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'''Erik Brown ''' (Born August 21, 1975) Is an American Real Estate Professional, Author, Television Host, and Philanthropist.

Biography
Brown was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 21, 1975. He attended Forest Lake High School, where he was a 3 time All – State athlete in Track and Field. He attended college and received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Career
Since 1999, Brown has worked in various entrepreneurial or real estate fields. After leaving a position with Technology Solutions Company as a Functional Organizational Consultant, Brown took a position as a Leasing Consultant with Village Green Companies, a Midwest regional residential property management firm. He was there for a year, learning the skills to nuances of efficient property management before leaving to start his own real estate business. Brown famously yelled “Success!” on a crowded plane traveling from Dallas to Minneapolis in 1999 after he finished reading and was inspired by the book, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad.” From 2000 to 2005, Brown “flipped” homes, buying, renovating, and selling them for a profit, while also buying and managing rental properties for himself and clients. He sold the property management company he built prior to 2005, after creating a portfolio of 500 managed and maintained units spread across 30 owners. He took the proceeds of sale and started a title insurance company, which was started and sold within 3 years. In 2007, Brown joined RE/Max and built an award winning staff, selling hundreds of homes and creating educational programs to assist home buyers, sellers and investors. In 2015 Brown expanded his business to include assisting home buyers and sellers in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, California by Joining Teles Properties, later to merge with the national firm, Douglas Elliman. To date, Brown and his team have assisted hundreds of families in their home purchases or sales. In 2017 Brown became the host of American Properties, a real estate television program airing to 6 million households in southern California. Brown has contributed his real estate insights to many print, radio, and television outlets, including Fox, the History Channel, MSN, CNN, and ABC.

Humanitarian
Brown has participated in, volunteered at, and/ or donated to various charitable organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, Feed My Starving Children, the Joyce / Uptown Food Shelf, Rotary International, the GO Campaign, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the Children’s Miracle Network, and Karma International.

Author
In 2016 he authored the Book, “One in a Million: Everything You Need to Know to Find the Best Realtor.” Arguably one of the most influential books for those in need of a professional experience, One in a Million describes the services, methods, and professionalism used by the best real estate agents in the United States.

Personal Life
Brown resides in Los Angeles California.