I was raised in New York with 3 siblings. As a child, I had aspirations of being a social worker. Never in million years did I ever think I would stumble into the real estate industry, but you can't always predict where or when you'll dscover what you're meant to do in life.

I was taught at a young age that if you want something in life you have to work for it. So that's what I did. And I worked hard.

As the years went by, I worked my way from Sa...