Serving Those Who Served

We are looking for retired Military Compass Agents, Spouses of Military Members, and Compass Agents with extensive VA transaction experience who can provide knowledge and value to those Active/Reserve military members & Military Veterans in the home-buying journey.

Why Work With Us

Our Mission

Service the distinctively different real estate needs of the Veterans and Active Military members via a national network of highly skilled and specially selected agents.

Differentiators

As a group, this Division is exclusive for a reason, the clients are exclusive, most of all your military experience is exclusive. This cannot just be spoken, but must have palpable results and assets behind it that provide both the agents involved and the clientele significant advantages.

All division members have military experience & success working with every aspect of the veteran home buying process and have extensive knowledge of the best-practices for how to engage military clients through ongoing communication and collaboration.

Education

Beyond the service and organization expected of a division like this, there will be a home buying education system for the clients and the agents in order to better understand the VA loan process. The Compass Military Division will not only help clients purchase and sell their own homes; we will show the military client how to build a real estate portfolio using their earned benefits and move their families toward financial wealth.

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Our Core Values

We will ensure the client's real estate needs are met with open communication, security, professionalism and discretion.

HUMBLE.

We never forget that we owe everything to the efforts of each team member, our families, and our clients.

GRIT.

We persevere in our efforts no matter the obstacle with a high sense of urgency and always keeping our team and clients top of our of minds.

INTEGRITY.

We promise to always do the right thing for our team, our business, and our clients, resulting in mutual success.

SERVANT LEADERSHIP.

We are passionate about giving back in the communities we serve.

ACCOUNTABLE.

We operate with a high level of accountability, taking full ownership in delivering on our commitment to excellence.

INNOVATIVE.

We pursue excellence by pushing each other to be better every day and seeing possibility instead of limitation.

COURAGE.

We make decisions and act in the best interests of our clients, even in the face of personal or professional adversity.

RESPECT & TRUST.

We treat our clients and each other with dignity and respect at all times.

SOLUTION-BASED.

We are resourceful, always seeking to discover a solution and providing options for any concerns that arise.

FUN.

We believe in having fun at work and with our clients.

Todd Armstrong (hidden)

License # DRE 01256537

Meet Todd

National Director of Military Division

Todd is originally from Covington, Kentucky right across the river from Cincinnati Ohio & started his Naval career in 1986 at the ripe old age of 17. After completing his advanced training in Aviation Electricity and Electronics, his first duty station was at NAS Cubi Point, Philippines. Upon completion of that tour, he found his way to San Diego and more specifically to Miramar, Naval Air Station, working on the greatest fighter jet in the world, the F-14 Tomcat. After years of deployments overseas and 3 aircraft carriers, he ended his 23 year career here in San Diego where he retired as a Senior Chief.

Additionally, Todd continued serving his country as a civilian contractor and Lead Field Engineer working for General Atomics as a Deployment Team Leader, leading teams in Iraq & Afghanistan overseeing combat operations utilizing the Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) across the globe against supporting the war on terrorism, the Iraq war and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan just to name a few.

Todd is also part of the Sports & Entertainment Division with Compass. This is to provide clients with trusted representation from an experienced and knowledgeable real estate partner who understands the importance of extreme discretion, security, and communication.

Todd is a seasoned expert who embodies integrity, honesty, and extreme discretion in every client experience and brings this wealth of real estate experience to his role as Team Lead for Compass, Sports & Entertainment Division.

Michael Nyland (hidden)

Meet Michael

Chief Operations Officer

Born in Traverse City Michigan, Michael enlisted in the United States Navy in 2000 and was commissioned through the Office Candidate Officer program in 2010. He was deployed multiple times to include missions for Operation Iraqi Freedom and most recently two back to back Western Pacific deployments with the USS Carl Vinson Strike Group. This past July of 2022 he crossed over the 23 year active duty milestone. He currently is a Senior analyst at Undersea Warfighting Development Center in San Diego.

His education includes: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with Management major from Columbia College of Missouri and a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate College.

He is the Director of Business development with the Armstrong and Associates Real Estate team, Founder of Fortitude (Wealth buying strategy for Veterans and Active Military) and a Business Development position with the Zinkil Group at Cross Country Mortgage.

John Hernandez (hidden)

License # DRE 01990576

Meet John

LGBTQ Resource Director

John Hernandez grew up in San Diego. Born in San Antonio, Texas, John followed in his father's footsteps and joined the US Navy as a Hospital Corpsman specializing in Aviation Medicine. While in the Navy John was a Naval Aircrewman and Naval Rescue Swimmer. The Majority of John's military career was spent as a "Doc" for the USMC at Quantico.

Upon completion of my east coast tour, John then headed west as the Squadron HM for VAW-112 out of Pt. Mugu, CA. While at VAW-112 John deployed on 2 combat missions in the Gulf, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Once on the USS John C. Stennis and USS Carl Vinson. Upon completion of my military service, John earned his wings as a founding member of Virgin America. Having devoted years to customer service, John has the experience, patience, and foresight to anticipate problems before they arise. He adds military precision and organization to real estate negotiations, providing thoughtful solutions and negotiating best possible outcomes for his clients.

As Armstrong & Associates launches the Military Division for COMPASS, John will be the LGBTQ+ liaison to all active and former military personnel and their families when they move to San Diego and Southern California.