We had the good fortune of connecting with Manuel Chavez and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Manuel, what is the most important factor behind your success?
My family, they are my WHY, the reason to be; there is nothing more vital for me than my family; they were, are, and always will be the top priority; when I was starting my life, they were present for me, supporting me, helping me, understanding my days, some goods, some not so good, I can’t do and be who I am without them, My wife is everything, she is the most wonderful woman in the universe, the mother of my two kids, the queen of my dreams.
My kids are the ones who make me work hard to provide them the best, starting with a living by sampling

What should our readers know about your business?
It was not easy, my beginning was sleeping on the floor for the first 3 months until we can collect money to buy a bed. I worked in a factory for 16 months, cutting pieces for commercial AC units, making $6 per hour, after that I was a painter for a couple of years, I was stocker for a top luxury retail store, promoted to cashier, salesperson and end my carrier in that place be the number 1 in the store and top 1% company-wide, after that, my life changed by the pandemic, when I decided to get in real estate.
God was always presented in my life guiding me to make the right move and showing me the way, preparing me for the next step He had for me.
I called one of my client from the retail store to ask for her advice on which company to go with, she told me, you need to come here where I Am, and she became my mentor, she guided me and helped me to understand the business til I have my first deals, she knew I was going to work hard to make it happen.
We shared some transactions and we were working great together , she was the number one in our office and I was the rookie of the year for the company, one day after a successful transaction we said, we should work as a team, we would be great and that idea grown more and more, she is one of my best friends’s girlfriend and he knew me well.
We decide to create a team and the Living Dallas Team was born, it was just her and me at the beginning but God has different plans for us, organically and not looking for, team members starting to add and more and more came, we create a culture, policies and a family, currently, we are 10 members including our operations manager, we have over 500 transactions and more than $200 millions on sales, team number 1 in our office and top 10 in our company, and we have only 3 years of life, this is just the beginning

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Oh wow, there are so many places in the metroplex. We will visit Fort Worth, downtown Dallas, Frisco, the PGA area, and a lot of great restaurants. My favorite place for Italian food is a tiny restaurant in Dallas named two guys from Italy. It has great food.
Fogo de Chao is also a good one; La stella in downtown Dallas is also great
I love to visit the Dallas Arboretum, Fort Worth Zoo, and the stockyard.
Dallas has a lot of great places

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
First and most important, all the honor and glory go to God, the source of everything I am.
To my wife, my biggest blessing, my love.
To my daughter and son, my biggest cheerleaders and my motivation.
To my mother, the one who plants the seed to help others before your own needs, the one who showed me the way to be the best person possible.
To my father, who showed me what to do and what not to do, and planted those phrases in my life, I’m still using them. They are wisdom!
To my partner, Jamie, for trusting me, supporting me, and mentoring me.
So many people have supported and inspired me from day one, and God has placed them in my life to do that.

Website: https://manuelchavez.cbapex.com

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