By Andrew Babula, director of Real Estate Program at the University of St. Thomas, Opus College of Business; Brayden LeLoup, University of St. Thomas student, pursuing BS in Real Estate Studies; Madi Dulon, University of St. Thomas student, pursuing BS in Real Estate Studies

Fairly often, potential new investors ask us whether our consistently strong investment results are the product of a “secret sauce.” There is no secret sauce, but this question recently triggered an internal discussion to try to define our actual perceived advantage. Our conclusion was that CREC’s superior long-term performance is a result of our size, our ability to be very focused, and our commitment to a highly disciplined investment strategy.