![]() Oct 26, 2017 During Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, 26-year-old Andrew Pasek from Bear Creek, Texas, was trying to find his sister’s cat so that it could get. Advocate photo by Keith Spera -- Sidney Torres, at left, watches the premiere of his CNBC show 'The Deed' during a party at The Monastery on North Rampart Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Torres, the scion of a prominent St. Bernard Parish family, has developed homes and hotels. Jan 22, 2017 - 6 min - Uploaded by AfterBuzz TVAfterBuzz TV's Jesse Janedy talks with Sidney Torres about his love for helping people on the. Jan 17, 2017. 17, 2017 - 4:20 PM Comment. Adweek's Jason Lynch, covering the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena reports on two new additions to the CNBC prime time lineup, including new original docuseries: The Deed. Premiering Wednesday, March 1 The Deed features two savvy. Sidney Torres got his start in real estate as an entry-level worker at a construction company. His job was to sweep the floors and clean the windows of newly-sold homes. As he worked his way up at the company, he became enamored with the idea of flipping houses. He wanted to purchase his first “fixer upper” home, but there was a problem: He couldn’t afford it on his $25,000 salary. “So I went to my grandmother,” he said. “I asked if she would help me with this. She says, ‘You have 60 to 90 days to figure out what you want to do. ![]() If you’re still passionate, I’ll cosign and help you get your first deal done.’” With a $40,000 loan cosigned by his grandmother, Torres bought his first investment property and his real estate career took off. The self-made entrepreneur has managed to build an empire of more $300 million-worth of real estate development. Now, Torres, 41, is the host of, a new CNBC show that premiered on March 1. It shows the “real side of house-flipping,” he says. In addition to developing real estate, Torres also founded a successful sanitation company and launched a crime-fighting app, which Given his involvement in the New Orleans community, rumors have been circulating that Sidney might be considering to run for mayor. “I don’t know, have you ever heard of anyone do reality and run for office,” Torres says with a laugh. “The polls show that I could win if I ran today. But I really think I would be better off working with someone who’s going to be the mayor. We’ll see what happens.”. © 2017 Time Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our and (). Fortune may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes. Market data provided. ETF and Mutual Fund data provided by, Inc. Dow Jones Terms & Conditions:. S&P Index data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. And its licensors. All rights reserved.. Powered and implemented.
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