When the door closed on my marriage,
I went and opened many more!
In 2015, I was 51 years old when my 18-year marriage ended. I received a modest divorce settlement. I wanted to make that money grow, so with that settlement money I began to invest it as a PRIVATE MONEY LENDER which meant within 30 days of my loan I was getting MAILBOX MONEY for doing nothing at all and I was hooked.
In June of 2019, I purchased a property in my hometown of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and flipped it. Then, in November 2019, I bought my first single family rental in Cleveland, Ohio, 44109, and kept on buying and holding income producing properties.
Along the way, I have discovered various funding methods, however, my favorite method became working with Private Money partners; helping other people make their money work harder than them and drive a passive income month-after-month. The ultimate feel-good is that each arrangement is a WIN-WIN growing stronger, bigger and longer every year.
Most people believe the letters in our company name are Roman numerals. They are not. Early on, when I needed a name for my new business, my then 17-year-old son, Gabriel, suggested: MXHM LLC. With his typical comedic grin and a laugh he announced it stood for - My eX-Husband’s Money. While my ex-husband’s money helped seed my start, I alone have cared for it and grown it into a very successful cash-flowing real estate portfolio.
Our logo is a reflection of this transition. The lighter-shaded letters X & H (representative of the eX-Husband) have slid into the distant background and the goals and growth are now representative solely of my own personality and dreams. Everything is accomplished completely by My Money and my ability to teach others about the many benefits of Mailbox Money.
And, years down the road, the generational wealth it holds for my son’s future means he will have the means and tools to follow his dreams using real estate, too.
KIM GERETTE MARTORANA
President, MXHM LLC