Christian OsgoodCEO, Multifamily Strategy · CEO at Multifamily Strategy

Why Living In America Is The BEST Opportunity #multifamily

20 Apr 2023 · 0 min

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In this monologue, the speaker reflects on growing up in Bogotá, Colombia, describing pervasive poverty and corruption that make basic economic activities—such as renting a car, starting a business, buying real estate, and building wealth—extremely difficult and largely reserved for an elite few. These hardships fostered a strong sense of national pride and gratitude for the United States, which the speaker views as a place where opportunities are accessible and any personal ambition can be pursued. The narrative juxtaposes the constraints of a third‑world environment with the perceived openness of the American system, framing the U.S. as the best place to achieve financial success.

And so what you learn when you grow up in a third world country is that, you know, you come back to the United States with this like amazing amount of national pride. In Bogotá, you know, it's like there's a ton of poverty, a lot of corruption. Doing anything that we take for granted here, just like renting a car, starting a business, buying real estate, building wealth, is insanely difficult. It's only for the elite. And so that was really my worldview growing up, like immense pride for our country and gratitude and just this idea that anything I wanted to do was possible.