Secure Your Future and Retire A Millionaire
Taking Footballers From Pitch To Prosperity With Done-For-You Property Investment & Management Services
Life After Football Can Be Tough
As a pro football player, you’ve got all the perks of the job – a great income, a luxury lifestyle and the freedom to travel and do whatever you want…not to mention the glory of the game.
However, unlike most people, you don’t retire at 65. Instead, you’ve got 8-10 years at BEST before you’re done with football.
Without a solid plan in place to help you manage your wealth, you can easily fall into debt and financial distress.
Worse, unless you can figure out how to make your money work for you, you may have to downgrade your home and lifestyle and settle for a job you hate just to make ends meet.
Securing your financial future shouldn’t be so hard!
The good news is property investing is one of the best ways to secure your future and ensure you retire a millionaire.
It’s the perfect ‘invisible’ income stream that lets you build wealth for your future while protecting you and your family from financial distress.
We work with footballers just like you to...
Retire wealthy with true financial security
Have peace of mind for the future
Build a nest egg for your family
Maintain your luxury lifestyle
Experience time and money freedom
Secure your children’s future
Never worry about finances ever again
Financial Freedom For Footballers
Hey, I’m Christian Ribeiro, a former pro footballer turned property investor with a portfolio now worth millions.
Together with my business partner and property developer Jay Puddy, we take footballers from pitch to prosperity by helping them get on the property ladder, build wealth and secure their future with confidence.
Our goal is to help you build a property portfolio that increases your net worth and allows you to retire a millionaire.
With more than 25 years of combined experience buying, developing and managing more than 600 properties for our clients, you can sleep easy knowing we’ve got you covered.
Want to find out if property investing is for you?
Just click the button below to book a call with us and see how we can help you retire wealthy.
Alternatively, click HERE to download our free video series ‘5 Ways To Win With Your Wealth Off-Pitch’ – the perfect introduction to the world of property investing.
Why Property Investing?
Finding the perfect career after playing the field as a professional footballer can be really challenging and confusing.
When I retired at the age of 27 due to a knee injury, I didn’t have any additional skills I could fall back on.
My biggest worry was that I’d end up in a dead-end job, struggling to make ends meet and worse, having to downgrade my lifestyle substantially.
Sadly, it’s an all-too-common problem among football players who often end up in financial ruin and endless personal problems if they don’t have a career path they can confidently get into.
Property investing is one of the best ways to secure your income without having to sacrifice your lifestyle or end up in a job you hate.
Even better, with our complete, done-for-you service, you can focus on levelling up your game while we handle everything from start to finish.
It’s Better in a Team: Introducing Jay Puddy.
As you know, it’s hard to win when you’re not playing as a team.
That’s why I’ve teamed up with Jay Puddy, a property investor with over 23 years of experience in the Manchester property market.
Jay brings his extensive knowledge, expertise, and a reliable team of contractors, legal professionals, surveyors, and brokers who have been tried and tested over many years.
Together with his wife, Charlotte Puddy, they also bring their 5-star rated letting agency, Abode Property Management, into the fold, ensuring your assets are successfully managed for the long term.
Jay has walked the path we aim to guide you on. He’s built a multi-million-pound property portfolio in Manchester and is now enjoying the lifestyle benefits that property investment can offer.
For more about Jay’s professional background, visit his LinkedIn profile here.
The Ideal Invisible Income Stream With An Average ROI of 150%!
Buy-to-let properties are a great long-term investment opportunity, giving you financial security for the future, and making a great exit plan for when you leave the game.
It’s the perfect ‘invisible’ income stream that produces an average return of 150% in 5-10 years’ time – a fantastic investment!
We call it an ‘invisible income stream’ as we deal with everything on your behalf so you don’t have to.
From sourcing the best properties and finding tenants, to managing and maintaining the property… we can take care of it all with our 100% hands-free, done-for-you service.
We even have a ‘virtual landlords’ service to take care of tenants, so you can focus on your game. In fact, with our help, you don’t need any prior knowledge to buy your first property or get involved in managing or maintaining it – unless you really want to!
Click the button below to book a call with us and see how we can help you retire a millionaire.
From Net To High Net Worth - Here’s How To Build Your Portfolio
If you want to become wealthy as a property investor, we can help you get there in 5-10 years – ready for when you retire.
Here’s how it works:
1. Book A Call – Discuss your goals with us so we can help and advise you of your next steps.
2. Match To Millionaire Roadmap – We’ll work with you to create a solid financial plan for retirement so you can face the future with confidence!
3. Stress-Free Investing – Get started with your first property 100% hands-free! We’ll take care of everything and keep you updated regularly so you can focus on your game.
Most of our clients purchase 3-5 homes per year, giving them a substantial portfolio that grows year on year once they’re ready to retire.
Interested in securing your future? Just click the button below to talk to us today.
On Social
I don’t build portfolios for everyone, and I’m not here to sell a dream on social media.
My mission is hyper-focused on one group: professional players navigating life after football. ⚽️
I walked that exact path. I know what it’s like to go from having everyone in your corner to facing retirement with no income and a broken body. Building a business and acquiring physical assets is what gave me back total control of my life and to date, our company has been involved in £35m+ in transactions.
Protect your capital while the tap is running. Secure real assets now so you can own your time when the game retires you.
If you want honest, peer-to-peer strategic advice on your transition, drop me a message 🤝
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Project No. 179 is officially across the line.
We acquired this probate property directly from the owner. We actually had cash offers to sell it as-is for a £30,000 margin before starting, but we chose to retain the asset, keep our internal PPG team deployment steady and try to capture the higher upside.
It required a heavy schedule of works: new roof, complete rewire, updated central heating system and a full interior overhaul. The budget bathroom design in particular turned out very well too!
We’re now bringing it to market. Hit Follow to track the sale and see how we structure our future portfolio growth.
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Why sell a great property instead of holding it? It all comes down to capital strategy.
When I retired from playing, I lost the safety net of a weekly contract covering my bills and building a base of assets. Today, as an active business-owner, I rely on strategically trading certain projects to generate the liquid capital needed to scale other acquisitions, fund refurbs and help build a real business. It a tough balancing act.
This strategy helps make my other mission a reality: helping current footballers navigate life after sport, avoid the financial retirement trap I went through and build real generational wealth. With our proven team, we’re setting the benchmarks for post-career success. 📈
Follow to watch us grow our Manchester property business and help protect our players’ financial futures.
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Project No.184 is officially underway! 🛠️
We just secured this probate property for £50,000 under asking price. After two sales fell through due to minor structural issues, standard residential buyers backed away from the risk. We stepped in with a cash offer, no extra surveys needed and got the deal done.
The gable wall structural issue is already fixed and now we’re diving into a full 2-month internal renovation to transform this back into a brilliant starter home. All profits from flips like this get reinvested right back into our business to fund bigger future deals.
Hit Follow to watch the full transformation unfold.
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From a £750k cash purchase to a £1M+ valuation.🏢
We bought this off-market block of 7 flats in South Manchester from a retiring landlord. The rents were low and the building needed work, but the location is excellent.
After upgrading the exterior and communals, we negotiated fair, updated rent rates with the existing tenants, bringing the rent roll to £75k+ and growing.
Even though the bank valued the block at £1.03M, we played it safe and accepted a mortgage based on the £930k vacant valuation to keep our leverage sensible. Now we hold for the next 10 years and let the Manchester market work its magic. 📈
Follow along to watch us build our property business and portfolio!
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Little walk through of a recent project of ours 🏡
Big team effort but the place has been transformed. I’ll share further details over the coming weeks and months as we progress through the sales process.
We have a lot of flip projects on the go, it’s one of the arms of our business. They’re hard work and the pay off is often long…but they really are worth it if you can deliver them consistently.
If you want to see our projects as they progress in real time, then follow my page.
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The ultimate luxury isn’t a supercar, it’s time. Time to fail, learn and win in your next chapter without worrying about keeping the lights on.
When my knee gave out at 27, I went from a buzzing dressing room to the bottom of a brand new ladder overnight. Rebuilding at 28 was a shock to the system, but the property assets I secured while playing gave me an some breathing room to choose my future.
That safety net gave me the room to take risks, learn and build a business. That same business has been involved in over £35M in transactions to date. Football teaches you the resilience to handle the grind, but physical equity gives you the freedom to execute it without fear.
Build your runway while you still have the leverage.
Follow to see how we help professional athletes turn temporary wages into permanent status.
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Project No.183 is now complete. Come take a look to see what we’ve done!
I’ll share further results as we secure a buyer and get this sale over the line.
If you want to see how we continue to grow our property business, then follow my page.
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