General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> October 16, 2000

Leo Wells Iii – Wells Real Estate Investment Trust Inc

LEO F. WELLS, III is President and Sole Director of Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. Prior to forming Wells & Associates, Inc. in 1978, he was a Real Estate Salesman and Property Manager for Roy D. Warren Company, an Atlanta real estate company. Mr. Wells was associated with Sax Graskin Real Estate Company, during which time he became a Life Member of the Atlanta Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club. He also served as Vice President of Hill-Johnson, Inc., a Georgia corporation engaged in the construction business. Mr. Wells has over 28 years of experience in real estate sales, management and brokerage services. He is currently a co-General Partner in a total of 25 real estate limited partnerships formed for the purpose of acquiring, developing, and operating office buildings and other commercial properties. Mr. Wells is a Registered NASD Principal and has the Series 7, 24, and 63 licenses. He also is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina, and is a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Mr. Wells is an active member of Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, Georgia. He earned a BBA in Economics from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Profile
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Mr. Wells: Wells Real Estate Funds began in 1984. We are a real estate

investment management firm based in Atlanta. We