India, June 8 -- For Abhishek Vaishya, success did not begin in a corporate office - it began at a vegetable cart in Mumbai. Today, the chartered accountant runs a successful practice in Oman, advising businesses on corporate strategy and finance. Yet some of his earliest and most important lessons came from helping his father sell vegetables while growing up in Mumbai's Vikhroli neighbourhood.

Vaishya was raised in a modest 150-square-foot home that was shared by five family members. The cramped living conditions left a lasting impression on him and would later inspire one of the biggest decisions of his life.

At the age of 21, he bought a Rs.1 crore flat for his parents in Thane, outside Mumbai. The 2BHK is located in a gated communit...