Cody Journell is a vertically integrated real estate operator in Southwest Virginia and the founder of Haven Management Group, where he specializes in stabilizing underperforming small to mid sized multifamily assets. A former Division I athlete and Sports Illustrated All American at Virginia Tech, Cody transitioned from professional sports into real estate by mastering property turnarounds and operational improvements. He currently manages roughly 70 units, owns approximately 20 units, and focuses on disciplined underwriting and execution driven growth across the New River Valley and Roanoke markets. Cody joined Rod's Warrior Group at the end of 2024 to further scale his investing platform with the goal to purchase a 25 unit in 2025.

 

Here's some of the topics we covered:

 

• From Division I football to winning in real estate

• Why starting in single family forced Cody to think bigger

• The exact deal sizes Cody and his team target

• Why great project management makes or breaks returns

• How to asset manage small properties like a pro

• Cody's first Warrior Group deal and what he learned

• Turning C and D class properties into value add wins

• The cash out refi strategy powering Cody's exits

• RUBS explained and how it boosts NOI fast

 

If you'd like to apply to the warrior program and do deals with other rockstars in this business: Text crush to 72345 and we'll be speaking soon.

For more about Rod and his real estate investing journey go to www.rodkhleif.com