In 2005, RICK get his real estate license with the support of his girlfriend TERESA and the sales came easy. Business is so good Rick buys two properties in Chicago. However, he and Teresa see each other less and they both sense their relationship is quickly dissolving. Finally, he tells Teresa they now live in two different worlds and he leaves her. But Rick soon meets the upwardly mobile CYNTHIA and they hit it off. However, it’s now 2007 and the housing bubble bursts. Rick struggles to make sales and his mortgage payments are eating his savings. The stress of his financial situation begins to affect his relationship. With the market crashing and his girlfriend falling from his grasp, Rick finds he could lose everything.