The Early History The foundation for Tomlin Investments was laid in 1970 when Daniel Tomlin, Sr. and Dan Tomlin, Jr. left corporate management and entered the land investment and brokerage business. The senior Tomlin was a Dallas native who attended Southern Methodist University and later the Harvard Business School. Dan Tomlin, Jr. attended Texas Christian University, and subsequently completed his education at SMU where he earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. Dan Jr. was also engaged with corporate management prior to committing to a career in real estate with his father. The senior Tomlin passed away in 1984. In 1987 Dan Tomlin III joined his father in the business after attending the University of Mississippi. In the early 1970s the Tomlin's focused on land investment opportunities with an emphasis on the research and analysis of underlying development patterns and constraints, evolving market demand, and demographic trends. By the mid 80s the Tomlin's were managing a land investment portfolio valued in excess of $500,000,000 and they had consistently generated annual returns in excess of 40% for their investment partners. The Shift to Development At the start of the 90s, it became apparent that the real estate market was on the upswing in Texas, and the Tomlin's once again focused their energy on finding superior investment and development opportunities for their investors. Because of the increasing demand for well located and affordable single family lots, and well conceived master planned communities, they concentrated on the acquisition and assembly of parcels of land on the edge of development that would be quickly impacted by job growth and the rapidly expanding Metroplex economy. © Copyright 2009