Leo Young - Tesla Sales Star to Mobile Home Park Owner

About this episode

Leo Young shares his journey from Tesla sales star to founder of a real estate firm focused on affordable housing.

Leo Young is the Founder and Managing Partner of Cornell Communities, who has led over $75 million in real estate transactions and built a portfolio of more than 500 manufactured housing units. Leo shares his journey from becoming the #1 regional salesperson at Tesla to launching and scaling his own real estate firm focused on acquiring and turning around affordable housing communities. As a first-generation immigrant shaped by financial scarcity, Leo brings a candid perspective on risk, resi...

People in this episode

Host: Mike Swenson

Guest: Leo Young

Topics covered

• real estate
• entrepreneurship
• affordable housing
• manufactured housing
• sales
• immigrant experience

Keywords

• real estate transactions
• manufactured housing units
• affordable housing communities
• risk
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cornell Communities, Tesla

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