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About Larry Edwards Born and raised in rural western North Carolina. Appalachian State University (1967, physical education, football), Boone, North Carolina. United States Marine Corps (34 months). Corporal, military occupation specialty:  Data Communications Maintenance, combat veteran, 7th Marines, I Corps, Vietnam ('69 - '70) San Diego Mesa Community College, General Education ('70-'71). San Diego State University, BS Degree, Finance (Honors and Distinction), 1973. Professional Associations & Designations Beta Gamma Sigma (Honors Society) Certified Commercial Investment Member, CCIM Founding member, Otay Mesa South Association Member of the San Diego Commercial Association of Realtors (CAR), National Association of Realtors (NAR), National and San Diego Chapter of CCIM.   About CCIM Recognized Leaders in Commercial Investment Real Estate CCIM Institute created the language of global real estate. 50 years after it was founded, the organization still provides its 13,000  members across 50 chapters with the financial tools and processes of the international CRE industry. Only six percent of all commercial real estate practitioners hold the coveted CCIM designation so joining CCIM San Diego means being part of an elite cohort of practitioners. Our membership is made up of commercial real estate specialists and allied professionals from across the globe. Each member has a different story to tell. But one thing unites us all – the CCIM pin. Mission CCIM San Diego Chapter provides real estate owners, managers, brokers, lenders and other commercial real estate professionals with a distinct industry advantage through education and networking programs that promote the highest levels of excellence, competency and collaboration. The CCIM pin represents a 50-year legacy of investment analysis and fiduciary-level professionalism in all phases of the commercial real estate transaction. Our members are part of that legacy. A Quick Look 2X CCIMs earn twice as much in annual gross personal income than non-designated professionals (source: NAR). Only 10% of CRE pros wear the coveted CCIM pin. 67% of CCIM designees hold senior titles.