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Investors United School of Real Estate Investing is an educational institution and membership association based out of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The school offers on-campus and online courses for real estate investors, and provides a permanent structure and support system for those people who wish to remain members of the organization after they have completed the full curriculum. Founded in 1980〔Maryland Department of Assessments & Taxation, Date of formation July 11, 1980, Investors United, LTD.〕 by (Charles Parrish ), a professional real estate buyer, Investors United has expanded its operations from a single classroom with a local focus, to a multi-story structure with local, regional, and national services offered both on-site and online. The school’s literature states that it is “America’s oldest school dedicated to teaching the techniques of proper real estate investing.” This assertion has been upheld by other organizations in the industry and by publications researching the school.〔http://www.invest-magazine.com/ Sept/Oct 2010 edition〕 In addition to its corporate name, Investors United also holds several registered trademarks including its motto: "You will succeed - Guaranteed", and slogan "Earn while you learn." ==History== In the mid-1970s, Charles Parrish had established himself as a real estate investor in the Central Maryland region. By forming partnerships with other commercial and residential investors, he created several small, informal groups of investors that were connected to each other primarily through him. By the late 1970s Parrish had accumulated thousands of pages of written notes and suitcases filled with recorded ideas for negotiating different types of real estate transactions. In addition, Parrish’s interaction with his group of partners had revealed that, while there were courses and seminars that adequately addressed some of the options available to real estate investors, there was no comprehensive system of education in property investment. Since certification is not a requirement for real estate investors, most colleges and universities were disinclined to offer courses on the subject. Of the 36 colleges with campuses in the Maryland, one offers a degree program with a focus on Real Estate Investment. There were also few (if any) permanent networking structures for real estate investors. The Baltimore Investment Club (later, The Maryland Real Estate Exchange), the oldest established real estate investing club in Maryland began meeting in 1984. Parrish’s own network of contacts had led to lucrative partnerships, and his colleagues had shown him the value of learning investment strategies from real-world practitioners. Sensing a vacuum in his industry, Parrish created Investors United. In 1980, Investors United began as a single-classroom operation led by Charles Parrish. Invited personally by Parrish, the inaugural members were all working real estate investors who were interested in both teaching new techniques and in learning them from others. Over its 30 year history, the school has expanded and updated its courses to cover trends, issues, and methods that have evolved since its founding. In 1998, (Ian Parrish ) became President of Investors United School of Real Estate Investing and began an initiative to increase the school's reach and capabilities. In 2001, all of Investors United’s classrooms and administrative offices were moved to a larger facility in Parkville, MD.〔The Baltimore Business Journal March 26, 2004〕 To accommodate the school’s expansion into distance learning, the new facility’s classrooms and conference rooms were made fully interactive via the Internet. Charles Parrish remains an active real estate investor, still teaches courses at Investors United, and is currently the school’s CEO. Ian Parrish is still the school’s President, overseeing all daily operations.〔Maryland Real Estate Exchange, meeting of October 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Investors United (School of Real Estate Investing)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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