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Posted: March 25, 2008
Alan Hastings, Owner - Hastings Cohn Real Estate
Name: Alan Hastings
Title: Owner
Company: Hastings Cohn Real Estate
Location: Buffalo, NY
Birthplace and year: Providence, RI, 1956
Family: Wife, Angela; children: Olivia and Cole
College: State University of N.Y. College at Buffalo
First job outside of real estate: Market research
First job in real estate or allied field: Real estate sales
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Investment, retail, office, warehouse and land sales and leasing in upstate New York. Growing the office and professionally serving our clients.
Hobbies: Golf, music, travel
Favorite book: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Favorite movie: "Good Fellas"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Donald Trump
Keys to success: Being aware of clients' needs and discovering new opportunities for them.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Rock star
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