Vision, dedication, a commitment to success and to sharing that success with others and my community. These are the reasons I emerged from an economically deprived Southwest Detroit community to become one of the nation's leading African-American real estate investors and one of the cornerstones of Detroit's economic and cultural rebirth.Shortly after attending Wayne County Community College's first class in 1970, I made the decision that would change my life and the lives of many around me: To enter the real estate business. Beginning with a single purchase and countless hours of self-directed education in the multiple facets of the real estate business, I established the cornerstone of what would become a nationally-acknowledged real estate and investment powerhouse, Strather Academy; Strather Associates, and Strather Affiliated Companies etc.Specialties: Creative Commercial Real Estate negotiations, Acquisitions of Commercial Real Estate, creative real estate deal structuring, public speaking, trainer, 501(c)3, non-profits, gift sales, Creative Commercial Real Estate, multifamily investing, multi-complex investing, private money, private lender, private money lender