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== James Wise (American Businessman) == James Wise (born October 23, 1987) is an American businessman and Co-founder of The Holton-Wise Property Group where he currently serves as the company's CEO. Wise, a prominent real estate investor and broker[2], is best known for his real estate related photo and video content on Instagram and YouTube in which he sells investment properties as well as provides educational content along with his controversial stories titled "Tenants From Hell" in which he describes his dealings in his property management business with his most difficult tenants. Wise is also a founding member and minority owner of Black Tie Title and The Hoag Insurance Agency.

Wise, a primarily self taught investor, got his start in the business buying his own investments with money saved up from working various jobs while attending Cuyahoga Community College and selling real estate as a licensed realtor. Many people accredit Wise's quick ascent to the top of the Cleveland real estate scene to his "business first" mentality and willingness to get his hands dirty by taking on projects other investors are afraid to tackle.

Education
Wise a big provider of real estate investing education has gone on the record many times speaking out against bad actors in the real estate education space, most notably Tarek and Christina El Moussa, the stars of HGTV's "Flip or Flop," and Armando Montelongo, the former star of A&E's "Flip This House."

== Tenants From Hell == Tenants From Hell is a popular YouTube series staring James Wise and his business partner John Holton (Businessman) that exposes the worst tenants Holton-Wise has ever had. The video series is known for its incendiary content. Wise is known to be a cutthroat landlord, never hesitating to evict the moment a tenant becomes late with their rent, regardless of the reason. Feedback on these videos is generally mixed with many people believing Wise and his team have no compassion for those who have fallen on hard times. However, many landlords and investors appreciate Wise’s approach to the business and rely on the series and related content as a sort of guidebook to navigating the ups and downs of investing in rental properties.

Notable Controversies
=== Live Eviction on YouTube === One of the most notorious videos that has ever been released by Holton-Wise involved Wise and his team evicting a tenant from her home live. The video went viral and currently has more than 600,000 views. Wise and his team have received some backlash due to the general content in this video as well as Wise's apparent dig at the liberal ideology. It was deemed “aggressive,” “rough” and “inappropriate.”