1. He's a real estate broker.

According to ABC, he's also an entrepreneur and a community organization founder.

2. He lives in New York City.

While James was born in Raleigh, North

1. He's a real estate broker.

According to ABC, he's also an entrepreneur and a community organization founder.

2. He lives in New York City.

While James was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, he now calls the Big Apple his home. The 28-year-old star told DeacLink there are a lot of things he loves about living in NYC, too.

"Top things being: Diversity–you have no choice but to be inclusive. The thing about NYC, regardless of your culture, religion, gender, etc. if you're competent and work hard then you will succeed! You aren't discriminated against (like some parts of the country) as NYC is a melting pot like no other city," he told the outlet last year. "Opportunity–You are uniquely positioned in a city where there is every industry and influential people all around you. If you're a mover and shaker, the world is your oyster. The resources are here for anyone to be successful if they choose to apply themselves."

3. He played football.

James attended Wake Forest University, where he studied economics and played wide receiver. According to the college's magazine, he gave himself a year to make it in the NFL and tried out for both the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints. However, he was ultimately cut.

"I didn't think I was going to make a career out of football, but I thought my stint in the NFL would be longer than a few months," he told DeacLink. "Fortunately, I had a support system back home in Raleigh (Mom) who allowed me to stay at her house and train while I figured out my next steps."

Per DeacLink, he then moved to Pittsburgh for a Corporate and Institutional Banking role with PNC. He told the outlet he later moved to New York, where he spent the first six months "couch surfing, navigating the new NYC landscape and deciding if this new role in advertising as a media planner was for me." After he left that role, he accepted a position as a research analyst at real estate firm CBRE. He later founded ABC Food Tours.