One of the premier real estate investors in the country, Than Merrill is the Founder of CT Homes, LLC and FortuneBuilders.com. A sought-after speaker, Than is a nationally recognized expert in real estate investing and education, marketing and entrepreneurship. He has shared the stage with ... more
One of the premier real estate investors in the country, Than Merrill is the Founder of CT Homes, LLC and FortuneBuilders.com. A sought-after speaker, Than is a nationally recognized expert in real estate investing and education, marketing and entrepreneurship. He has shared the stage with speakers including Tony Robbins, Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki, Sarah Palin and former first lady Laura Bush.
After a successful college football career at Yale University, Than Merrill played 2 years in the NFL with the Bears and the Bucs. Once his NFL career ended, Than returned to New Haven, CT and started his real estate investment business. He dedicated himself to real estate and founded CT Homes which quickly found success and became nationally known as the stars of A&E’s popular TV show, Flip This House.
Than Merrill's success can be attributed in large part to his team building talents, marketing acumen and cutting edge business systems. Through his hands-on experience of real estate investing for over 10 years and hundreds of deals, he and his team have developed one of the most dynamic education systems in real estate.
| AAPL | Apple Inc. |
| DHI | D. R. Horton Inc. |
| ITB | iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund |
| IYR | iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund |
| RWX | SPDR DJ Wilshire International Real Estate ETF |
| TOL | Toll Brothers Inc. |
| TPH | TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. |
| VNQ | Vanguard REIT ETF |
| VNQI | Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF |
| XHR | Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. |
| XIN | Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. |
| Founder & CEO | |
| FortuneBuilders | |
| 2007 - Present (12 years 5 months) | |
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FortuneBuilders is the leading real estate investment and business education company in the country. Ranked in Inc. Magazine’s prestigious Inc500 list for three consecutive years, we educate, coach and mentor real estate investors through our systemized business and real estate processes. |
| Founder & Real Estate Investor | |
| CT Homes LLC | |
| 2004 - Present (15 years 5 months) | |
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Than Merrill is the founder of CT Homes, LLC, one of the most successful real estate investment and residential redevelopment companies in the country. Started in New Haven, Connecticut, CT Homes gained national recognition as the stars of A&E's hit TV show "Flip This House". After relocating to San Diego CA in 2009, we are one of the regions most active residential real estate investors. |
| Professional Football Player | |
| NFL - Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| 2001 - 2003 (2 years 3 months) | |
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After a very successful college football career, Than Merrill played in the NFL for two years with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before pursuing real estate investing full time. |
| Yale University | |
| B.A. | |
| 1997 / 2001 | |
| Political Science |
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