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RICHMOND, VA-Louis Rogers knows net lease. As president and board member of Triple Net Properties, he oversaw what became one of the nation's largest TIC sponsors and syndicated in excess of $4 billion of real estate in over 100 offerings, including TICs.

Then the economic world fell apart, and we know what happened to commercial real estate. TICs, in particular, at their worst, were often compared to other dubious investments (think Ponzi schemes and Three-Card Monte).

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John Salustri

John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.