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022 // Tracy Prigmore // She Has a Deal!

ReImagining Community with Garland

Release Date: 03/17/2021

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ReImagining Community with Garland

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On Episode 022, Garland interviews Tracy Prigmore, Founder of TLTsolutions and She Has a Deal.

Tracy L. Prigmore is the Founder of TLTsolutions, a real estate investment and development firm that provides unparalleled access and insight to alternative investments. Tracy’s mission is to empower people to build generational wealth, and through TLTsolutions she creates opportunities for individuals, families and entities to obtain passive income by investing in residential, multifamily and hospitality projects.

As the sponsor for real estate investments, Tracy works with property management to maximize the value of each asset.  She has a sterling record of bringing real estate ventures to life and maximizing their financial performance through sound asset management, as well as disciplined investment and renovation strategies. Currently, TLTsolutions has multi-million dollar portfolio of real estate assets under management in four states. With the firm’s launch of its first Fund focused on hotel properties; TLTsolutions is actively pursuing acquisitions that will more than double its portfolio. 

Tracy is the creator of She Has A Deal, a platform designed to create new pathways to hotel ownership and development for women by providing education, networking and investing. She Has a Deal’s renowned pitch challenge is creating a pipeline of women hotel owners and develops by exposing early career women to hotel ownership and development.

Prior to entering real estate development, Tracy spent 25 years as a healthcare executive and held senior leadership roles in strategic planning, business development and operations for three of the nation’s largest healthcare systems.

Tracy resides in northern Virginia with her husband Derrick and their 8-year old son Noah.

Connect with Tracy at @tracyprigmore on Instagram on LinkedIn

// Connect with and learn more about your host, Garland Fuller:
Web: garlandfuller.com
Instagram: @FullCircleWithGarland
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/garlandfuller
Mailing List: http://rebrand.ly/Garland-Podcast

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