Alex E Edwards - Mortgage Before Marriage

About this episode

Alex E. Edwards discusses his journey in real estate and the importance of financial freedom before marriage.

Alex E. Edwards didn’t wait for permission to succeed — he rewrote the rules. After purchasing his first multifamily property in his early twenties, he went on to build a multimillion-dollar real estate company and become the founder of Thumbprint Realty, now the largest Black-owned brokerage in New England. But Alex’s impact goes far beyond transactions. As a TEDx speaker and author of Mortgage Before Marriage, he’s leading a bold conversation: what if financial freedom should come before ma...

People in this episode

Host: Mike Swenson

Guest: Alex E. Edwards

Topics covered

• real estate
• financial freedom
• entrepreneurship
• multifamily properties
• Black-owned businesses

Keywords

• real estate
• financial freedom
• entrepreneurship
• multifamily properties
• Black-owned brokerage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thumbprint Realty

Books & works: Mortgage Before Marriage

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