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PUBLISHER R. Michael Wrenn
PRESIDENT, AFFINITY WORLDWIDE Eddie Wilson | EWilson@AffinityWorldwide.com
The Key to the Treasure House
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Carole VanSickle Ellis CEllis@ThinkRealty.com
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epeat after me: Real estate provides the highest returns, the
also all know plenty of great investors who are enjoying both of those items. In fact, Think Realty is enjoying watch- ing many of our members achieve those types of personal milestones thanks to their own investing hard work and success. We know it’s far more than that, though.
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greatest value, and the least risk. Actually, although I have certainly said (and written) similar things to the statement above, if you followed directions just now then you repeated after entrepreneur, nationally syndicated columnist, master marketer, and clearly a huge fan of real estate, Armstrong Williams. I’d say he’s a pretty solid guy for investors to repeat from time to time, as is another far older but also historic figure, who said, “Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes in this world.” That second guy also had a taste for real estate. His name was Christopher Columbus. Combine these two messages and you get a highly appropriate lesson with which to wind up 2017: You, as a real estate investor, hold the key to the treasure. That treasure can be used, leveraged if you will, to make everything around you a better version of itself than it was before. Do not think that I’m simply saying that money is the key to happiness. We all know there’s more to it than buying fancy cars and big houses, although we
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ASSISTANT EDITOR Heather Elwing
Real estate investing in 2017 has changed in perma- nent, positive ways, and Think Realty is proud to have embraced these changes as part of its mission to help investors in terms of “Time, Wealth, [and] Purpose.” With this truly valuable combination and an appreci- ation of the treasure it represents, real estate investors have done amazing things. In this issue, we’ll explore just a few of those things and, even better, the strategies behind them. We examine the route to community revitalization and as- sociated profits. We dissect the finer points of markets, technology, and landlord support of local schools, and we delve deeply into the many ways the real estate in- dustry and the investor community can join together to become something much bigger than itself. No matter the look of your personal treasure, real estate investing can be the key. Thanks for a great 2017. Now, like every great explorer, onward! •
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