About Than Merrill

Than Merrill is one of the foremost real estate investors and educators in the country. Than Merrill has over 15 years of professional experience in the real estate investment and lending industry. He is the founder and principal in several real estate investment companies and has been involved in over $1 billion of residential and commercial real estate investments during that time frame.

In the last two years alone his companies have acquired over $300 million dollars worth of residential and commercial real estate around the country. His newest company, Equity Street Capital was founded to focus on large scale commercial real estate investments with long term capital growth and is actively growing its investment portfolio. Than’s residential real estate business, CT Homes LLC, redevelops between 25 to 40 single family and multi-family projects at a time. His commercial real estate investment company, Equity Street Capital, acquires apartment communities, retail shopping centers, and office properties.

Than is also a nationally recognized expert in real estate investing, real estate education, entrepreneurship, and marketing. A sought-after speaker, Than Merrill has shared the stage with speakers such as former first lady Laura Bush, Tony Robbins, Sarah Palin, Donald Trump, and Robert Kiyosaki.

Born in Fresno, CA, Than attended Yale University where he also played football. After graduating, Than was drafted into the NFL and played with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

After football Than discovered he could be as passionate about real estate investing as he was with football. He started CT Homes, LLC a real estate investing business in New Haven, CT with two long-time friends Paul Esajian and Konrad Sopielnikow.

With the success of his business Than was asked to speak at many real estate conferences around the country. Than discovered he loved teaching and sharing his knowledge with aspiring investors. In 2006, he founded FortuneBuilders, a real estate educational company dedicated to giving students the training, resources and systems to successfully invest in real estate.

A few years later Than was approached by A&E to be the New Haven cast of the hit TV reality show “Flip this House.” Each episode documented Than and his business partner Paul as they flipped properties in New Haven, CT and San Diego, CA. Than shot many seasons with the show as it was the first reality real estate show of it’s kind and it has since helped spawn many other real estate reality shows.

Than Merrill and his partners expanded their real estate and educational companies, and opened offices in San Diego, CA where he now resides.

In 2014, Than the best selling real estate investing book, The Real Estate Wholesaling Bible, published by Wiley Publishing. In the first week, the book became a bestseller on Amazon and has continued to garner great reviews.

Following the success of the Wholesaling Bible, Than collaborated with E-Myth author Michael E. Gerber, to write The E-Myth Real Estate Investor, another bestseller released in fall of 2015.

FortuneBuilders’ students across the country are finding success in their own real estate businesses and they love celebrating their successes. Than has also started a real estate brokerage and real estate investment fund, Grand Coast Capital, in recent years.

Than loves spending time with his family, wife Cindy and their two children Tyce and Sky. He currently spends most of his free time changing diapers, trying to figure out the cure for hair loss, and trying to kick his coffee habit.

Than is passionate about philanthropy and together with his wife Cindy, started Equal Footing Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and promoting health and sports for youth. As former professional athletes, both Than and Cindy believe in the importance of health, sports, coaching and education for children. In addition to the Equal Footing Foundation, Than initiated FortuneBuilders Gives, a company effort to provide charitable and volunteering opportunities to all the members of his companies.

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