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After immigrating to the U.S., Marisol spent time in
the import/export industry and then found a way to use
her business acumen to facilitate investment in people by
working as a development director in the nonprofit community. “In the nonprofit world, I was in charge of helping organizations raise funds to put into programs and
change lives. I was in the business of selling hope, not an
exchange for services. Raising money is both a science
and an art. The science portion of it is financial forecasting
and measuring the long-term value of a dollar’s lifespan.
The creative portion is about how to package the message
and move a donor enough to listen. It’s about establishing
a relationship. The service you give to a donor is the first
step to a long-term relationship that, in turn, will bring the
time and monetary contributions of the donor.”
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Marisol Parand
t some point in life, all of us decide who we will
be in the world and what we will do with our most
productive years. Marisol Parand, co-owner and
president of Global Real Property Investments, Inc. in
Irvine, chose early on to invest in people.
Marisol’s journey began in her home country of Peru,
where she and her five siblings had the good fortune to be
raised by a stay-at-home mother and a successful engineer
father who valued love, learning and laughter. She went
on to the Universidad de Lima and earned a bachelor’s
degree in psychology, and then a master’s degree in
organizational management in the United States. “I have
always been passionate about human minds, and I originally thought my future would be in clinical psychology
working with special needs children.”
A university dean recognized Marisol’s keen aptitude
for business, and he opened the way for her to go to
work at PricewaterhouseCoopers. “I became part of the
executive search team in charge of psychology batteries
to evaluate whether candidates for certain positions were
a good match emotionally, mentally and socially. It had a
great impact on my life.”
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Marisol obtained her real estate license in 2005 and applied her characteristic intellect and enthusiasm to learning the business. Her path eventually crossed with that of
her now friend and business partner, Dr. Laurence Harper,
a successful entrepreneur whose diverse background includes commercial property management. Laurence holds
a Ph.D. in psychology and shares Marisol’s passion for understanding human behavior. In time, the duo’s vision for
a new kind of real estate investment firm began to crystalize, and together, they opened Global Real Property Investments, Inc.
As a full-service firm centered on guiding real estate investors, Marisol and Laurence saw an opportunity to become “a conduit for creating value in individual lives by
taking people’s greatest investment into our hands. We believe in real estate as a better way to create wealth. People
who depend upon the stock market have little-to-no control over the performance of their investment. In contrast,
real estate brings the opportunity to invest in something
they can control. You can choose to improve a property,
rent it out or sell it. We have the knowledge and experience to guide people from beginning to end and reduce
their risk and liability while maximizing their return on
investment.”
Whether she is helping someone to purchase their first
home, multiple properties or commercial property, Marisol’s first order of business is to understand what is most
important to her client. “We want to help people achieve
their version of success. That is the most rewarding portion of all of this. We are looking for long-term relationships, and above all, we treat people with dignity. I see it
as a sort of ministry. If someone is a single mom trying to
build a future, or someone doesn’t have retirement right
now, this is a solution for them to begin building wealth.
We can give a forecast and see if this is where they want
to go. For business-minded investors who want a clear cap
rate, cash flow and ROI, we can provide those, too.”
Marisol is also looking to invest in good people in the industry who wish to join the team. “We definitely want likeminded people who treat others with dignity and respect. No
matter someone’s role in our organization, it starts with a
positive, welcoming spirit and an attitude of service.”
Marisol is the mother of two daughters whom she has raised
with the same Christian values she was given by her own parents. She continues to devote her time and expertise to investing in people through service to the community, and she
sits as president of the board of a faith-based mental health
initiative in San Clemente called Saving Face Saving Grace.
“Homes are still the greatest investment that many people
will make,” Marisol says. “Through our service, we want to
continue to add value to people’s lives. Our investment is
in people.”
Marisol Parand
President
Global Real Property Investments, Inc.
2030 Main Street, Suite 1300
Irvine, CA 92614
Tel: (877) 439-2007 Cell: (949) 350-2098
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.GrpIvenstments.com
CalBRE # 01782378
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