Ricky Carruth is a realtor and realtor coach from Alabama. He dropped out of college at the age of 20 in order to pursue a career as a realtor. By the age of 23, he earned a million dollars in realtor fees.

Unfortunately, due to the real estate crash of 2005, Ricky lost everything. At that point Ricky began sleeping on his friend's couches, doing roofing work and eventually found a job at an oil rig in Mississippi.