On January 28th we were visited by two guest speakers, Mr. Gentry and Dr. Harrison, who are Texas A&M University graduates themselves. The former is a lawyer while the latter practices medicine and invests in real estate & businesses.
The topic was about a special development project off Briarcrest and Highway 6 here in Texas. Both enlightened us about various issues they faced at the start of this project and how vigilant we must be when purchasing a property and developing it. The particular project faced issues regarding public restrictions, mainly easements.
However, to me the most interesting fact about the talk was how they acquired the piece of real estate. Dr. Harrison inherited it from his grandfather who as a matter of fact won it in a poker game.
Now how fascinating is that? Wish my grandfather did something like that. Another interesting fact is how another fellow Aggie asked Dr. Harrison to donate the piece of land to him to which he gestured, "yeah right"!!
What I learnt at the end of the day is Real Estate is a business, there is no free business, if you want it you have to fight for it!
The topic was about a special development project off Briarcrest and Highway 6 here in Texas. Both enlightened us about various issues they faced at the start of this project and how vigilant we must be when purchasing a property and developing it. The particular project faced issues regarding public restrictions, mainly easements.
However, to me the most interesting fact about the talk was how they acquired the piece of real estate. Dr. Harrison inherited it from his grandfather who as a matter of fact won it in a poker game.
Now how fascinating is that? Wish my grandfather did something like that. Another interesting fact is how another fellow Aggie asked Dr. Harrison to donate the piece of land to him to which he gestured, "yeah right"!!
What I learnt at the end of the day is Real Estate is a business, there is no free business, if you want it you have to fight for it!
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