A 'Million Dollar Listing' star got into real estate at the peak of the 2008 recession, and he's convinced it was key to his success
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- "Million Dollar Listing" star Ryan Serhant received his real-estate license a decade ago, at the start of the 2008 financial crisis.
- Serhant said he was broke at the time and had nothing to lose. He says, in hindsight, 2008 was the best time to enter the real-estate market.
- Now Serhant helms the No. 1 real-estate team in New York by sales volume, closing more than $838 million in property deals in 2017.
It's been a decade since the 2008 financial crisis and real-estate fall out. That same year, Ryan Serhant, now the star of "Million Dollar Listing," got his real-estate license.
Today, Serhant holds the No. 1 spot for real estate sales in New York and No. 2 nationwide. His team closed more than $838 million in deals in 2017 while Serhant filmed two separate TV series and wrote a book, "Sell It Like Serhant."See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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