Active Duty Passive Income

What Active Duty Passive Income does

Active Duty Passive Income (ADPI), founded in 2017 by former Marine Corps officer Markian Sich, is a privately held Ohio LLC operating an education and community platform for U.S. military service members, veterans, spouses, and families pursuing real estate investing. The company is headquartered in Saint Petersburg, Florida with a secondary office also in Saint Petersburg, and operates with 11–50 employees. ADPI delivers its core product through ADPI Campus™, a proprietary learning management system that combines a 62-lesson Residential Pro Course, weekly live mentorship workshops, mastermind cohorts, a community chat layer, and an exclusive Deal Room marketplace where members source and partner on real estate deals. Specialized academies — the Military Multifamily Academy and the Military Short Term Rental Academy — extend the offering into higher-ticket specialty education, and a Trusted Professionals directory connects members with vetted lenders and realtors. The platform is anchored by a 60,000+ member private Facebook community and a podcast with 395+ episodes since 2018.

ADPI's business model is a hybrid of subscription recurring revenue and transactional revenue. The flagship Residential Pro Course + Mastermind is sold as a $47/month subscription with a 30-day money-back guarantee, while one-time purchases cover advanced academies, mastermind cohorts, and ADPICON conference tickets. A complementary affiliate stream is generated through partnerships with property management software (TurboTenant) and a vetted network of lenders, realtors, and service providers. Go-to-market is community-led: free content (podcast, blog, free webinar trainings such as the 2026 Military Guide To Apartment Complex Investing) feeds top-of-funnel acquisition; prospects apply for strategy sessions via a questionnaire-based enrollment funnel; and the annual ADPICON conference and weekly workshops serve as mid-funnel conversion and retention events. The customer base is segmented vertically — active duty members, veterans, military spouses, and military families — with all segments pursuing the same use case: building passive income through real estate leveraging VA loans, BAH, and PCS mobility. Strategic positioning is reinforced by an official DoD SkillBridge partnership and media features in National Association of Realtors, Inc. Best in Business, Military.com, and Entrepreneurs on Fire. The company is bootstrapped and founder-owned, with no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Active Duty Passive Income

Legal name

Active Duty Passive Income LLC

Website

https://activedutypassiveincome.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Active Duty Passive Income (ADPI) is an education and community platform that teaches U.S. military service members, veterans, spouses, and families how to invest in real estate using VA loans and military-specific strategies, delivered through the ADPI Campus subscription and an annual ADPICON conference.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. ADPI Campus Membership Subscription: Monthly subscription membership providing access to courses, community, workshops, deal room, and member discounts. Includes Residential Pro Course + Mastermind with bootcamp, weekly workshops, and resource library.
2. Event Tickets (ADPICON): Revenue from annual conference tickets for the Military Real Estate Investing Conference, with exclusive member discounts included in membership
3. Advanced Courses and Cohorts: Additional revenue from advanced educational programs including Military Multifamily Academy, Military Short Term Rental Academy, and specialized masterminds and cohorts
4. Affiliate Referrals: Commission revenue from referring members to trusted partners including TurboTenant (property management software), lenders, realtors, and other service providers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Active Duty Passive Income (ADPI) sells subscription-based real estate investing education and community membership, anchored by the Residential Pro Course + Mastermind on the ADPI Campus™ platform, and bundled with weekly live workshops, a Deal Room marketplace, and member discounts. The company also generates revenue from advanced academies (Military Multifamily Academy, Military Short Term Rental Academy), the ADPI Podcast, the bestselling Military House Hacking book, the ADPICON annual conference, and affiliate referrals to partner services such as TurboTenant.

Product overview

Active Duty Passive Income (ADPI) operates as an education and community platform for military real estate investing, built around the ADPI Campus™ platform. The core product offering is the Residential Pro Course + Mastermind, supplemented by specialized academies including Military Multifamily Academy and Military Short Term Rental Academy. Members gain access to a Deal Room marketplace, weekly live workshops, Bootcamp Mini Course, and member-only discounts. ADPI also offers a podcast, bestselling book, annual conference (ADPICON), and a Trusted Professionals directory. The ecosystem is designed to help active duty service members, veterans, military spouses, and families achieve financial freedom through real estate investing using VA loans and other military-specific strategies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Pro Course + Mastermind Subscription course and mastermind giving military members 62 lessons with action steps, weekly live educational events, Deal Room access, a personal investment-purchase team (Lender + Realtor), a custom Military Financial Freedom plan, landlord systems training, and a premium Tax & Legal session with NCH.
• ADPI Campus™ Membership Platform All-in-one learning management system and community platform serving as the central hub for ADPI members, bundling course access, masterminds, live events, chats, cohorts, and the Deal Room into a single subscription experience.
• Military Multifamily Academy Advanced education program that teaches military members how to invest in multifamily real estate and apartment complexes, including member case studies such as a retired Air Force member closing on a 127-unit building and an active-duty Navy member building a 431+ door portfolio.
• Military Short Term Rental Academy Specialized training program for military members on short-term rental (Airbnb) and midterm rental strategies, with documented outcomes such as a veteran launching a first Mid-Term Rental within eight weeks of completion.
• Bootcamp Mini Course Entry-level mini course that helps members discover their Military Financial Freedom Number, choose their Investor Path, and create an action plan for reaching their investing goals; described as a $197 value and included with the ADPI Campus membership.
• Active Duty Passive Income Podcast The official ADPI podcast providing real talk on multifamily investing and wealth building for military members, featuring success stories and expert interviews; available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and YouTube.
• Military House Hacking Book Bestselling Amazon book teaching military members how to live for free, earn passive income, and create generational wealth through house hacking and VA-loan tactics; authored by ADPI leadership with a foreword by real estate investor Rod Khleif.
• Military Real Estate Investing Conference (ADPICON / MILREICON) Annual conference for military real estate investors providing networking, education, and deal-making opportunities, with member-exclusive ticket discounts included with ADPI Campus membership.
• Trusted Professionals Directory Online directory of vetted expert professionals (agents, lenders, and service providers) accessible to ADPI Campus members to support their investing journey.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• TurboTenantcoreTechnology or IntegrationProperty management software partnership providing ADPI members with free or discounted TurboTenant accounts for rental property management. TurboTenant is recommended as the preferred solution for military landlords managing remote properties.
• DoD SkillBridgeflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial DoD SkillBridge partner program providing career transition resources for service members. ADPI courses are featured as approved education programs for separating military personnel.
• Veterans Community ProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharitable partnership supporting veteran homelessness initiatives. ADPI accepts donations and promotes the cause to its community of military members and veterans.
• Rod KhleifminorOthersRenowned real estate investor and podcast host who wrote the foreword for ADPI's book 'Military House Hacking'. Host of the #1 Ranked iTunes Real Estate Podcast with 3M+ downloads.
• Trusted Professionals NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of vetted lenders, realtors, and service providers recommended to ADPI members. Access provided through Trusted Professionals portal where members can find expert professionals to support their investing journey.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cardone Capital: Grant Cardone's real estate investment and education platform (training, capital, content). Comparable to ADPI as a high-profile REI brand using courses, events, and content funnels, but with a much broader, non-military audience.
• FortuneBuilders: Long-established, large-scale real estate investing education and coaching company (masterminds, events, software). Comparable in product mix (courses, coaching, events) but operates at significantly broader scale and lacks the military vertical.

Direct peers

• Spartan Invest: Real estate investing education and coaching brand focused on active-income and rental strategies; overlaps with ADPI's residential and multifamily curricula and similarly uses courses, masterminds, and content funnels.
• BiggerPockets: The largest U.S. real estate investing community and education platform (podcasts, forums, books, events, pro tools). Directly comparable to ADPI's community-plus-education model, but at much broader scale and without the military specialization.
• Real Wealth Network: Education, coaching, and turnkey rental marketplace for real estate investors. Comparable to ADPI in offering education layered with vetted service-provider referrals (their equivalent of ADPI's Trusted Professionals network).

Emerging players

• Mashvisor: Real estate investment analytics platform with educational content for investors. Overlaps with ADPI in serving serious investors with property analysis and education, but is more tool/analytics-led than community-led.

Others

• RentRedi: Landlord software platform (rent collection, tenant screening, listings). Comparable as an ecosystem partner that supports remote/portfolio landlords — a workflow adjacent to ADPI's member base.
• Roofstock: Marketplace for buying and managing single-family rental investments. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler for ADPI members moving from education to deal execution, but not a direct competitor in education or community.
• The Real Estate Guys: Long-running real estate investing radio show/podcast and education brand with events and investor clubs. Comparable to ADPI's media-plus-events model, though operating at a more generalist, higher-net-worth audience.
• TurboTenant: Property management software for landlords and a known ADPI affiliate/technology partner included with membership. Comparable as an ecosystem participant supporting ADPI members through the landlord lifecycle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/active-duty-passive-income
• Instagraminstagram.com/activedutypassiveincome
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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