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BIGO Webinar Replay: Getting in Front of Sellers with Bill Cook
Posted on June 22, 2016 byLearn the Quickest, Easiest & Most Affordable Way To Get In Front Of Sellers
Watch the “BIG O” Webinar Replay
with Bill Cook
Here’s the big picture: You must let everyone know who you are and what you do. The goal is to have all the folks in your area call you if they are considering selling their property. Your next task is to separate the folks who WANT to sell from the folks who NEED to sell. And finally, when you find a motivated seller, you must be able to creatively structure a win-win deal, as well as be willing to pull the trigger quickly – ’cause great deals don’t hang around long!
By far, the MOST effective thing we do to accomplish the above goals is knocking on sellers’ doors and asking Pete Fortunato’s famous question: “Why are you selling such a nice house like this?” Nothing, nothing, nothing works better than knocking on sellers’ doors!
I know that, in this day of iPads, websites and high-tech gadgetry, many will disagree with me. That’s fine. But realize that, for the most part, the ones who disagree with me have NEVER gone out knocking on sellers’ doors. Think about it: What’s the point of websites, direct mail campaigns, squeeze pages, dialing for dollars, etc.? Isn’t it to get you face-to-face with a seller?
If you want to learn more about how to get face-time with 8 out of every 10 sellers you meet, be sure to watch this Webinar Replay we recorded live with Bill Cook on May 25, 2016 at the Beginning Investors Group Online where he taught us the “Quickest, Easiest & Most Affordable Way To Get In Front Of Sellers!” Watch the Webinar Replay Now! Read More→
BIGO Webinar Replay: How to Get Started Investing in Real Estate with Don DeRosa
Posted on June 22, 2016 byHow to Get Started Investing in Real Estate
Watch the “BIG O” Webinar Replay
with Don DeRosa
Don DeRosa helped us kick off our first meeting of the Beginning Investors Group Online (BIGO) on Wednesday, April 27th, 2016. Don is a full-time active real estate investor, mentor and trainer who specializes in all types of real estate investing such as wholesaling, creative financing pretty house deals, rehabbing and retailing, rentals, short sales, foreclosures, new construction and much more.
If you want to learn the quickest and easiest way to get started in the real estate investing business with limited time and funds, Watch the Webinar Replay Now! Read More→
Intown Investors Club Meets June 16, 2016
Posted on June 16, 2016 byThis Group is All About Doing Deals!
June 16th, 6:30PM at Wrecking Bar Brewpub
Bring Your Deals, Biz Cards & Flyers
Atlanta REIA Members & Non-Members Welcome!
The Atlanta Intown Investors Club is a new Atlanta REIA Subgroup led by Maggie Groholski that meets on Thursday, June 16th at 6:30PM at the Wrecking Bar BrewPub in Atlanta, GA. Our mission and focus is to provide an open forum for real estate investors and industry professionals to network and have direct access to hot real estate deals. The format for this meeting is totally member-centric. It’s content and value is derived from our members and guests actively participating and networking with each other during the meeting.
Atlanta REIA Members & Guests, Please RSVP on Meetup.com
This meting is all about transacting and doing deals. You will have the opportunity to pitch your properties, products, and services; voice your real estate haves and wants; and participate in open discussions of real estate questions and concerns. We will not be pitching products from the front of the room. We will strive to remain a forum for investors to do deals and learn and seek advice from your peers and trusted industry professionals. The more you attend and participate, the more deals you’ll do and, the smarter we all become.
Meetings will be held on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 6:30PM – 9PM in the Cellar Room of the Wrecking Bar BrewPub located at 292 Moreland Ave NE in Atlanta, GA. Dinner will be available to order as well as a wide variety of beers and cocktails. Join us for the meeting as well as dinner to support the brewpub. Stop by the valet station for COMPLEMENTARY Valet Parking or COMPLEMENTARY Parking Passes to park across the street
Atlanta REIA Members & Guests, Please RSVP on Meetup.com
After the conclusion of our Atlanta Intown Investors Club Meeting, we will be hanging out a the at the Wrecking Bar Brewpub for “Late Nite Networking” to socialize and build stronger relationships. So come and join us for the Atlanta Intown Meeting and be prepared to stay late and network and have fun with like minded real estate investors, marketers and other professionals late into the evening!
5 Secrets You Need to Know For Growing Your Real Estate Investing Business
Posted on June 16, 2016 by
Come join us at BIG on Monday, June 20th at 6:30PM at Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs, and learn 5 secrets to grow your real estate investing business with special guest speakers Mark and Anne Lackey.
Mark and Anne Lackey will be presenting these secrets and essentials to grow your business no matter how new or mature it is. They will drill down on how they apply these secrets to the multiple businesses they operate and will show you how you should apply them to your business. Knowing and using these concepts when starting a business will help accelerate you to success, and mature businesses can get a boost using them too.
Atlanta REIA Members Please RSVP on Meetup.com
Mark and Anne Lackey are well known around the Atlanta area and across the nation as Real Estate Investors, Authors, Speakers and Educators as well as Realtors. Whether selling a home they just renovated, finding income property for other investors or buying for their own portfolio, Mark and Anne’s work, play and life are all about Real Estate.
Late 1999 while working a job in Corporate America, Mark and Anne made the decision to start a real estate investing career and they have never looked back. Their first month in the business, they purchased 4 rental homes and still own all 4 today as high cash flowing rentals.
Today, Mark and Anne control and manage over $3M in passive income producing residential properties, (aka rentals) in their own portfolio, and manage $23M of income producing properties for other investors. Each year they find, fix-up and flip multiple properties for profit and have transacted over $35M in real estate over the past 5 years alone. Together they own and operate Atlanta Housing Source, Growth Asset Management, The REI Resource and Rental Home Atlanta. They do everything together.
RSVP NOW! This is the one event you can’t afford to miss. Seating is limited!
After the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA BIG Meeting (after 9:00PM), we will be hanging out at the Hudson Grille for Late Nite Networking also known as the “Meeting After the Meeting”. Stick around, have some dessert, a drink, network and have fun with like-minded investors and real estate professionals as we hang out late into the night!
*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.
BIG is an educational and networking special interest group, hosted by Dustin Griffin for new investors who are just getting started in real estate investing as well as “new again” real estate investors who’ve taken a few years off and are looking to start investing again. The entire purpose of this group is to educate and inspire new investors working on their “first deal” and help new again investors get their “next deal”. Please join us on the 3rd Monday of each month at Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs.
Atlanta REIA Members Please RSVP on Meetup.com
Onsite Renovation Group Meets on June 21, 2016
Posted on June 16, 2016 byHands-On Learning “ Site” at Your Real Renovation Projects
Tuesday, June 21st at NOON
368 Kendrick Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30315
Please join us on Tuesday, June 21st at NOON for the Atlanta REIA Onsite Renovation Group (ORG). This month’s meeting will be held at 368 Kendrick Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30315 and features Brad Campbell of New Western. Brad is one of Atlanta’s Most Seasoned Investors and will discuss the details of the deal including a Q & A session with the investor regarding the Rehab Plan.
The Atlanta REIA Onsite Renovation Group (ORG), hosted by Lynn Overall, is an educational and networking group that focuses on the acquisition, renovation and retail resale (fix and flip) of single family residential homes. The purpose of the group is to allow both new and experienced rehabbers and investors to meet, network and share knowledge and experience with “hands on” access to real property. The Onsite Renovation Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday each month at NOON at an active renovation site, build site or rental property which will vary from month to month. As always, there is no charge for Atlanta REIA members to attend. Guests pay only $20 at the door.
Atlanta REIA Members Attend for NO CHARGE and Guests for $20 at the door.
Guests can join Atlanta REIA for Only $100/year and Attend for NO CHARGE!
Atlanta REIA Members & Guests, Please RSVP on Meetup.com
How to Get Started in Property Management on June 21, 2016
Posted on June 16, 2016 bywith Chris & Donna Littleton
June 21st, 6PM, Flat Creek Country Club
100 Flat Creek Rd, Peachtree City, GA 30290
Come Join Us for COMPLIMENTARY Appetizers!
Property Management can be a rewarding and sometimes a bewildering experience. There are so many moving parts it can be hard to manage or remember everything that needs to be done. This is one of the reasons that our EPIC group exists. To relay great information to better manage your properties.
On Tuesday, June 21st at the Flat Creek Country Club located at 100 Flat Creek Rd in Peachtree City, GA, Chris & Donna Littleton will be presenting: So Many Pieces, Where To Start?
You will learn about:
- Marketing and Leasing
- Property Maintenance and Management
- Tenant Screening and Analysis
- Accounting and Compliance
- Move-Ins and Move-Outs
- And more!
Come Out on Tuesday, June 21st and every 3rd Tuesday of Each Month. You are sure to meet some great individuals and make lasting connections that will help propel your business in the right direction. We look forward to seeing you there!
Atlanta REIA Members & Guests, Please RSVP on Meetup.com
*Please Note: EPIC Meeting agenda is subject to change.
Learn To Do Your Due Diligence at BIG Online on June 22, 2016
Posted on June 15, 2016 byLearn To Do Your Due Diligence on Your Deals
A Live Webinar with Russ Hiner
Register @ bigonline.atlantareia.com
No Charge to Attend Online for Members or Guests!
New investors often have lots of questions when it comes to evaluating a property and doing their due diligence. Questions like…How do I know if a property is a good deal or not? Should I do my due diligence before or after I get a property under contract? How do I determine the property’s value before and after repairs are made? How do I determine how much repairs will cost? How do I check title? How much valuable information can I pull from public records?
If you would like to get the answers to these questions and more, this is definitely an online meeting you don’t want to miss!!
You Will Learn:
- What your due diligence priorities should be
- Where to do your due diligence
- How to determine a due diligence plan
- Buying houses with tenants in them, buying vacant houses, multi family
- What to do when your plan doesn’t work!
- And much, much more…
Learn what “buyer beware” really means, register now and join us on Wednesday, June 22nd at 7:00 PM ET.
No Charge to Attend ONLINE for Members or Guests!
If you are really serious about upping your investing game, You should NOT MISS this webinar! Read More→
Let’s Make a Deal Meets June 13, 2016 with Lynn Overall & Don DeRosa
Posted on June 10, 2016 by
Atlanta REIA Members & Guests, Please RSVP on Meetup.com
The “Let’s Make A Deal” group is a subgroup of the Atlanta REIA led by Lynn Overall and Don DeRosa that now meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 6PM at the Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs, GA. The focus of the group is to take new investors through the entire process of repurposing distressed home. Each home is purchased by the group and is completed as a Joint Venture.
We are no longer asking you to bring your checkbook, however you will be disappointed if you don’t because these deals will be purchased by someone, and you will have the first opportunity to profit from them.a
Funding for these deals will be provided by our sponsors, Angel Oak Prime Bridge & Barnett Capital. Each group desiring to participate in the deal will form an LLC, identify member responsibilities, open an operational bank account and fund holding costs for the deal and execute a purchase contract for the property. Your projects will be overseen by a professional engineer and an experienced rehab investor.
Our goal is to have fun, make a profit and learn how to properly rehab a property. We will also provide the buyer and the neighborhood with homes that are shining examples of what we, as investors, do for the economy and the community.
Bring your checkbook or not. Either way, you will walk away from this meeting with knowledge and tools to help you become a better investor.
No less than three properties will be presented at the meeting. Each will meet the Angel Oak 65% or 100% financing criteria. Come join us and do your first rehab!
Atlanta REIA Members & Guests, Please RSVP on Meetup.com
The Profit Newsletter June 2016 Edition
Posted on June 6, 2016 by
The June 2016 Edition of The Profit Newsletter is now available for download. There are 54 pages this month full of upcoming meetings, workshops, educational articles and other valuable information for your real estate investing pleasure and success. Download it and check it out!
The Profit is Atlanta REIA’s digital, interactive newsletter for serious real estate investors delivered as an Adobe PDF file to read on your PC, Mac, Smart Phone, iPad or other mobile ready devices. Many of the articles and ads in The Profit contain many hyperlinks you can click to get more information online! The high res version of The Profit is “print ready” for those who want to print the newsletter on their home or business printer.
Be sure to Subscribe to The Profit by Email or Subscribe to The Profit by Text so you don’t miss a single issue.
Atlanta REIA West Meets May 23, 2016 on Overcoming Fear
Posted on May 23, 2016 bywith Leslie Mathis
Free for ATL REIA Members, Guests $10 At The Door
Is the fear of talking to sellers stopping you from making offers? Are you afraid that your good deal is not really a good deal? Are you afraid of rejection? Are you worried that you don’t have the money to close or won’t be able to find a buyer? Are you afraid you will screw up a deal and get sued? Are any of these fears or others stopping you dead in your real estate investing tracks?
Having fear is normal, it is built into your DNA. Fear is designed to keep us from unnecessary harm. However, some fears can keeps us from doing the tasks we need to do in order to become successful. Would you like to know the ways to tame these crippling fears?
If you do, then join us Monday, May 23rd at 6:30pm at The Cherokee Cattle Company at 2710 Canton Rd. in Marietta where Leslie Mathis, will be presenting to you several different ways to tame the fears you have when it comes to real estate investing.
You Will Learn:
- How Fear Stops Investors Dead In Their Tracks
- How To See Yourself As A Success
- How To Rid Yourself Of Self-Doubts
- How To Stay Focused And Overcome Your Fears
- And Much, Much More…
Leslie will be showing you techniques that you can use right away to tame your fears. If you have the strains of fear tugging at you right now,if your fears are holding you back from achieving success in the field of your choice, then this is unquestionably the right event for you! DO NOT MISS IT!
As always, Atlanta REIA Members get in FREE, and guests are just $10 at the door.
Join us Monday, May 23rd at 6:30pm at The Cherokee Cattle Company at 2710 Canton Rd. in Marietta for info that you can’t afford to miss. We’ll have door prizes, networking, learning, haves and wants, and as always, a great time!
Remember to bring your have and wants flyers and business cards to the event. See you there!
Atlanta REIA Members Please RSVP on Meetup.com
*Please Note: West Meeting agenda is subject to change.
The Atlanta REIA West Monthly Meeting is an Atlanta REIA Subchapter led by Leslie Mathis that is held on the 4th Monday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Cherokee Cattle Company located at 2710 Canton Rd in Marietta. The next meeting will be held on Monday, May 23rd at 6:30PM. Atlanta REIA Members can attend for FREE and guests for $10. Show up at 6:30 PM to eat and network before the meeting officially starts at 7:00 PM. Buying your own meal is optional but highly recommended and greatly appreciated since the Cherokee Cattle Company allows us to use their meeting room. There will be lots of learning and lots of networking. Bring your deals and your haves, wants and needs to the event.
See you at the meeting on Monday, May 23rd at 6:30PM at the Cherokee Cattle Company located at 2710 Canton Rd in Marietta!
After the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA West meeting (after 9PM), you are encouraged to hang around and join us for Late Nite Networking also held at Cherokee Cattle Company. So please come eat, drink, network and have fun with like-minded investors and real estate professionals as we hang out late into the night!
Bill Cook is Teaching at BIG Online on May 25, 2016
Posted on May 19, 2016 byLearn the Quickest, Easiest & Most Affordable Way To Get In Front Of Sellers
A Live Webcast with Bill Cook
Register for Webcast @ BIGOnline.AtlantaREIA.com
Here’s the big picture: You must let everyone know who you are and what you do. The goal is to have all the folks in your area call you if they are considering selling their property. Your next task is to separate the folks who WANT to sell from the folks who NEED to sell. And finally, when you find a motivated seller, you must be able to creatively structure a win-win deal, as well as be willing to pull the trigger quickly – ’cause great deals don’t hang around long!
By far, the MOST effective thing we do to accomplish the above goals is knocking on sellers’ doors and asking Pete Fortunato’s famous question: “Why are you selling such a nice house like this?” Nothing, nothing, nothing works better than knocking on sellers’ doors!
I know that, in this day of iPads, websites and high-tech gadgetry, many will disagree with me. That’s fine. But realize that, for the most part, the ones who disagree with me have NEVER gone out knocking on sellers’ doors. Think about it: What’s the point of websites, direct mail campaigns, squeeze pages, dialing for dollars, etc.? Isn’t it to get you face-to-face with a seller?
If you want to learn more about how to get face-time with 8 out of every 10 sellers, join us on Wednesday, May 25th at 7:00 PM ET for a Special Webinar where Bill is going to tell you about the Quickest, Easiest & Most Affordable Way To Get In Front Of Sellers!
No Charge to Attend ONLINE for Members or Guests!
If you are really serious about upping your investing game, You should NOT MISS this webinar! Read More→
Two Great Meetings on May 29, 2016
Posted on May 17, 2016 byHosted by Joe Thompson
Haves and Wants is a weekly investor networking and deal making lunch meeting hosted by Joe Thompson and held every Thursday at 5 Seasons Brewing at the Prado from 1:30 PM till approximately 3:00 PM. This group has been meeting for over 6 years and is all about networking, sharing information, doing deals and making money right now. Be sure to bring lots of your business cards and flyers and be prepared to promote your business and/or your haves, wants and deals with our group. If you are a real estate player or want to be, this is one weekly meeting you don’t want to miss!
5 Seasons Brewing is located at 5600 Roswell Rd (map) inside the Perimeter at the “Prado” in Sandy Springs. The all natural, organic food at the 5 Seasons is excellent and the hand-crafted beer is even better! Come out and eat, drink, network and share your deals with us! There is no charge to attend this meeting for Atlanta REIA Members or guests. Please come early and stay late. We would love to have you!
Atlanta REIA Members & Guests, Please RSVP on Meetup.com
This Group is All About Doing Deals!
May 19th, 6:30PM at Wrecking Bar Brewpub
Bring Your Deals, Biz Cards & Flyers
Atlanta REIA Members & Non-Members Welcome!
The Atlanta Intown Investors Club is a new Atlanta REIA Subgroup led by Maggie Groholski that meets on Thursday, May 19th at 6:30PM at the Wrecking Bar BrewPub in Atlanta, GA. Our mission and focus is to provide an open forum for real estate investors and industry professionals to network and have direct access to hot real estate deals. The format for this meeting is totally member-centric. It’s content and value is derived from our members and guests actively participating and networking with each other during the meeting.
Atlanta REIA Members & Guests, Please RSVP on Meetup.com
This meting is all about transacting and doing deals. You will have the opportunity to pitch your properties, products, and services; voice your real estate haves and wants; and participate in open discussions of real estate questions and concerns. We will not be pitching products from the front of the room. We will strive to remain a forum for investors to do deals and learn and seek advice from your peers and trusted industry professionals. The more you attend and participate, the more deals you’ll do and, the smarter we all become.
Meetings will be held on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 6:30PM – 9PM in the Cellar Room of the Wrecking Bar BrewPub located at 292 Moreland Ave NE in Atlanta, GA. Dinner will be available to order as well as a wide variety of beers and cocktails. Join us for the meeting as well as dinner to support the brewpub. Stop by the valet station for COMPLEMENTARY Valet Parking or COMPLEMENTARY Parking Passes to park across the street.
Atlanta REIA Members & Guests, Please RSVP on Meetup.com
After the conclusion of our Atlanta Intown Investors Club Meeting, we will be hanging out a the at the Wrecking Bar Brewpub for “Late Nite Networking” to socialize and build stronger relationships. So come and join us for the Atlanta Intown Meeting and be prepared to stay late and network and have fun with like minded real estate investors, marketers and other professionals late into the evening!
