COVER STORY
DAVE VAN HORN
Hitting the Right Note
Dave Van Horn finds success in his niche
BY KATIE BEAN PHOTOS BY: NICHOLE BENSEL
DAVE VAN HORN started working early—in every sense of the word. In fourth grade, he had a paper route, delivering the news at the crack of dawn. Since then, he’s continued putting in the hard work, but over time, he’s learned how to put his money to work as well. Van Horn is president and CEO of PPR Note Co., based in Ber - wyn, Pa., which offers various note funds for real estate investors. He launched the company in 2007 with his co-founders, Bob Paulus and John Sweeney. In Van Horn’s view, everything he’s done since fourth grade, from the paper route to working in fast food to paint- ing, has molded him and provided lessons he’s used to build his success at PPR. SETTINGACOURSE He wasn’t born into the world of real estate, but his mother did influence his career choice both directly and indirectly. Though she was a single parent of six children, she encouraged Van Horn to take an entrance exam for a college preparatory school in Dela- ware. He protested that the family couldn’t afford it; his mother claimed that since he had good grades, she just wanted to see whether he could get in—no harm done. The next thing he knew, Van Horn was offered a four-year scholarship and looking for hand- me-down suits to wear to class.
14 | think realty magazine :: october 2021
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