"Stay away from real estate sales, Mike, just keep doing what you're doing.- These were words Mike Allen-s father spoke to him near the start of his corporate career. For years, Mike listened to his dad-s advice and instead of following in his father-s footsteps, he climbed the corporate ladder and at 33, he became the youngest director in his company-s history. Life was good. But then one day, everything changed. While vacationing with his extended family in California, Mike-s dad suddenly passed away-leaving Mike personally devastated and unsure of how to move forward. Without intervention, his dad-s real estate business, which had taken years to develop, would fall apart. Living in Greenville, South Carolina, at the time, Mike made the tough decision to move across the country to Porterville, California, and step into a space he-d always heard about but never knew. Arriving soon before the 2008 financial crisis, Allen quickly discovered real estate wasn-t for the faint of heart. But
