“Can’t even afford a decent car, yet you’re sitting here having Christmas dinner with us?” they mocked me in front of the whole table. I simply set my glass down, looked straight at them, and said, “You should laugh a little quieter… because the building you live in belongs to me.”

Daniel nearly choked from laughing. “You? Own this tower?”

Lauren wiped tears from the corners of her eyes. “That’s actually adorable.”

I simply stood up and picked up my coat.

Three years earlier, I had left a corporate finance career, launched a property investment company, and quietly started purchasing neglected buildings other investors ignored. continue reading …