There are so many extraordinary people who helped me in this journey, I am deeply grateful for their untiring encouragement and support.

I would like to thank the Real Estate Titans interviewed in this book, I am deeply grateful that they agreed to share their unique wisdom with the world.

This book would not have been possible without the inspiration, intelligence, and support of Dr. Peter Linneman, who has been a guiding presence in my career. I never stop learning from his prodigious insights and feel deeply privileged to call him my friend.

I would also like to thank two other mentors and close friends: Jaime Lara, my business partner, for his teachings and leadership, and Gerardo Ruiz, for his guidance and optimism.

To my brothers, sisters and other family members, thank you for all your support.

To my friends and industry colleagues: Isaac Sutton, Salomon Sutton, Alan Burak and Sandy Ohebshalom, Varun and Pooja Mammen, Aman and Amrita Kumar, Ivanka Trump and family, the Alcalay family, the Ohebshalom family, Andrew and Annie Strenk, Tony Robbins, Mark Anastasi, Brian Zaratzian, Yoel Amir, Gili Raichstain, Atul Narayan, Nathalie Virem, Jorge Margain, Rodrigo Suarez, Olivia Schmid, Michael Delmar, Douglas Cain, Jerome Foulon, Gerald Marchel, Clifford Payne, David Orowitz, Elias Fasja and family, Jaime Fasja, Jimmy Arakanji, Sandor Valner, Douglas Linneman, Asuka Nakahara, Jeff Thelen, Laura Figueroa, Jonathan Sizemore, Jason Chow, Ariel Tiger, Blanca Rodriguez, Josefina Moises, Gabriel Patrick, Margarita Infanzon, Adi Weinstein, Lyman Daniels, David Daniels, Bruce Kirsch, Austin Netzley, Ricardo Cervantes, Ricardo Zuñiga, Adrian Aguilera, Héctor Sosa, Fernando Delgado, Ursula Guerra, Santiago Collada, Jose Askenazi, Jose Cohen, Dany Izbitzki, Jennifer Skylakos, Vince Chamasrour, Marcos Sando, Simon Coote, Guillermo Rivera, Rodrigo Lopez, Karen Sanvicente, Jorge Laventman, Abraham Garcia, Mauricio Durante, Sebastian Gonzalez, Enrique Mendez, Juliana Roman, Francisco Navarro, Gihan Neme, Alba Medina, Lorenzo Berho, Mauricio Khalifa, Jorge Henriquez, Elizabeth Bell, Aaron Kraig, Lea Ribeiro de Oliveira, Gleides Noronha, Emily Walter, Patty Aguilar, Karren Henderson, Beth Merrick, Angela Sciandra, Annette Vargas, Debbie Larson, Bianca Ledermann, Doris Goldych, Joseph Warmann, Mark Lack, Peter Voogd, Benjamin L. Shinewald, Wesley Whitaker, and Federico Martin del Campo.

Finally, thank you to my real estate classmates at the Wharton School for sharing with me their passion for business and real estate. I honor you all.