"And then, like almost everyone in this industry, I fell backwards into mortgage lending. A recruiter told me the income a loan officer could potentially make. I didn't need to hear much more than that. I wasn't more talented than the next person, but I was determined to outwork everyone around me. That determination was the only advantage I ever had. My career took a turn toward advocacy when I had the good fortune of working closely with Bill Cosgrove, who was the chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association at the time."
Homeownership is presented as a major wealth-building tool. A personal journey begins in 2006 with addiction and living in an abandoned house in Akron, Ohio. Survival through seven years of addiction is described, followed by a turning point when a mother agrees to let the person come home. Recovery is characterized as dark and harrowing, but it leads to work in a gas station where a drive and work ethic emerge. A sales job at a furniture store follows, and the person later enters mortgage lending after hearing about potential income. Determination and outworking others become the main advantage, and the career shifts toward advocacy through close work with Bill Cosgrove, a Mortgage Bankers Association chairman.
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