INVESTOR REVIEW
I met five gentlemen ranging in age from 72 to 80 some time ago when they invited me to lunch. But it never seemed I had time to join them in Ocala, my quaint but rapidly growing Florida home. Finally, a few weeks ago when I accepted their offer, they honored me with a seat at their premium table. They told me they have been dining at the same restaurant at the same round table every Wednesday (excluding major holidays) for 27 years. They had found a community within themselves, one in which they could grow and share inappropriate jokes along with investment tips. It was important to them to be able to meet to discuss their town and county and share all the insider happenings. After 27 years, they are their own secret community in the “know.” After leaving lunch, I marveled at the gold mine of information they are as I look within my community for investment opportunities. But how do you even begin to unpack the depth of knowledge held across five people’s networks? How can anyone truly grasp the growth decisions shaping the city and county without that kind of collective insight? Does it really take 27 years of weekly lunches to start seeing the patterns, the under-the-surface investments, the quiet plans already in motion? Many lenders have long considered networking with influential or insightful people a key to successful investments. I’m not advocating for shortcuts and have nothing against lunches, but there must be other ways to find deals. And this isn’t a ChatGPT question!
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SUSAN REILLY
60 | think realty magazine :: july - august 2025
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