The Purpose-Driven Investor
The Purpose-Driven Investor is the podcast where profit meets purpose in real estate. Hosted by Robert Howell, South Carolina–based real estate investor and founder of De-fine Real Estate, each episode explores how to build wealth through affordable housing, land-home packages, and impact-driven investing that helps families find stable homes.
You’ll discover how to create sustainable returns through partnerships, private lending, and joint-venture opportunities that make a lasting difference. Whether you’re a lender, land seller, or investor seeking purpose-aligned deals—or you’re ready to learn the education and systems behind purpose-driven real estate—this show is your blueprint.
Robert shares transparent insights, inspiring stories, and practical strategies for investing in housing projects that matter. Learn how to connect your capital with causes that build community, create legacy wealth, and deliver both impact and income.
The Purpose-Driven Investor
Why Mobile Homes Became a Purpose-Driven Investing Strategy
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In episode 21 of The Purpose-Driven Investor, Robert Howell interviews Joh Fedro, founder of Mobile Home Investing, as he shares how a restless search for more led him from dead-end jobs and a first glimpse at real estate investing into mobile homes.
Tune in for an inspiring discussion on how, from dead-end jobs to mobile home cash flow, mobile homes became a purpose-driven investing strategy.
TIMESTAMPS
[00:00:09] Robert Howell introduces purpose-driven investing.
[00:03:17] Finding real estate through a borrowed book.
[00:04:24] First mobile home deal in a park.
[00:05:23] So nervous, he threw up roadside.
[00:06:31] Mobile homes as a cash flow game.
[00:07:28] Real estate clubs hand over leads.
[00:09:03] Looking for the right seller.
[00:10:30] Asking directly opens new opportunities.
[00:12:19] How the business model makes money.
[00:17:57] Going away from mobiles led to losses.
[00:21:26] Buying undervalued homes from hardship.
[00:29:40] Teaching through YouTube and partnership.
QUOTES
- "That first huge paycheck was a feeling like, I did this. I created something from nothing, and I actually helped people." -John Fedro
- "If I died, I feel like I would be in heaven. I feel like I've really been able to help a lot of people." -John Fedro
SOCIAL MEDIA:
John Fedro
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgRZElVN1-Mj3HQdqBzYrTQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_fedro/
WEBSITE:
Howell and Sons: https://howellandsons.com/
Mobile Home Investing: https://mobilehomeinvesting.net/about-john-fedro/