Welcome to the Mike Litten Experience Podcast.

Mike has over 31 years experience in real estate, finance, and investing.

He's passionate about being a father, a teacher, a realtor, an

investor, and a leader. Everyone has a story and our passion is to help them tell it.

And now introducing the host of the Mike Litten experience, Mike Litten.

So what is Mike time?

Mike time is a set of short stories that have happened throughout my lifetime,

experiences of mine throughout my lifetime,

that have taught me lessons that I hope will be of value to you.

So what can you expect from the Mike Linton experience?

You can expect stories that will inspire, motivate, deliver advice that sharpens your focus,

as well as providing expert information regarding real estate, finance, and market conditions.

Bruce Marks, CEO and founder of NACA, thank you so much for being on the Mike Litton experience. We really appreciate you buddy. I know you've got a lot on your plate. Like we talked about, everyone has a story and our passion is to help them tell it. The idea behind it is this. We know

Bruce that people are going to hear your story and they're going to be inspired and

motivated when they hear your story. They're going to connect with you somehow and it's going to inspire them and motivate them to do things that they might not have otherwise done and that's what we're all about.

Okay, so with your permission, can we start with the very beginning? Where were you born?

I was born in New York City. Okay. So, uh, so, uh, so, uh, so, uh, no, I, no, actually I grew up outside of New York City in Westchester County. Okay. So I grew up in Scarsdale. Okay, and, you know, lived there.

So I had the opportunity to see, so because I was close to New York City,

I had a number of friends who were black and then who didn't have the same opportunities that I had and that the people around me had. And then I saw you know the people around me had. And then I saw the people around me who were overwhelmingly white had, you know, more opportunities even though they might have been not the brightest lights, but because of where they were in their back and where they're growing up, they had the opportunities. And if they weren't very good, then they would go into marketing. You know. So that was the safety net for, you know, you know, you know, people who, you know, you know, grew up in, you know, upper middle class environment.

I got you.

Oh, you know, so I was able to see the sense of entitlement

and the lack of opportunities and the contrast between the two and then, you know, I'm a product of, you know, I'm a product of, you know,

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