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"There's No Successful Real Estate Investor That Would Ever Tell Someone Not to Become a Real Estate Investor" | Tarek El Moussa E2

The Rich Somers Report

Rich Somers

Business, Investing

5.01K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Tarek El Moussa is a real estate investor and television personality, who you might recognize from co-hosting HGTV’s Flip or Flop. In today’s episode, Tarek sits down with Rich and talks about how he got his start in real estate and the hurdles he’s faced along the way. He opens up about hitting “rock-bottom” multiple times in life and battling cancer twice. Tarek shares the story of how he met his wife, Heather, and his goals for the future. Join our investor waitlist and stay in the know ab...

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It was tough and then I remember getting a call from the network like,

0:02.2

hey, we understand like we can stop the show and I'm like we're not stopping anything.

0:06.6

Love that. We are not stopping. So if you actually watch the early seasons of

0:09.8

a flip or flop you see me gain 60 pounds on TV.

0:13.0

Like you see me filming sick.

0:15.2

Like I was throwing up every day and it was a tough experience

0:17.6

but I never quit.

0:18.4

Like I was filming rolling into my surgery a week after my surgery. I was back on camera and I had a tube

0:24.4

coming out of my neck and I just always fought for what I wanted and I really

0:29.3

that's what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur like you have to chase your dreams.

0:35.0

Welcome to the Rich Drummers Report, where we talk real estate, business, and wealth building, all while keeping it real.

0:40.0

No fluff, no BS. I hope that you enjoy the show.

0:44.0

All right.

0:49.0

Joining us from Newport Beach, California, in the comfort of his own home.

0:53.1

It's Mr. Tarek El Moose.

0:54.6

Tarek, welcome to the show, my man.

0:55.9

Thank you for having me.

0:56.7

Yeah, excited to jump into this conversation, a lot to discuss.

0:59.3

But before we get into it, want to give us a brief overview

1:02.2

of what you were like as a kid going up

1:04.0

middle school and going through high school and then your transition and

1:06.5

starting real estate. All right well I was the kid that was always in trouble I

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