How a Homeless Single Mom Built a Six-Figure Real Estate Career

What does it take to go from homelessness to building a thriving six-figure real estate business? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Stacie Luhrman shares the defining decisions, setbacks, and mindset shifts that shape her remarkable journey from struggling single mother to one of Maryland's trusted residential real estate professionals. She opens up about betting on herself, building a referral-based business without shortcuts, restoring a historic waterfront home, embracing new technology, and why freedom matters more than money. Through honest stories and practical lessons, she reveals how resilience, high standards, and strategic thinking continue to guide every decision she makes in real estate and in life.Key TakeawaysHow resilience and consistent action can transform even the most difficult starting point.Why building a real estate business on referrals, trust, and high standards creates lasting success.The importance of calculated risk when transitioning from a stable career to entrepreneurship.How focusing on a property's "good bones" helps separate opportunity from distraction.Why freedom, not money alone, becomes the ultimate measure of success.Notable Quotes"Freedom is worth more than any amount of money that I can imagine.""If the foundation's good, I'm good.""When I see something, I know what I want and I'm going to get it.""I feel like people miss out on a great home by being too picky.""I'm excited about the future because you never know what it's going to bring."