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I’d like to introduce Dr. Canaan Van Williams as a potential guest for Commercial Real Estate Millionaires. Dr. Van Williams is the founder of ProActive Realty Group and a Certified Private Equity Professional who has built substantial wealth through a contrarian commercial real estate strategy: affordable multifamily housing in underserved markets.
While many investors compete for the same deals in saturated metros, Dr. Van Williams has spent over 25 years developing a defensible niche that delivers 12.5%+ average returns, strong downside protection, and growing institutional interest—while housing more than 1,200 families at rents significantly below market.
His edge comes from combining disciplined underwriting with on-the-ground operational control and community engagement—reducing renovation costs, improving tenant retention, lowering crime, and protecting NOI. His platform’s ESG performance is independently verified by BlueMark, Morningstar Sustainalytics, and IAS, which has become a powerful capital-raising and differentiation tool.