“Leaving a legacy while enjoying life’s delicacies”
Before graduating high school, Amine Hammedi was very fortunate to get a taste of the real estate business. What began as a marketing internship planting Open House signs and taking pictures of properties for investors, developed into having bought, sold and invested in dozens of properties 10 years later.
Graduating from American University shortly after the real estate market crashed wasn’t ideal for Amine, but he managed to adapt by starting a construction company that would handle renovations for investors. He was able to observe how successful investors operated first hand as he also had a real estate license. Speaking four languages helped him connect with different investors from diverse cultural backgrounds.
From seeing how they analyzed deals to turning a profit, Amine leveraged that knowledge a few years later and partnered with his friend Seyi who he met on the soccer field at American University and went on to flip properties successfully, averaging 35% net profit per deal. Now they’re on track to acquire 1,000 multi-family units by 2020 and create wealth for investors in the process.
Amine enjoys traveling, spending time with family and friends, reading and giving back to the community by donating his time to non profits like Montgomery Hospice, Martha’s Table and Collaborative Solutions for Communities. Amine is also involved with Rotary International.
Amine Hammedi
Co FOUNDER
Seyi has lived ‘outside the box’ both personally and professionally all his life. A few months after his birth in Washington DC, he moved to West Africa with his parents, both successful entrepreneurs. Years later, Seyi attended Boarding School in Great Britain.He returned to Washington DC at 16 to attend American University obtaining an undergraduate degree in International Business. During that period he took one semester off independently to explore international business in Asia, Africa and Europe.
Upon graduation , Seyi briefly pursued a career with a major management consulting firm. It didn’t take him too long to establish that his passion lay elsewhere. Seyi established himself as an avid student of the psychology and methodologies of personal success, while taking an active interest in real estate investments. During this time, he and his partners established what is now Nile Equity Group – the result of many years of research and practical application of best practices in the real estate industry. Since inception, his group has established a long history of experience and performance in the real estate market.
One of his favorite quotes is ‘the world will deliver the value you bring to it”
Accordingly, he believes in giving back to the community and is a supporter of The Wealth Club, a non-profit program of Rising Sun Cultural and Educational Programs, Inc, serving Washington DC metropolitan youth and young adults.
Seyi shares his knowledge and inspiration by encouraging area students to excel in their education and pursue information that will enhance their overall success. He’s taught at seminars and has been a speaker on radio. Seyi loves to read and is an avid sportsman.
Oluseyi (Seyi) Ademiluyi
Co FOUNDER
Khayyam was raised in New Jersey and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Seton Hall University. Prior to being one of the founders of Nile Equity Group, he was a director of Quick on the way LLC, a retail and gas brand based in northern New Jersey. He oversaw the handling of millions in sales of refined petroleum products as well as in retail sales.
During the pasts years, Khayyam has progressed through a series of midstream petroleum, real estate and corporate assignments around the world.
In 2007, he moved to downstream sector as manager of Exxon on the Run in New Jersey. In 2011, he moved to West Africa and South Asia as a consultant for an upstream oil trader. In 2013, he returned to New Jersey to begin the development of raw land into gas stations and convenience stores. Soon after, he joined his partners to form Nile Equity Group, and to continue is investment goals in the commercial retail and apartment buildings sector.
Khayyam Islam enjoys traveling around the world. He is also very much involved in his local community. Khayyam’s favorite saying is ‘todays action is tomorrows future’.
Khayyam Islam
Co FOUNDER