REI WEALTH MONTHLY Issue 36 (The Best of REI Wealth Monthly) | Page 69

THE BEST INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE TODAY THAT THRIVES IN BOTH GOOD AND BAD ECONOMIC TIMES MIKE CONLON
6 . Put together a plan . You will need a 1­year , 3­year , and 5­year plan that includes how many units you will buy , how much money it will take to acquire the units , how will you manage the units , etc . I have always found that written , measureable goals provide great accountability and are a great help to reaching your goals .
Mike Conlon
Mike Conlon is President and CEO of Affordable Communities Group , LLC ( www . acgmhc . com ) based in Cary , NC through which he does his own affordable housing investments . He currently owns 32 mobile home communities with approximately 3,500 spaces in the Midwest and Southeastern U . S . Mike is also a best selling author , key note speaker , and has been seen on ABC , CBS , NBC , Fox , and in several other publications . He provides unique education materials and mentor programs for qualified investors looking to own their own affordable housing investments at mainstreetmillionaire . com .
Mike is originally from Green Bay , WI ( go Pack !). He received his law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1990 . He was active in the financial planning business from 1990 through 2002 where he owned a financial planning broker­dealer that he grew from $ 1.6 million in revenue to over $ 40 million in five years and then sold to a large national insurance company . He also owned a large , full­service financial planning firm that had over $ 100 million in client investments , which he sold in late 2002 . From 2002 until today , Mike has been an active investor in affordable multi­family investments , first in Orlando , FL and now in Cary , NC . He has done 16 full cycle deals ( buy , rehab , sell ) in the last 12 years with sale proceeds exceeding $ 65 million .
Mike can be reached via his websites or at mconlon1 @ gmail . com .