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Brad Sumrok quit his corporate job in 2005, thanks to investing
in multifamily real estate. He’ll never go back to the rat race,
because he and his wife live life on their own terms and have
more freedom and income than when he had a job.
THE WORLD IS
YOUR OYSTER
replaced his six-figure
corporate income and put
$1M in his pocket from
Brad and Jennifer Sumrok are always his investments and quit
on the go: From traveling around the his job. He was just 38
world, to teaching students nation-
years old. What do you
ally and having homes in two states. do when you don’t have
We caught up with Brad one recent
to work to survive any-
afternoon as his wife prepared some
more, especially starting
healthy shakes in the background.
at such a young age?
The financially independent couple
While you’ll find
were getting ready to take off to
Brad Sumrok’s popular
Hong Kong and Thailand for a 24-
Facebook profile rich
day birthday getaway.
in travel pics, work-
The Sumroks have a second home out videos, and his
in the sunny Gulf Coast of Florida,
investment properties,
but say they get away internationally Brad says that he
at least two times each year. Re-
really found his gift in
cently that includes destinations like teaching others how
Italy, Costa Rica, and Machu Picchu to master investing in
in Peru.
apartment buildings
Though Brad says one of his most for passive income.
memorable excursions was taking
Although he had
his dad on his dream vacation — a
rarely spoken on
13-day cruise and land exploration
stage prior to getting into real
of Alaska, for his 80th birthday.
estate he says “when you are led to
On another occasion Brad took off
something, when you are living in
to live in Mexico for six weeks to
your passion, and area of mastery,
immerse himself in the culture and
you are not really working.” Add-
learn Spanish.
ing that what he does now is simply
“sharing life experience and transfer-
THE KEYS
ring that mastery,” to his students.
TO FREEDOM
APARTMENT
For the Sumroks, financial freedom
INVESTOR MASTERY
came from investing in Multifamily
real estate. Brad says that in 2003
Brad Sumrok currently hosts three
he found a mentor who taught him
weekend training events in Texas
about real estate and financial inde-
each year. These March, July, and
pendence. In under three years, Brad November events attract hundreds
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Brad and Jennifer
visit Thailand.
of attendees from all over the United
States, and beyond. Over 400 guests
visited the March 2017 weekend,
which combines live training and
loading up in buses to get out and
look at active multifamily property
deals. As of early 2017, Mr. Sum-
rok personally owned property in
five states, and six different property
markets. In the last year his students
acquired 29 multifamily complexes,
in 11 markets, totaling 2,885 units,
worth $133M. >

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