Who Are We?

Tower Real Estate Investments (Tower REI),  is a Linden, Michigan-based Real Estate acquisition and redevelopment firm that concentrates on physically and/or financially distressed properties throughout southeast Michigan with a focus on Oakland, Macomb & Wayne Counties. Comprised of long-time Real Estate Investors and Developers, Tower’s management team possesses a combined 40+ years of acquisition, management, and renovation experience in the residential, multifamily & commercial Real Estate industry. They have been principals in or have directed over 400 combined transactions completed, with values totaling well in excess of $350MM throughout Michigan and Florida.

Tower REI has developed a high level of expertise as well as proprietary tools, relationships and resources to quickly identify Single Family Residential acquisition opportunities, acquire those assets and quickly and efficiently rehabilitate each home in order to sell through retail channels. The firm’s core focus is to acquire distressed Single Family Residential Assets at a significant discount below the property’s After Repair Value (ARV), redevelop those assets and achieve a minimum 25%+ yield upon retail resale.

Ryan Tower

Ryan Tower was born in Flint, Michigan, and is a Michigan State University Business School graduate. Mr. Tower brings many years of expertise in both Management and real estate investment to the 810 Team dynamic. He began his professional career in 1995 while attending Michigan State University, where he majored in general business administration along with a double minor in finance and English. During that time, he also took an Assistant Manager position with a nationally-recognized franchise, quickly moving up the ranks to later become a District Manager.

After graduation, Ryan became a full-time real estate investor in mid-2007, forming his own successful real estate investment company. His uncanny ability to develop relationships steered him toward luxury home short sales as well as bank-owned real estate, where he purchased and sold over 100 single family residential REO and short sale properties over the span of two years.

In early 2009, Ryan expanded his emphasis into commercial real estate, and shortly thereafter was recruited as a Project Manager by Pinnacle Commercial Group. During his brief time at that position, Ryan evaluated and underwrote over 500 of Pinnacle’s acquisition prospects and was able to diversify himself into several crucial roles including acquisitions management, project sales, marketing, broker relations, buyer/investor relations, technological development and innovation, website design and others. In early 2010, he moved into the role of Director of Corporate Dispositions where he was responsible for the ongoing sales and marketing process for the firm. In 2011, Ryan founded Genesis Commercial Investments, a consulting company where he managed the successful negotiation and acquisition of over 25 Commercial assets.

Rick Wheat

The Founder and Managing Member of the firm is Rick Wheat, a 2nd generation Investor who was literally raised in the real estate and construction business. His formal education includes a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Tennessee, and a Bachelor of Technology from the University of North Florida, majoring in Construction Technology and minoring in Real Estate.

Mr. Wheat has also held licenses in Florida as a:

• Certified Building Contractor
• Certified General Contractor
• Real Estate Broker
• Mortgage Broker

Over the course of his career, Rick has managed the construction of over 200 single family homes, with values ranging into the millions of dollars. He has also completed numerous commercial and remodeling projects, including but not limited to Retail Shops, Restaurants, Dental and Medical Facilities, Office Buildings, Warehouses, as well as several Mixed-Use and Residential developments.

His activities as a Real Estate Broker/Associate encompassed Marketing, Sales, Leasing and Property Management. As a Mortgage Broker, he primarily specialized on Private Lender funding, originating numerous Investor loans. His knowledge of all areas of those businesses greatly enhances the firm’s ability to resolve the many issues which may arise when dealing with problem properties.

Rick is also a highly sought-after seminar and workshop instructor, with a career spanning two decades. He has made presentations to tens of thousands of attendees throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean on a myriad of real estate, finance and marketing topics. He has also been an adjunct professor at the University of North Florida.

Real Estate Problem Solvers

With decades of experience, our Acquisition Team is among the best in the region, and they’ve built their reputation by focusing on the needs of our Sellers and not on the property itself. By being “Problem Solvers” and offering creative solutions to our Seller’s Real Estate related problems, we not only have an abundance of homes in our inventory, but a lot of very Satisfied Customers, too!

The firm is very proud of their reputation for helping people when they need it most. We have numerous letters of recommendation on file from satisfied customers who thought they were beyond help. You can find a sample of the kind things people are saying about Tower REI on our “Testimonials” page.

Where Do We Find These Deals?

We’re also one of the best sources for SE Michigan real estate Investors to find great discounted and investment properties throughout Southeast Michigan. We’re constantly picking up new properties and always have properties available.

Yeah, We’re Those Guys!

Ever wondered who that company is that snaps up the best deals and the highest discounts on properties in the area before anyone else ever even hears about them? Well that’s us. And we help investors like you push cash in your pocket by passing along the area’s best deals on great properties so you can profit from them and put cash in your pocket.

How Do We Find The Best Deals?

We’ve honed our proprietary marketing systems over the last few years and now have a consistent stream of deeply discounted properties, foreclosure properties, distressed property, and other types of real estate.

You’ve most likely seen some of our marketing, as we’ve been in nearly every media there is. In the end, we’ve invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into refining our marketing systems to what they are today. You benefit from that by letting us find the great deals and sending them your way.

Pretty simple really. We don’t like to over complicate things. Our company has honed our marketing to a point where we’re pretty darn good at it. We find and acquire deeply discounted Southeast Michigan real estate then make those properties available to you at DEEPLY discounted prices from current market value.

Great deals are everywhere in today’s market. But, as you’ve found… the Investors who have the best marketing, systems, and connections snap up the best deals before most people even know about them. That’s us. Whether you’re looking for…

• Foreclosure properties for sale
• Discount homes
• Fixer uppers
• Handyman deals
• Investment homes for sale
• Bank owned foreclosures / REO properties
• Distressed property
• Even Discount multi-family properties

Why Should You Work With Us?

We’ve already done the work and made the investments to generate a consistent stream of deeply discounted properties. Because we come across so many great deals (30% – 50% below market value) we simply can’t buy and keep all of them ourselves.

So, that’s where you come in. Whether you’re a…

Real Estate Investor Looking For Your Next Rental or Rehab Deal

If you’re a real estate investor and are looking for great rental properties that will cash flow or distressed properties to rehab and resell… have us find those properties for you. Just tell us what your buying criteria is, and we’ll custom search for properties for you that fit your criteria. The beauty of it is you never pay for our service… we make our money by adding on a fee once you close on one of our properties.

In the end, we’ve gotten to where we are today because we’ve focused on becoming really good at finding great deals, marketing, and passing those deals off to people like you at a huge discount. That’s all we do. You can rest assured that we are a great company to work with… and we’re real people just like you.

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