[hip-hop music] ♪ 10 miles outside of my hometown of chicago, located in morton grove, illinois, is theome of athans motors. in 2009, pete athans, a car enthusiast and successful real estate investor, who made millions flipping houses, sunk his entire life savings into building his first car dealership. >> i created a place where you want to hang out, buy a car, sell your car... car's worth 30 all day, wholesale. service your car, or just come by and have a cup of coffee. >> the project took 18 months and cost more than $4 million to complete. >> i've spent all my cash building this place and trying to keep it open. come on. 1,300 in one month? and it's hard to get more money to buy vehicles. >> we're scarce on cars. >> pete hired his cousin tony to be general manager. >> hey, mike, make sure you check that all the tires match. >> okay. >> i'm here every day to make sure everything is perfect. >> and working together has strained their relationship. >> tony, come into my office, please. >> and tony has been talking about leaving athans. >> i can't work in an environment where the owner