Discover the New World
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The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
—Marcel Proust
“Happy Friday,” the bank teller said.
“Thank you. This is one of the best days of my life!” I said, smiling from ear to ear.
Cashing the $73,322 check gave me one of the best feelings I had ever experienced. I was ecstatic because it was more money than I had made throughout my entire life, and it was in one real estate deal.
That deal meant more than just money to me. It symbolized victory and a new life with new opportunities. I had worked my butt off, struggled, through blood, sweat, and tears to realize the American Dream that I grew up fantasizing about.
While most guys in their early twenties were partying, chasing girls, or vegging out and doing nothing, I found myself reading books, studying local real estate markets, learning from successful real estate investors, and of course chasing girls. I was hoping to emulate them and live the life they were living. Holding the check that day after the closing, I was grateful. All the hard work had paid off, and I had made it.
On January 6, 2006, at the age of 24, I moved back to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where I had gone to college, to start a real estate company, thinking I had this industry on lockdown.
Everyone was making money in real estate, and hardly anyone anticipated that ...
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