Making It (and Sometimes Not) in Real Estate

John McNellis is a veteran real estate developer and founding partner of McNellis Partners, where he's spent more than four decades developing over 100 properties across Northern California, primarily supermarket-anchored shopping centers. After starting his career as a lawyer in San Francisco and quickly realizing litigation wasn't for him, John transitioned into real estate—building his business one small project at a time and learning through experience. He's also the bestselling author of Making It in Real Estate, widely regarded as