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FROM THE EDI TOR- IN-CHI EF

PUBLISHER R. Michael Wrenn

World of real estate investing fits like a ‘forever home’

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Linda Wienandt LWienandt@ThinkRealty.com VICE PRESIDENT OF MEDIA SALES Rodney Halford RHalford@ThinkRealty.com 816-398-6122

or the past seven years, I have had the privilege of watching

always been a generalist rather than specialist in the topics I covered. That required getting up to speed quickly on whatever I was assigned, immersing

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this magazine, along with the indus- try it covers, grow and mature, even enter the “mainstream” of the investing world. It’s been a wild ride—challeng- ing, exhilarating, motivational, anything but

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Heather Elwing-Dixon

myself in that subject so that I could interview the experts confidently and then relay their technical, complex stories in

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boring. And it has sparked an interest in the subject at hand—wealth-building through real estate—that I will continue to nurture even as I hand off the editor’s mantle to someone new. With this issue, I have chosen to step out of the editor-in-chief ’s role at Think Realty Magazine, but make no mistake: I am not retiring from the business of exploring, learning and working in this fascinating subject area. As most everyone involved in real estate investing will no doubt agree, there is something to learn from everyone you meet and any aspect of this business you investigate. Market needs and condi- tions change, technology evolves, and new challenges present themselves. I joined the publication in 2010, when it was known as Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine, with admittedly little more than a rudimentary un- derstanding of the world of individual or “mom and pop” residential real estate investing. Coming of age as a journalist in the days when newspapers dominated the media landscape, I had

such a way that the average reader could clearly—and accurately—understand it. Tackle one topic; master it; then move on to the next. I was constantly learning new things and gaining expertise in a wide variety of subject areas I might not otherwise have explored. Having been an editor in the business-news de- partment as well as a managing editor in newspapers and other media after that, I had more understanding of real estate investing than the average person on the street. But what an education it has been since coming to a publication with such a singular focus! As the editor-in-chief of this specialty magazine since 2012, I have gotten to delve deeply into the varied interconnecting layers that form this niche. It’s challenging. It’s exhilarating. It’s captivating. And there is seemingly endless opportunity for anyone who wants to profit and succeed in its many aspects, as long as they have passion, a willingness to work hard and unquenchable desire to learn. Welcome to the wide and wonderful world of real estate investing. May it also be your “forever home.” •

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