Stephanie Riley started in the real estate industry over 20 years ago and purchased her first investment property at the age of 19 years old. As her portfolio grew, she experienced the value of financing as a wealth-building tool. In the wake of the 2008 Great Financial Crisis, she learned valuable lessons in the importance of a diversified portfolio and became a broader real asset investor. Stephanie currently heads up the Equity Strategies Team at USA Mortgage, where her team helps aspiring and active real estate investors unlock the power of their balance sheets to gain financial stability and grow their wealth through strategic collaborations, maximizing returns, minimizing tax, hedging inflation, preserving equity, unlocking capital, and enhancing passive income opportunities.