Vern Harris
Vern Harris is a real estate investor, broker, entrepreneur, and networking leader with deep experience in residential assisted living, senior housing, acquisitions, brokerage, and investor education.
He is affiliated with A Better Way Realty and ABW Senior Investments LLC, and has built a specialized track record in assisted living real estate, including involvement in more than $100 million in assisted living transactions and 80+ residential assisted living homes.
Vern also founded the Denver Association of Real Estate Investors, a long-running investor community active since 2013 with more than 1,800 members and hundreds of educational events hosted.
Vern focuses on connecting serious investors, operators, brokers, lenders, and capital partners around practical, cash-flowing real estate opportunities. His areas of emphasis include residential assisted living, memory care, value-add acquisitions, triple-net lease structures, market analysis, and partnership-based investing designed to create both strong investor returns and meaningful community impact.
A Better Way Realty / ABW Senior Investments
A Better Way Realty / ABW Senior Investments is an investment-focused real estate platform helping investors build cash flow, net worth, and long-term financial security through real estate. With more than 30 years of investor education experience and a track record spanning brokerage, acquisitions, 1031 exchange strategies, private lending, partnerships, commercial real estate, and senior housing investments, ABW brings a full-cycle perspective to each opportunity.
ABW’s unique value is its investor-first approach: the team evaluates opportunities not just as brokers, but as owners, partners, and operators. The company is a strong collaborator for investors seeking deal analysis, acquisition support, senior housing opportunities, capital partnerships, and practical real estate investment strategies.
