Sturdy, Stable, Personalized
Invest America
W
hen it comes to
a turnkey rental,
investors often
get offered a one-size-fits-all
approach. Yet, not all inves-
tors want the same thing.
Sure, some of us want cashflow. Others want
to establish trusts for future generations to en-
joy. Others may be want yachts. When it comes
to investing with Invest America, alongside
investing pros Ben Walls and Lorne Shive,
you can expect a personalized approach with
your end goals in mind. “What is it you want?”
That’s the first question Ben asks prospective
clients hoping to build their future (and their
portfolio). And then he and partner Lorne dili-
gently work with them to achieve those goals.
Ben learned the value of a dollar at a young
age: very young. He tells me how he found op-
portunity in — of all places — wholesale clubs
such as BJ’s and Costco. “I’d saved enough
money to buy a case of Butterfingers at Costco
and my parents chuckled and went along with
my ‘master plan’,” he explains. What would
he do with all those candy bars? Sell them, of
course! “I sold them at school and around the
neighborhood for 25 cents less than what they
cost at the store, and I was still making 50 cents
a pop.”
His pitch was simple, “I sell for less and I
bring it to you.” How’s that for a competitive
advantage? It wasn’t long before he was eating
candy for free, making a profit, and had diver-
sified his portfolio into Snickers, Reese’s Cups,
and Skittles: “This was right when Skittles
started coming out with their different flavors…
and people paid full retail price for those.”
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Since then, Ben’s investment philosophy hasn’t
geared much off course — although, of course, it’s
grown up in a big way. Ben Walls is one of those
rare breeds of investors who just gets the funda-
mentals of investing — and abides by them. There
is a right and a wrong way to build walls and to
approach construction. Ben Walls, true to his name,
understands and he does things the right way.
As with his childhood business of selling candy,
his deals are still pretty sweet for anyone who buys
with him. Why? He buys low, he employs the best
contractors, he watches every dollar and he safe-
guards his buyers’ investments with the watchful
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