523: Meet Max Maxwell: Broke at 30, Millionaire at 33 | 'Takeover' Ep w Nasar

<p>You wouldn’t know how far <a href="https://www.therealmaxwell.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Max Maxwell</strong></a> has come at first glance. Looking at his Instagram, you’ll see private planes, <strong>a wealth of knowledge on real estate</strong>, and seriously shiny Rolexes. Not many people know that only a number of <strong>years ago, </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/top-reason-youre-broke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Max was broke</strong></a>, without enough money to fill up his car with gas, and <strong>sleeping at his mom’s house </strong>after ten years of failed businesses.</p><p>Max tried everything from <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/pros-cons-property-management-company" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">running a <strong>property management company</strong></a>, to marketing, to managing a restaurant, and many other ventures. None of them truly stuck, causing Max to go from state to state, <strong>trying to find a successful business model</strong> that would make him wealthy.</p><p>Now, Max is well known as a<strong> master in wholesaling, </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/i-love-rental-properties" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>rental property investing</strong></a><strong>, </strong>and <strong>philanthropy</strong>. He has always made an effort to help those in need and even went to Ghana with today’s host, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realestatedoru/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Nasar El Arabi</strong></a>. These North Carolinian investors have truly gone from rags to riches and have been able to find <strong>meaningful, lasting success through real estate investing</strong>.</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><p>How to get your <strong>start in real estate investing without any money&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Finding yourself at the bottom</strong> and pushing yourself up to the top</p><p>Finding, <a href="https://www.b