A Wheelbarrow and a Shovel: The Story Behind America's Most Unlikely Real Estate Empire

By: John Boll

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Synopsis: A Wheelbarrow and a Shovel documents the rags-to-riches success story of John Boll who built a real estate empire by developing manufactured home communities around the world then selling his company to the State of Washington Pension Fund for $2.3 billion.A Wheelbarrow and a Shovel documents the truly remarkable story of one of America&’s most unlikely business success stories. Starting with only a wheelbarrow and a shovel, as well as the same American dream that led his parents to leave their native Holland for the United States, John Boll built a real estate empire in the most unlikely of ways—by developing and improving manufactured home communities around the country. It&’s a rags-to-riches tale that could only happen in America—and only with the hand of God leading the way. Before Boll sold his company to the State of Washington Pension Fund for $2.3 billion, he was the first person to take a collection of mobile home communities to Wall Street.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 226 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781637630327
Publisher:: Forefront Books
Date of Addition:: 11/02/21
Copyrighted By:: John Boll
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Self-Help, Biographies and Memoirs, Business and Finance
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.