Today, real estate investors are more positioned to bring about massive change and have an impact for curing social issues than ever before.
World hunger is still as pressing as ever, even though just a single digit percentage of food production would be enough to feed everyone. Even in the U.S., homelessness has risen to such extreme proportions that some local governments are fining and jailing those that have lost their homes. Meanwhile, there are well over a million orphans in the world with no homes. While of course, countless properties sit vacant in the United States.
Now, as the U.S. housing market comes soaring back, real estate investors are making millions. With this sort of leverage, what can real estate investors do to give back?
There are many ways to quell these issues as an investor. Giving regularly and donating a portion of their profits is one of the best things they can do for the community. Those that are just getting started in real estate can even use their influence and contacts to start a fundraiser, coordinate for established organizations and mobilize people to volunteer.
Helping people directly can be even more rewarding, whether it is providing jobs, housing, giving or hands on assistance. The resources are there, and many of them are in the hands of real estate investors; the challenge is distribution and mobilization. How can you work to solve these issues?
