Growing up, I had a lot of concerns that I would never own anything.  My parents were (and still are) poor and though they worked hard, it was apparent that they would always be poor.  You know, there are just some people you can tell will never make it very far and they were definitely some of those.

Despite my living conditions as a child, I still had dreams and aspirations of someday owning my own home.  Though the world seemed stacked against me, I knew that if I really wanted, I could certainly achieve it.

Little did I know that my career choice would ultimately give me that which I always wanted: my own home.  You see, I worked a number of summers for a company that specialized in Tampa realty and I was their gopher.  Though maybe not the most glamorous job, it did give me an inside view of the real estate industry and I would say that is where most of my education began.

But it didn’t stop there.  I would later become a realtor and apply that same knowledge I learned.  I have done okay so far and I have enough money saved to buy my own little slice of paradise: my own home.  Not only does it feel wonderful, but I feel great knowing that I have succeeded where people thought I would fail.  I guess you could say that has made me appreciate my success even more.

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