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2016 Women in Real Estate: Sarah Lewis Belcher

Sarah Lewis Belcher, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC Sarah Lewis Belcher, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

Name: Sarah Lewis Belcher, Esq.

Title: Senior Counsel

Company Name: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

Email: [email protected] 

Years in real estate: 25

Telephone: 518-533-3223

How did you get your start in real estate?

I got my start in real estate as a result of my interest in land and the environment and the needs of the law firms in which I was practicing

What real estate associations or organizations are you a member of?

Real Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association

What recent project or transaction are you most proud of?

Representation of the purchaser of a real estate portfolio encompassing 24 properties, involving multiple lenders and a 1031 exchange.

What time management strategies do you find to be the most effective for you?

Having (or at least trying to have) realistic rather than eternally optimistic expectations of how much I can actually accomplish within any give timeframe.

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