by Philip Eliot | Jul 14, 2026 | Business, Money & Jobs |
Are you investing in apartment deals but quietly wondering… “Is this actually a good deal – or am I missing something?”
If sponsor presentations feel polished but hard to trust, and you do not have hours to dissect every opportunity, you are not alone. Most passive investors do not fail because they lack access to deals. They fail because they lack a clear framework to evaluate them.
The Busy Professional’s Guide to Passive Apartment Investing gives you that framework.
Written by Vessi Kapoulian, a former commercial lender who managed a $1B+ credit portfolio and underwritten thousands of deals, this book brings an institutional, risk-first approach to passive real estate investing. In addition to her investing work, she advises family offices and family enterprises at the board level, helping them protect capital, evaluate risk, and make sound investment decisions across generations.
You will learn how to cut through the noise and evaluate opportunities with clarity, discipline, and confidence – without getting buried in spreadsheets.
Inside, you will discover:
A step-by-step framework to evaluate multifamily deals efficiently
How to assess sponsors beyond the polished pitch
The key drivers of risk most investors overlook
How deal structure impacts your downside protection
Market analysis fundamentals to avoid costly timing mistakes
Red flags that may signal misalignment (or worse)
A practical system designed specifically for time-constrained professionals
You do not need more time. You need a better lens.
If you want to build passive income through real estate, without relying on guesswork, this book will help you invest with clarity, discipline, and confidence.
Stop relying on guesswork.
Start investing with a framework.
Your capital deserves it.
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by Philip Eliot | Jul 13, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
A GRIPPING SMALL TOWN MURDER MYSTERYFor fans of, Defending Jacob and Anatomy of a ScandalIn the quiet coastal town of Keansbury, reputation is everything.When eighteen-year-old Peter Keans—the heir to the town’s most powerful family—is found murdered, shock quickly turns to certainty. A young woman is arrested, and for all residents the case appears simple.Justice, they believe, will be swift.Attorney Katie Russo isn’t so sure.Invited to review what seems like an open-and-shut prosecution, Katie begins to notice small inconsistencies buried beneath the surface of the investigation. As she looks deeper, she discovers a community bound by loyalty, economic dependence, and an unspoken understanding that some truths are better left alone.With the trial approaching and tensions mounting, long-held assumptions begin to fracture. In a place where reputation defines identity and silence protects power, the search for truth threatens far more than a single verdict.TRIAL BY TOWN is a gripping small town murder mystery about justice, moral ambiguity, and the quiet pressure of a town determined to protect its own.Perfect for readers who enjoy small town suspense, courtroom drama, and mysteries where the truth hides behind reputation and power.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 13, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
When the body of a prospective client is discovered in her burned-out home, declutterer Ellen Curtis is drawn into a baffling investigation where nothing is as it first appears.“My mother’s going to kill herself . . . That is, if I don’t kill her first.”When Alexandra Richards approaches professional declutterer Ellen Curtis to ask her to help sort out her mother’s chaotic flat, Ellen gets the impression Alexandra doesn’t like her mother very much. But when Ingrid Richards’ body is discovered in her burned-out home, Alexandra’s exasperated words don’t seem such a joke.Due to the hazardous state of the victim’s over-cluttered residence, the police are inclined to dismiss her death as an unfortunate accident. Ellen’s not so sure. Could Alexandra’s resentment towards her mother have escalated into outright violence? The more she discovers about the dead woman’s remarkable past, the more convinced Ellen becomes that there’s something decidedly suspicious about her death.At least she can console herself that clearing out widower Edward Finch’s bungalow will be a straightforward job in comparison. But in this assumption, Ellen couldn’t be more wrong . . .
by Philip Eliot | Jul 13, 2026 | Romantic Suspense |
For a limited time only, get Amy Gamet’s complete HERO Force series in one box set. Individual books have thousands of five-star reviews!Guarded by the SEAL – A Navy SEAL is tasked with protecting a woman on the run with her little sister.Stranded with the SEAL – A runaway bride with amnesia is stranded with a Navy SEAL bent on revenge.Sheltered by the SEAL – A secret baby story with a smoking hot twist.Harbored by the SEAL – All she wants is a fling with her brother’s best friend, but their cruise ship is wired to explode.Married to the SEAL – He’s hired to be her husband, but can they keep their relationship strictly platonic?Justice for the SEAL – A one-night-stand with an older woman turns out to have dramatic consequences.Targeted by the SEAL – A journalist disappears into a cult and only her ex can rescue her.Kidnapped by the SEAL – A SEAL in desperate need of medical attention is forced to kidnap a doctor and her son in the middle of a hurricane.Forever with the SEAL – A wedding novella featuring the couple from HERO Force book one, Stranded with the SEAL.Defended by the SEAL – A not-wedding story featuring the couple from HERO Force book three, Harbored by the SEAL.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 13, 2026 | Horror & Paranormal |
They were expecting boredom. They got a bloodbath.Outpost Four was supposed to be a quiet rotation—babysit a radar dish in the frozen mountainsand count the days. But when Bravo Team arrives, they find the base in ruins. No signs of life.No signs of Alpha Team. Only wreckage… and something watching.A monstrous predator has awakened beneath the ice—an ancient terror shaken loose by a recentearthquake. Towering at eighteen feet, possessed by murderous instinct, it has emerged from thecavern to kill.Now Bravo Team is being hunted—stalked, ambushed, and torn apart one by one.The snow runs red.The beast has come.And it wants more than territory.It wants blood.
