Peter Skaggs did not plan to start a mortgage company.
The 2008 financial crisis ended his W2 career and left him with a choice: find another job or build something of his own. He sold his Family home to fund the start. Innovative Mortgage has been running ever since. In this episode, Peter walks through what those early years actually cost him, the sacrifices that do not make it into the success story version, and the steady grind required to build a business through one of the worst economic environments in recent history.
He also gets into what came after the mortgage business stabilized. Real Estate Investing, the development of a passive income model through Investor Lighthouse, and the practical framework he uses to analyze properties, build cash flow, and manage risk without needing to be hands-on in every decision.
This is a conversation about what it looks like to build not once but twice, and what the first build taught him that made the second one possible.
Connect with Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petertskaggs/
Learn more about our episode sponsor Max Capital Hub: https://maxcapitalhub.com/
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