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Miracle of Wealth with Steve Down, pg. 40 Linda: How do you have the deal structured to attract investor partners? Steve: I have structured the transaction to accom- plish three primary goals. Goal one is to mini- mize investor risk; goal two is to provide above average real estate income; and goal three is wealth creation through the 10X wealth strategy. Details can be heard at my next lecture. Steve: Linda, that’s the most exciting part. When we build a small event center in a certain demographic we’ve demon- strated that we can more than double the returns of traditional commercial real estate. Linda: If so, that’s remarkable. Steve: The small event center concept in the most exciting commercial real estate play since storage units became the grand slam back in the eighties. Public Storage, for example, trades on the New York Stock Exchange (PS) and still puts 40% returns to the bottom line on over 2,200 facilities! Linda: In your opinion, what’s the single biggest mistake made by investors? Steve: The biggest mistake I see is when investors try to do it all by themselves when they don’t have to. When I fly I leave it to the professionals rather than going solo. Linda: I would love to have access to a small event center for our own con- ferences scheduled across the country. How many do you plan to build and where? Steve: We plan to build 100 centers throughout the U.S. by our tenth year. Currently, we have 16 under development in Utah, California, Arizona and Colorado. We are anxious to expand into Texas and Illinois. We intend to focus in states West of the Mississippi during our first five years. Linda: Why would investors want to join you as opposed to doing it themselves? Steve: By hooking their car to my train they can diversify better than they could on their own. They benefit by having an experienced fo- cused team developing highly profitable real estate across the country. Best of all, I structure the transaction in such a way that it significantly reduces the risk and provides a far greater upside potential. My experience tells me that doing all the Continued on pg. 77 Eight factors that will forever change how you create wealth. From Steve Down, Best-Selling Author of Financially Fit for Life Wealth Factor #1 10 X WEALTH: THE MIRACLE OF ADDING A ZERO Get the audio book for free at MiracleofWealth.com Realty411Guide.com PAGE 42 • 2014 reWEALTHmag.com