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be John Belitsky>grow up poor in Queens>dad is a programmer>shows you basic skills>get coding wired into your brain>early 90s>dad’s loses job at Dean Witter, coding stack obsolete,>family gets “very, very, very poor”>decide you want a business that never changes>pick real estate>enter teenage years>learn business in the Bronx and Little Italy>tag along with Italian families who built wealth in gas stations & property>fall in love with deals and dirt>age 19, college>start a building maintenance company>land ...