St ates ' ▁bank ▁branches ▁were ▁set ▁to ▁close . ▁Upon ▁hearing ▁this , ▁Sch or sch ▁offered ▁to ▁buy ▁every ▁( v ac ant ) ▁bank ▁branch ▁building . ▁ ▁He ▁re called ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁interview ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁" They ▁[ the ▁bank ] ▁thought ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁cra zy ▁man ." ▁The ▁$ 2 2 . 3 ▁million ▁deal ▁was ▁completed ▁within ▁ 3 7 ▁days , ▁and ▁within ▁ 1 2 ▁months ▁he ▁sold ▁or ▁le ased ▁ 9 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁properties . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁American ▁Fin an cial ▁Resource ▁Group ▁became ▁American ▁Fin an cial ▁Real ty ▁Trust , ▁or ▁AF RT . ▁Sch or sch ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁company ' s ▁President , ▁CE O , ▁and ▁Vice ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees , ▁listing ▁it ▁public ly ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁Sch or sch ▁was ▁dub bed ▁" The ▁Bank ers ▁Land l ord " ▁by ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁In qu ir er . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Sch or sch ▁left ▁AF RT . ▁ ▁AR ▁Capital ▁and ▁American ▁Real ty ▁Capital ▁Trust ▁Sch or sch ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁where ▁he , ▁along ▁with ▁William ▁M . ▁" B ill " ▁K ah ane , ▁founded ▁the ▁invest ment ▁services ▁firm ▁American