Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Lots of Churches

We have enjoyed becoming specialists in selling churches, as we have begun doing in the past  year.  It's a specialized business, and we are getting in gear with the various rules and regulations, and the special needs of congregations.  I recently returned from a meeting of brokers from around the country, and this is happening elsewhere as well.  Traditional denominations are consolidating their parishes, while new churches are springing up all over.

One of the challenges is to creatively reuse buildings that were designed when churches were the social centers of their neighborhoods.  Those neighborhoods have changed, and the way congregations operate has often morphed as well.  Sometimes it makes more sense to turn sanctuaries into housing or educational space.

Who would have thought that we would have moved from industrial and commercial brokers into agents who worked with churches, casinos, breweries, and marijuana facilities?  It's a brave new world out there, and we're proud to be in the vanguard.

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