1984: Manny Khoshbin & his family flee Iran due to the war & come to the US with absolutely nothing.
The 6 of them are homeless & live in a Datsun station wagon π
Age 14: Manny & his brother take furniture people are throwing away & sell them at a local swap meet to financially assist their family.
Age 16: Manny gets his first job working at Kmart, earning just $3.15/hrβοΈ
Age 18: Launches his first business, selling nuts door to door but is soon shut down by a health inspector π¨π»ββοΈ
Age 19: Puts a deposit to buy a gas station using all of his savings. Unfortunately, the guy dealing the loan is a con artist & Manny loses all of his money π
After getting scammed, he gets a 9-5 job β°
Age 21: Launches mortgage company with a friend. Within the first year, he makes nearly $300,000! Things are going well, so he launches a supermarket π¬
Soon, a much larger supermarket franchise opens a branch next door & puts him out π«
He’s left with $180,000 in his savings & puts it all into the stock market. In just 1 year, he TRIPLES his money! π°
He then uses this money to start flipping real estate properties… Today, Manny is a real estate mogul & has an estimated net worth of $250 million!
The motto he lives by?
Never give up! π₯
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