Ryan Serhant founded two apps that didn't take off but raised $45 million to help fund his third. Here's what he did differently.

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Ryan Serhant
Ryan Serhant believes his new app will make day-to-day work easier for real estate agents.

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A self-made millionaire who 'hates real estate' shares the investment strategy he used to get in without having to manage property

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Brennan Schlagbaum quit his CPA job in 2021 to run his business, Budgetdog, full-time.

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These baby-boomer homeowners have seen their home values soar. Now they can't afford housing to retire in.

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A couple looking out at houses.

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A financially independent real-estate investor who acquired 5 new units in 5 months explains how he sources deals and his go-to wealth-building strategy

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Ludomir Wanot is a Seattle-based real estate investor and entrepreneur.

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Hurricanes drove me away from the Florida coastline, so I moved inland to a $480,000 home in a 'hurricane-resistant' community.

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Patti DiMarco's one-story home in Florida with a palm tree in the front yard.
Realtor Patti DiMarco's home in Babcock Ranch, Florida.

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These 2 factors will help unlock the housing market in 2025, according to Realtor.com's chief economist

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A millennial spent $1 million converting a Tribeca loft into a swanky bachelor pad — and just sold it for $6.9 million

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Tech entrepreneur Alfonso Cobo and the NYC apartment he renovated.
Alfonso Cobo bought the apartment for $4.6 million and spent another $1 million in renovations.

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Rupert Murdoch finally sold his Manhattan penthouse for about half what he paid. Take a look inside the $23.8 million apartment.

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The living area in Rupert Murdoch's apartment in NYC.
Rupert Murdoch bought the penthouse in 2014 for $43 million.

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I toured Culdesac, a Tempe, Arizona neighborhood that banned cars, and found a walkable oasis in the Phoenix suburb

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Culdesac Tempe: An alleyway lined with white buildings with red trimmings
Culdesac Tempe is a carless community in Arizona.

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My partner and I have traveled all over the world by housesitting. We avoid paying rent and it's changed our lives.

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The author and her partner house- and pet-sitting.

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