Did You Follow Your Father Into Real Estate? Talk To Us!

We look to our fathers for strength, guidance and wisdom, especially when we're little. Some of us follow our dads into the family business, and that's especially true of real estate. (Pictured: Kinzie Real Estate Group principal Steve Spinell and daughter Briana, whom we profiled last year.)

Father's Day is fast approaching and we want to hear from commercial real estate pros who followed in their dads' footsteps. What was it about your dad's career that drew you to it? Did you decide to work directly for your father or blaze your own trail? And what advice did your dad give you when you decided that this wacky business may be for you?

Send us your stories and photos of you with your dad to Chicago reporter Chuck Sudo at chuck.sudo@bisnow.com. We'll feature you in a newsletter next week.

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