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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2026 · 8 MIN

#83 From $10-a-Day Field Worker to Apartment Owner in One of America's Priciest Zip Codes

from Own More Doors · host Juan Huizar | Sage Real Estate

Send us Fan MailIf you think you need wealthy parents or generational wealth to build a real estate portfolio — this video is proof that you don't. Juan Huizar, President of Sage Real Estate, immigrated from La Victorina, Zacatecas, Mexico at age four. His family walked through the desert for a better life, settled in California's Central Valley, and by nine years old Juan was working the garlic fields for $10 a day. Today he owns apartment buildings, commercial property, and a business in one of the most expensive zip codes in the U.S. In this video, Juan shares the full story — the village with a dirt floor and no running water, the years of field work that gave him his hunger, the mentor (Mark Malan) who taught him that real estate is how you build lasting wealth, and the exact first steps he took: a fix-and-flip condo at 23 that turned into $35,000, then a triplex, and 20+ years later an 8-unit building, a 10-unit building, and two laundromats bought in a single 12-month stretch.Watch the video: https://youtu.be/gc7xdEc224QJuan is a Licensed California Real Estate Broker that has acquired his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation and a Real Estate Investor who is dedicated to helping people build wealth and financial independence through real estate investing. Website: www.SageREGroup.comPhone: 562-307-0838Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/multifamilylongbeach/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SageRegroup/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanhuizar-sagerealestate/YouTube: www.youtube.com/sagerealestateBRE 01417642​​​

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Send us Fan Mail If you think you need wealthy parents or generational wealth to build a real estate portfolio — this video is proof that you don't. Juan Huizar, President of Sage Real Estate, immigrated from La Victorina, Zacatecas, Mexico at age four. His family walked through the desert for a better life, settled in California's Central Valley, and by nine years old Juan was working the garlic fields for $10 a day. Today he owns apartment buildings, commercial property, and a busine...

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