👦 Melvin's beginnings in a family of 6 were poor but proud: this formed who he is today.
02:00🚲 Earning first money for a bike. 05:10
✌️ With no money for college, no family, and no self-respect, Melvin was a fat slob in the military.
09:17📘 An old book about positive thinking helped Melvin get serious: he got a military promotion and got to go to college!
14:14🎓 At 19, he started taking college night classes, served in the Air Force, and found a grant.
18:08💰 Melvin was at the top in accounting and started working for top money, but his personality didn't fit in.
20:02❤️ Few job changes, seven years in a bank, and a decision to work by himself: "I've got to follow what my heart tells me to do."
22:53🏘️ Stock prices rising and focus on real estate: Melvin flipped 150 houses.
27:10🏠 Helping the pastor sell a house and opening an online real estate company.
34:00❓ What sells the house? The answer to this question got them extra money.
36:30🤝 The goal was to find people that were looking for an alternative because the alternative was for sale.
41:30👬 One reason people go to real estate agents: the relationship component affects decision-making.
43:13👨👩👧👧 It's all about good family business decisions.
47:45📓 Book recommendation for every entrepreneur: The E-Myth Revisited by Peter Gerber.
52:00🎯 Focus on marketing and attracting the right agents.
55:00🐺 There are two wolves inside of us, the winner is the one we feed.
56:34☕ Buy mentors a cup of coffee and ask them for help: 'I would bend over backward to help a hard-working young person that wants to get ahead in life.'
57:58👁️ If you're in a business, and it's not working for you, you might want to take a look in the mirror.
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