Soar to Success December 2020

I nvestors play a valuable part in adding life in the communities they enter by identifying and purchasing run down houses and restoring them sothattheyarevibrantpartsoftheneighborhood. These homes are purchased, renovated, and sold to those individuals who become your neighbors. As a successful investor, nurture this part of your missionstatementsothatcitiesseeyouasavalue- added part of their community. This requires intentionally becoming aware of the needs in your community and connecting with your city Investors as Community Partners By Karen Cupp so that you can partner on opportunities. Ways you can become aware are through city funded neighborhood improvement initiatives, grants as well as your local, state and National Realtor Associations. NAR is cultivating partnerships through its Transforming Neighborhoods programs. The program provides realtor/investors with the opportunity to learn along side their local partners about the underlying factors that keep vacant and abandoned lots and homes “stuck