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Frazer Harrison/WireImage
Sharing a video viaInstagram,the 42-year-old gave followers a look at the small space he used to occupy in his mother Dominique El Moussa-Arnould’s home in Long Beach, California.
During the video, Tarek —who wedSelling Sunset’sHeather Rae El Moussa in 2021— looks around the garage and jokes with his mom about her “housing him there.”
“Mom’s getting mad right now, because this is where she used to house me. I wasn’t a good enough son to live in the house, so she put me in the garage,” he says with a smile.
Heather and Tarek wed in 2021.Rich Polk/E! Entertainment/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
“I didn’t even have a room for you,” Tarek’s mom interjects, adding that she “had to [take in] renters to survive.”
The pair then look at some of the “remnants” of Tarek’s occupancy, including instruments and video game posters.
El Moussa jokes around with his mom as he tours the small space.tarekelmoussa/Instagram
tarekelmoussa/Instagram
“This is my old clothing closet right here,” he says. “We got the posters up, look at that! Mom, is that my saxophone from a million years ago? Where’s my guitar?”
But pointing out that creature comforts were few and far between, the father of three adds, “No air conditioning!”
He added the following caption: “I was so broke at 20 that I had no other choice but to live in my mom’s garage! I knew that that wasn’t the life for me and that I was meant to do more. So that’s when I started taking real estate serious and decided to work harder then ever before for 90 days straight….90 days later I made around $130,000 in commission selling houses and never looked back.”
Fans can see boxes piled high - including his saxaphone - and old posters still on the walls.tarekelmoussa/Instagram
However business isn’t the only thing keeping El Moussa occupied at the moment. He and his wife recently shared thathis son Brayden is starting second gradeat a new school.
“I can’t believe my big boy is 8 years old and in second grade,” he captioned a selfie with Heather and Brayden. Tarek shares Braydon and daughterTaylor, 12, with Hall.
El Moussa added: “He was really nervous because he started a new school this year so we worked last night on fun stories for him to share at school and tips on creating new friendships.”
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His real estate star wife also praised her stepson for facing the challenge with a good attitude, writing onher own Instagram, “Bray’s first day of second grade at a new school !!!”
source: people.com
