Ryan Serhant’s first big break in real estate: a $2,000 Craigslist deal

At Fortune Brainstorm Tech, Serhant founder and CEO Ryan Serhant said he originally got into real estate because he ran out of money and needed to pay rent. Early in his career, a Craigslist rental deal earned him a $2,000 commission—enough to cover an entire month of expenses. “Still to this day, that was the definition of big for me,” he said.