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Steven Good - Real Estate Auction House Tycoon found dead

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Commercial Real Estate Agent with Paul Johnson and Associates

After reading his book Churches, Jails, and Gold Mines, I was able to meet Mr. Good at the TAR convention in Galveston.  This has been a tremendous loss for his family and the industry. 

In Memoriam - Steven L. Good

The Commercial Real Estate industry was deeply saddened by the recent death of Steven L. Good. Chairman and CEO of Sheldon Good & Company - a Chicago-based real estate auction, brokerage and consulting firm - Mr. Good was serving as the 2009 Committee Chair of the REALTORS® Commercial Alliance,  the commercial division of the National Association of REALTORS®. A graduate of Syracuse University and DePaul University College of Law, Steve was a member of the Illinois and Florida Bar Associations. Becoming well-known nationally, he built his business to more than $4 billion in commercial real estate sales. Steve worked actively on many real estate boards, as a presenter at industry meetings and author for numerous publications, and he was a strong fundraiser for many charities. Steve will be missed by the many people who knew and worked with him.

Sheldon Good & Company is to the real estate business what Sotheby's and Christie's are to the fine art and collectibles businesses. Since 1965, Sheldon Good has sold over 40,000 properties from coast to coast and throughout Canada and the Caribbean. "Today, we handle every kind of real estate that can be auctioned," says Steven Good, CEO and chairman. The company manages over 70 different classes of real estate, including marinas, exotic game farms, freezer cooler buildings, fishing lodges, bowling alleys, libraries, ranches, private islands, ski resorts, mountains, apartment buildings, police stations, churches, airports, nightclubs, and office buildings.

How exactly does one go about selling such properties? Widely interviewed as an established authority in the field of high-level real estate auctions, Steven Good captures the rarefied atmosphere of these deals with the wit and wisdom of a true real estate maverick. With contributions from other industry leaders and key players involved in each deal, readers will glean the complete, behind-the-scenes story for the first time.

Chapter highlights and contributors include:

· Glamorous life included: art deco hotels, South Beach, Miami; Alan Kravets, president, Sheldon Good & Co.

· Own a gold mine: mining rights in Montana; Robert Hatcher, Hatcher & Associates and Alan Joscelyn, attorney, Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman

· The man behind the curtain: Trump Plaza of the Palm Beaches

· Nothing but net: the former Michael Jordan's Restaurant; Mark Hale, senior vice president, Hinsdale Bank & Trust Co.

· "Gently used" churches: Rev. Frederick Aigner, president, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

· The jailhouse rocked: Porter County, Indiana, jail; Dave Burrus, president, Porter County Board of Commissioners

· School yard for sale: Evanston School District Headquarters; Hardy Murphy, Ph.D., superintendent

• The world is our stage: creating the first worldwide real estate auction; Terrence McDermott, CEO and executive vice president, National Association of Realtors®

Churches, Jails, and Gold Mines is an intriguing business narrative about real estate deals at the highest level.

 

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Erik Johnson, CCIM
Paul Johnson & Associates
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