#COMMUNITYOVEREVERYTHING: MEET TRESA TODD LUGTEN
Tresa Todd Lugten, the founder of Womens Real Estate Investors Network, has found various ways to encourage and support female newcomers in the real estate business during the lockdown.
In a relatively short time, COVID-19 has proven to be an incredibly disruptive force for an overwhelming percentage of our community. In this time of uncertainty, CityCentral is dedicated to addressing the concerns of our community and uplifting our members. As a part of our Community Over Everything Campaign, we aim to provide our community with advice on managing the current situation by giving a platform to those members who feel emboldened to lend their insight. Today we have been fortunate enough to talk with Tresa Todd Lugten, who tells us about her career and offers advice on how to approach working during COVID-19
Tresa’s Road to Greatness: How It
All Started
Tresa Todd Lugten is a real estate investor and the founder of the Womens Real Estate Investors Network. As a real estate investor, Tresa focuses on buying and selling single family homes. She was convinced by her three sons, successful real estate investors in the Dallas area themselves, to enter the business. Despite not having any real estate knowledge when she started, it didn’t take long for Tresa to become one of the top female investors and mentors in the industry. It was during her time as a real estate investor that Tresa founded the Women’s Real Estate Investors Network. Tresa coaches, mentors, and teaches women how to become real estate investors.
“I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED ENCOURAGING WOMEN AND INSPIRING, I’M JUST FOR WOMEN!”
Tresa began attending networking events with her sons who were starting the Dallas Real Estate Investors Network. When she would walk into these networking events and see about 80 to 90 men and only 5 to 10 women, she felt inspired to start the Womens Real Estate Investors Network. With only 3% of real estate investors being women, Tresa started the Womens Real Estate Investors Network to change that. Her first meeting had 40 women attend. Since then, thousands of women have come to the Dallas Real Estate Investors Network and changed their lives financially.
What Does The Womens Real Estate
Investors Network Do?
The Womens Real Estate Investors Network is unique in two ways : It is truly womens only in order to create a fun, laid back atmosphere, and they are unapologetically thorough and honest about negotiation, the market, and how to close deals. “We are going deep teaching people how to negotiate, how to market and find their deals, all the different strategies that you can use that are working right here in our area.” Tresa believes there is no better place that a woman can go and get every single thing she needs if she is interested in becoming a real estate investor than her network. Her advice for women in the real estate investment world is to not freak out. It is important to stay calm and remember that what we’re really doing is helping people solve problems. And the most rewarding thing to Tresa? Watching a woman get her very first deal.