assisting relationships to begin their journeys in Deleware and South Florida. They love meeting and building relationships with other like-minded individuals!

Carl Edwards has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Florida in Communications with a minor in Psychology. He has been working in the mortgage industry with various banks since 1992. His knowledge of the banking side provided insight to the borrowing side when he began investing in real estate in 2007. Through his experience in finance, negotiations, loan originations, contracts, project planning, and client relations, he has contributed to the community and restored neighborhoods, “one home at a time”.

 

He is an acquisition specialist with a passion for tax deeds, tax liens, short sales, and fix and-flips, preforeclosure, and even multi-family. He transitioned into Private Lending, providing loans to other real estate investors for single family (1-4 units) homes, allowing them access to the necessary funds to close their deals. He likes to show other real estate investors how to use private money to increase their business by allowing them to find great deals and not worry about finding the funds once they do. As a Private Lender, he analyzed and evaluated borrowers and their projects for compliance with strict underwriting criteria. His team of attorneys, title companies, contractors, and inspectors are all coordinated to ensure accurate document preparation, smooth closings, and compliance with federal, state and local laws. Through his efforts, Carl built long lasting relationships among his team, his peers, and within his community.

In 2014, Carl, along with his identical twin brother Jeff, “The Twins” joined their mentor and coach, Brad Sumrok, investing in multi-family properties. With their previous experience and connections, they were able to acquire an 80-unit apartment complex in Jacksonville, Florida in 2015. Using his twin brother’s medical mentality of “See One, Do One, Teach One”, they took that first apartment complex full cycle and built upon it. Using conservative underwriting, The Twins led a team of more than 100 Passive Investors to purchase both a 140 unit and a 104-unit property in Northeast Florida in 2018. In 2019, “The Twins” passively invested in a 100-unit property in Dallas and a 32-unit property in Summerville, SC (Charleston area). Drawing upon their experiences in real estate investing, both single family and multi-family; equity funding; syndication; and networking; Carl is expanding his focus to the growing population of Elderly Care. Seeing the aging of their own parents and the need for senior assistance, Carl and Jeff see a great need for helping the “Baby Boomers” and giving them a place with dignity, love, and care. During the pandemic, we acquired a 10-bed, multi-million dollar home in the beautiful Scottsdale, AZ area. We are beginning a 25-bed Assisted Living Home in Sao Paulo, Brazil (Carl’s wife’s home city), and a 32-unit Apartment complex in Ilha Bela (approximately two hours west of Rio de Janeiro). We continue to underwrite opportunities and build relationships with like-minded individuals.