Tarek El Moussa is the star of HGTV's hit series Flip or Flop, now in its seventh season. He received his real estate license when he was just 21 and quickly made a name for himself, moving properties in his native Southern California. After the housing bubble burst, he carved out a new niche for himself in the world of real estate: flipping distressed properties. Tarek also stars in the HGTV series Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa where he draws upon his enormous success from flipping over 300 homes to help novice renovators get in the game. Also an entrepreneur, running InvestWithTarek.com, El Moussa discusses his early days and sources of motivation in this chat with Kindra Hall.

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