In this episode, Diego shares his story of immigrating from Peru at age 9; overcoming a speech disorder; and seeking out successful mentors who helped him become a millionaire through real estate and business before the age of 30.
He also talk about:
- What life was like Peru and in the weeks and months after he arrived in Florida on a tourist visa
- Creating his own scholarship and selling study guides to pay his way through college
- Practical tips for finding and keeping mentors, including the "book report video" trick
- Riding a bike to and from jobs because he couldn't get a driver's license
- Speaking in front of Congress and visiting the White House to discuss DACA legislation
- His thoughts on a path to citizenship for DREAMers who arrived in this country as children
- How he became a successful realtor by apprenticing under a mentor
- How he became the first non-millionaire in
Gobundance, the mastermind for "healthy, wealthy, generous men"
- Buying a "2% rule" rental house without immigration papers at age 23
- How he used money partners and "unfair advantages" to buy investment property
- His experience with rent-by-the-room and Airbnb
- Prioritizing experiences over material belongings and the value of organizing unforgettable 1:1 trips with your parents
- His own mastermind,
The FI Investors, which talks about not only how to achieve financial independence but what comes next