Flashback Friday Ep 18 - Lie #1 Work Hard and You'll Be Successful

Success and achieving financial freedom in real estate is the "American dream." Of all the possible career paths and pathways you could take to get there, becoming a successful successful real estate investor is one of the most lucrative and fastest ways to achieve wealth and prosperity. But it doesn’t come easy if you’re Black and poor. In this Flashback Friday Featured episode, Thomas Lopez-Pierre discusses how black people can secure their financial future, achieve equal opportunities and create passive income and build wealth for themselves and their families. Thomas Lopez-Pierre serves as President/CEO of Black Lives Matter Real Estate Forum, LLC, a Black and Hispanic-owned social impact advisory firm that specializes in launching economic empowerment campaigns that build wealth and create jobs for Black and Hispanic people. Black Lives Matter Real Estate Forum, LLC was founded on June 12, 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by the police. Black Lives Matter Real Estate Forum, LLC sponsors a family of private equity real estate funds (i.e.: BLMREF Fund I, LLC, Black Doctors Real Estate Fund, Black Lawyers Real Estate Fund).   ________________________________ FREE Discovery call for The Microfamily Investing Accelerator  https://calendly.com/noirvest/microfamilymavericks  ________________________________   [00:01 - 13:30] Who is Thomas Lopez-Pierre? How the Black Lives Matter Real Estate Forum started Generating a passive income with your earned income through real estate Creating opportunities and jobs for the black community How to get started in investing [13:31 - 18:48] Working Hard Is Not Enough The lies Black Americans believe Hard work versus smart work Colorism: How skin tone bias affects racial equality on opportunities Hard truth: Education does not equate to high pay The advantage of owning a property [18:49 - 23:04] Black People Need Economic Power What keeps the black community from supporting each other Breaking free from the slave mentality We need more black-owned businesses [23:05 - 23:49] Closing Segment Watch out for part 2 of our conversation with Thomas!   Key Quotes “White folks just have more choices, and so their children are less likely to engage in antisocial and criminal behavior. We want to give our community those same choices.” - Thomas Lopez-Pierre “Tenants don't pay you rent because you have a college degree. They pay you rent because your name is on the deed.” - Thomas Lopez-Pierre “Black Americans have the lowest of any group of buying real estate, securities, starting businesses… We have to give our people economic opportunity.” - Thomas Lopez-Pierre Connect with Thomas Lopez-Pierre through his website <a...