Todd Hollins:  

My life in general: Born Los Angeles Calif 1967 Schools Attended 1)Purche Elementary, LA Calif (k-6th) 2)L.A. Center for Enrichment Studies "L.A.C.E.S' (7th grade and 1/2 of 8th) 3)Hixson Jr High, St. Louis Mo (1/2 of 8th grade) 4) Webster High School, St. Louis, MO (freshman year) 5) Brentwood High Shcool, St. Louis, MO (3 years - Class of 1985) In 1981 my family moved from Gardena, California to St. Louis Missouri, the birthplace of my parents. With the money from the sale of their California home, they bought a hardware store, a few apartments and a 14 room mansion to rehab. As a teen, I grew up in the hardware business (Hollins True Value Hardware). I learned about toilets, kitchen sinks, roofs, nails and nuts and bolts. I taught a lot of real estate investors and landlords how to repair their property. Eventually I decided I wanted to get into real estate. After High Shool I attended Jr. College part time and acquired my real estate license. My main goal was to buy and sell properties but I never had enough cash to play with. I eventually opened up a used furniture store and flea market and then I had cash like crazy. I then quit my full time job, purchased a 4plex, got married, started traveling and went back to college. After getting my BS degree, I sold my store and I went to work for a real estate firm as an apartment specialist. For over the last 12 years I've been busy brokering apartment deals. I also discovered a passion for teaching and for computers. At work, I mentored new agents in the business and I started developing real estate websites. Due to the recent real estate crash, I left the office in January 09 and landed a job in Coroprate America. I now assist Stock Brokers, financial planners, and other investment counselors with buying and selling mutual funds. As of today, May 24, 2009, I have been married for 17 years. I have three lovely children (Boy,girl,boy). In March of this year I finally bought a dog. Although the kids promised look after it ...Expand for more