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title: "Pool and Landscape AZ: $0 to $8.5m in 4 years — by building pools | Trends by The Hustle"
description: In 2015, he cashed out early on his 401k (complete with a 10% penalty and taxes up the wazoo), and started Pool and Landscape AZ, an Arizona-based construction outlet specializing in pools.
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# [Pool and Landscape AZ: $0 to $8.5m in 4 years — by building pools | Trends by The Hustle](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/pool-and-landscape-az)

 Written by [Aja Frost @ajavuu](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/author/aja-frost-ajavuu) | Feb 4, 2020 10:41:19 AM

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A decade ago, in the wake of the recession, Tim Maas watched his construction business crumble into financial ruin.

“It was a smoldering pile of ashes,” he says. “I lost everything.”

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