Case Studies

John Agyapong spent 25 years at Boeing after Microsoft and AT&T. At 58, retired from corporate, he wanted a passive stream, not a factory in his garage.

Niko Celentano runs a 20,000-square-foot supermarket in New York. He had money to deploy and wanted returns better than a money market, not another business that ate his evenings.

Brian Prete has done taxes for 20 years. Four kids at home. He wanted to put money to work without becoming the operator.

Allen Locket sold his Dallas barbecue restaurant and retired at 56. He still wanted to own something, just not live inside it.

Heavy travel, layoffs in the headlines. Rainier needed income he could take anywhere, not another desk job.

15 years in retail, five-plus developing in Miami. Zero online experience. Month 7: over $1,300 profit, and he did not even notice until the check-in call.

Jenny works revenue cycle outside Austin. Her son came back from the military sick. VA support was not enough. She needed income without a side hustle.

30 years in sales. Nearing retirement. Living in a townhome while the new house goes up. Blaine and Lita needed income without tying up cash for inventory.

Corey runs programs for a living. His hardest part was stepping back and letting someone else run the store.

Cody reads P&Ls for a living. Nearly a decade at Microsoft. He wanted e-commerce without the inventory trap.

Steven works at Geico and runs real estate with his wife in Miami. High cost of living, zero extra hours.

Antonio Garcia is 36, works for the U.S. Forest Service, and has a household of six. Medical bills were stacking up. A second shift was not an option.