What Value do we Add?

[Stuart Gardner]

What Value do we Add?

I pose this question, because, with real estate being one of the few wealth building vehicles, I find myself asking, "Am I the only one that benefits from it?" For in every business, all of the stakeholders that are involved are there to gain value. However, the tenant (the customer) doesn't seem to get much out of the RE business.

Now, I know many of us will argue that the value our tenants get, is the opportunity to live in our properties, but surely there is more value that we add than just providing a roof over their heads.

Thus, if you as an investor, believe that your business practices and investments are adding value to all the stakeholders involved, then please share. I am very interested in learning and understanding how value is created and added to the Real Estate Investment World. Ultimately leave the world a better place. 

[Anthony Gayden]

@Stuart Gardner

I point to the countless news articles and stories about "greedy" developers, landlords, and real estate investors who have the audacity to want to make money. It's no secret that many people blame landlords for issues like increased rents, decreased affordability, displacement, gentrification, and holding down the lower income classes. That is why there are so many strong laws in many places preventing development, and making it vey difficult to raise rents (ironically this actually exacerbates the problem).