Not your average accountant by any means, Crystal was always the entrepreneurial type. As a teenager she read every book in the library on investment while living in a seventeen foot trailer, officially homeless, and working three jobs. Within a year she saved a down payment, leveraged through investing in stocks, and bought her first house at the age of 21. By 26 she was a millionaire, owning several businesses and a large real estate portfolio. Crystal's interest in tax arose when nobody could say clearly how much tax she would owe when using various business or real estate investment strategies. This led to her pursuing an educational program for becoming an Enrolled Agent. After a few more years of work and study she found her answers; in the process becoming one of the most knowledgeable Enrolled Agents in the country with regards to investment and small business tax laws.