From VA Loan House Hacking to 1,100 Units w/Morgan Hampel | TBN 035

The Builder Nation Podcast · Sep 24, 2026 · 38m

At 22, Morgan Hampel walked away from his own startup's payout so his co-founders could survive without him. By the day he left active duty in the Navy, he had built a portfolio of 1,100 apartment units while still wearing the uniform.

In this episode of The Builder Nation Podcast, Brian sits down with Morgan, co-founder of Hammer and Hampel and VP of Capital Formation at Comfort Capital, to break down exactly how he went from house hacking in Charleston to raising $32.5 million for a single mobile home park deal. The first apartment offer he and his partner ever submitted got accepted, and…