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Aug 2015
22m 18s

800k embezzled plus a 7-figure swing and...

John Lee Dumas Of Eofire
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J wasn't always the Real Estate Investor, published author and entrepreneur he is today. His road was paved with challenges he had to overcome. J literally went from having zero and squatting in bank-owned property, to owning more than 300 units of property across several states.

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