Michael Mazzella, PHP, is a nationally-known Real Estate Investor and mentor, who bought his first property in 1993. As an investor, Michael has done quick-turns, foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, assignments, rehabs, subject-to's, cash-flow rentals, pre-construction, emerging-market investing, and '5-Day-Sales.' A very active investor, he has averaged one new deal every 2 weeks over the past 2 years.
Nationally, Michael has been a guest speaker at various investor clubs, he has taught at investor boot camps, (Rich Dad, WIA & others) and has mentored over 200 investors in different types of markets, all over the country. Michael mentored for the Wealth Intelligence Academy for 2 years as an independent contractor. (The Wealth Intelligence Academy provides training for Rich Dad / Robert Kiyosaki, and Russ Whitney's students.) As a trainer, Michael was once featured in USA Today. His 'How-to' articles for Real Estate Investors have been published both nationally and locally. Michael is one of only 5 people in the state of Hawaii to hold the coveted "PHP" (Professional Housing Provider) designation, conferred by the National Association of Real Estate Investors.
On the local scene, Michael has appeared several times on Hawaii television news, he has been interviewed as a 'success coach' on Hawaii-talk radio, and he has mentored local celebrities. In July 2007, Michael's success as a Real Estate Investor was the subject of a front-page feature article in the 'Island Homes' section of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Midweek. Michael was also interviewed by the Pacific Business News regarding investing in Hawaii's Real Estate market. He has taught several business classes at the Outreach College at the University of Hawaii. Michael has served for several years on the Board of Directors, and as Chairman of the membership committee and the speaker committee for the Hawaii Real Estate Investors. He is also an occasional guest speaker at the club, and his last 3 speaking events were standing-room-only. Michael is the elected chairman of the Honolulu Business Network's East Oahu chapter, and also serves as an Ohana Representative for 'Iolani School.
Michael is the co-founder and president of "Wealth Clubs of America." (www.WealthClubsofAmerica.com) The Honolulu chapter meets on the first Tuesday of every month, and meetings are currently free to attendees. If you would like to attend our next event, contact Tiffany at intelligent.investments@yahoo.com. Michael also founded the Turtle Bay Land Company, an investing company; Honolulu Mentor, a training company, and several other Hawaii & Mainland-based companies. He currently owns properties in Hawaii and on the mainland.
After flipping a foreclosure property for a quick profit several years ago, Michael gave notice at work and has been 'happily unemployed' ever since. "We bought it for $91,000, fixed it up over a couple of weekends, and sold it quickly for $129,000. What an adventure that was. We were mostly learning-by-doing back then. That has been my smallest deal to date. On our second deal, we grossed over $200,000."
The rest is history. Today, as a full-time real estate investor, Michael now enjoys his 16-hour work-weeks and in his free time, likes to travel around the country as a Real Estate mentor, sharing what he has learned with investors in different RE markets. "Several of my students are multi-millionaires, who wanted to sharpen their skills and take their investing game to the next level. Many of my students have been beginners wanting to get their investing business off the ground and into quick profitability. The majority of my students are somewhere in-between."
Michael's passions include working out, hiking, swimming, jogging, and spending quality time with his family. He holds a Bachelor's degree in political science from Campbell University, where he completed 4 years of undergraduate study in only 2 years time, and graduated on the Dean's list. He served in the U.S. Army as a Special Forces combat diver, and after graduating from Officer Candidate School & Ranger school, he served as an infantry officer, eventually rising to the rank of Captain. Michael has been an Oahu resident for 19 years, and resides in Hawaii Kai with his wife and 3 children.
