FROM THE EDITOR
Collaboration Begins with Conversation
he real estate investing space is vast. During my years in this industry, I’ve T
housing and essentially represent “housing providers.” It’s a great way to encourage collaboration. On Sept. 20, Think Realty and the American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) held their annual
discovered that people who don’t participate in it day to day often misrepresent it with no malicious intent. Simply put, they don’t know what they don’t know. Because of these misconceptions (as well as other reasons), it became clear that the real estate investing industry needed advocates, especially for smaller, non-institutional investors. In response, Think Realty created a designated arm that focuses on legislative efforts to support our industry. Think Realty is a place to be part of the solution rather than the problem. Let your voice be heard through collaboration and education. Together, we can create a movement for positive impact in the real estate investing space, a space where we collectively create housing for those who need it. As a passionate advocate myself, I can assure you that we cannot simply talk about what the problem is over and over again. Instead, we must educate those in positions of power about the positive impact of real estate investing on
Day on the Hill. The purpose of Day on the Hill is to explain what housing providers and private lenders do for the real estate industry and to voice the impacts proposed legislation would impose. GRC members from both organizations met with members of the Senate and House committees to talk through some of the issues we feel misrepresent the real estate investing space. Overall, we considered it a successful day. We fostered numerous relationships and have scheduled additional follow-up. To learn more about the issues we addressed and our proposed next steps, turn to page 16. Think Realty and AAPL is committed to continuing these conver - sations with legislative officials about issues that can directly impact our businesses. Together, we can—and will—continue to raise the standards in our industry. Here’s to your investing! •
CARMEN FIELDS, MANAGING EDITOR
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