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EXECUTIVE WATCH GlobeSt.com:
BY ANTHONY J. LOPINTO
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is a weekly column featured on GlobeSt.com, the leading online real estate
news site. Tony LoPinto, the CEO of Equinox Partners has been the
author of this widely read column.
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EXECUTIVE WATCH PERSPECTIVE
By Anthony J. LoPinto
January 16, 2007
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My father died this week at the ripe old age of 88. He was a consummate real estate professional, a well-respected appraiser (MAI) and occasional entrepreneur who got into the business because his father was in the business--a fresh-off-the-boat investor who bought buildings in Harlem soon after arriving in the United States, and ended up going bust in the Depression. I, too, got into the business because my father was in it. As a prime-time Baby-Boomer, I decided to take advantage of Dad's introductions, and, hopefully, build on his success. Just before I left the house on my first day of work, he gave me one important bit of advice: "Don't ever forget that real estate is a relationship business." He was right. As I reflect on all of the executives who I have come to know over my 35-year career, the ones that stand out, the most successful by and large, built their businesses and their success on a strong foundation of relationships.
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