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Mon, January 26th @ 6:30 PM in Marietta, GA
Atlanta REIA West
What Winners Do, Thoughts And Habits Of Successful Investors.
with Leslie Mathis & Catherine McFarland

Leslie MathisCome join us at the Atlanta REIA Wild Wild West Group on Monday, January 26th at 6:30PM at Cherokee Cattle Company located at 2710 Canton Rd in Marietta, and start your new year in the right direction!

Highly successful investors, business owners, and entrepreneurs have very different thoughts and habits than most other people-that’s the key reason WHY they are super-achievers! Are you new to real estate and want to start off in the right direction? Are you doing everything you know to do to get deals done, and things just aren’t coming together for you?

Are you getting back in the game only to find your business isn’t growing as fast as you’d like it to? Then you need to be at The Cherokee Cattle Company in Marietta on Monday January 26 at 6:30 pm–you don’t want to miss this one! We’ll share WHAT WINNERS DO that others don’t. Be seen there!

Late Nite Networking After West Meeting

Cherokee Cattle CompanyAfter the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA WEST Meeting (after 9:00 PM), 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!

*Meeting Agenda
6:30 pm: Networking, Food Ordering & Introductions
7:00 pm: Welcome, Announcements & Upcoming Events
7:25 pm: Haves & Wants
7:45 pm: Feature Presentation with Leslie Mathis & Catherine McFarland
9:00 pm: Drawings for Prizes & Giveaways
9:05 pm: Late Nite Networking

*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.

About Atlanta REIA West

Leslie MathisThe 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 restaurant located at 2710 Canton Road in Marietta, GA. Atlanta REIA Members can attend for FREE and guests for $10.00. 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 Atlanta REIA Events Calendar for More Events!
Mon, April 28th @ 6:30 PM in Marietta, GA
The Wild Wild West Group
How to Use Video to Promote Your Business & Generate Leads
with Rock Shukoor

Rock ShukoorAre you looking for effective ways to market your real estate business and get the word out about what you do? Do you need to create a marketing plan that is effective, yet you don’t want to or don’t have a fortune to spend on marketing materials? You’re in luck, because Rock Shukoor can show you how to promote your business without breaking the bank!

Join us at Wild Wild West Group on Monday, April 28 at 6:30PM at the Cherokee Cattle Company located at 2710 Canton Road, Marietta, GA (map) where you’ll have the great fortune of experiencing marketing extraordinaire Rock Shukoor share his knowledge of VIDEO MARKETING!

Using common electronics most everyone already has, you can easily create VIDEO MARKETING that works! At Video Marketing, you’ll see:

  • Tips to make good videos
  • How to distribute your videos online- for FREE (it’s EASY for amateurs to do!)
  • What to include in your videos
  • Where to post your videos
  • Ways to use this highly effective tool to bring you RESULTS
  • And Much, Much More…

When you learn from a pro like Rock, it’s a great method sure to fit everyone’s budget! Join us this Monday at the Wild Wild West Meeting at The Cherokee Cattle Company for a great evening of learning, sharing, eatin’, meetin’, and greetin’! Come hungry, thirsty, and ready to take it all in. Doors open at 6:30, program starts at 7pm.

Rock has worked as an investor, consultant, mentor and coach in the field of real estate for more than 10 years. He is an expert in residential single family homes, and Leader of the A.I.M. (All Inclusive Marketing) Group that focuses solely on marketing for estate entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Late Nite Networking

After the conclusion of the Meeting, we invite you to stay with us for a little Late Nite Networking where you’ll have a chance to meet new friends and allies, and practice your information gathering and networking skills in a friendly, non-threatening environment!

Atlanta Homebuyers Society Update

Before the main presentation, Rock Shukoor and Leslie Mathis will tell you more information about the new Atlanta Homebuyers Society, and how it can help YOU become a better investor. You’ll have an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about this EXCITING new Mastermind!

We will also have Prizes and Giveaways to raffle off. Put on ‘yer cowboy boots and hat and come join us! Atlanta REIA members can attend at NO CHARGE. Non-Members pay just $5 (cash only please) per person at door. April Special- both Members and non-members may bring ONE guest for FREE! Seating is limited, so be sure to be on time for this awesome event!

See Atlanta REIA Events Calendar for More Events!

Come Learn from “Papa”

Posted on March 21, 2014 by

Good Friday afternoon everyone,

Ron LeGrand is coming to town for a one day event tomorrow. He comes into town about once a year at most and this is a rare opportunity to see him for a very small price. If you have not been introduced to this man, we affectionately call him “Papa” and many of us owe a great deal of thanks to him for sharing his wisdom and knowledge about real estate with us.

If you are having trouble and struggling with getting your real estate career off the ground or if you have been out of the game for a while, this would be a great place for you to be tomorrow. Ron has some new techniques to share with us that can put money – good money – in your pocket within 30 days when you follow his system. I’m really excited to be a part of the Atlanta Homebuyers Society which is intended to help you do just that.

This is not an advertisement. It is not a shameless promo. This is something I am sharing with you that I wholeheartedly believe in, because without Ron, I don’t believe I would have had success in my career that I have been so fortunate to experience. What if spending tomorrow with Ron could change the course of your life for the better? I know it did mine and I hope you will join us tomorrow.   Last I checked, we did have a few seats still available. That was this morning, so if you’d like to join us go ahead and get registered ASAP.

For more information on this event, please go to http://ron.atlantareia.com.

Everybody have a great weekend!

Leslie Mathis

Mon, Feb 24th @ 6:30 PM in Marietta, GA
Atlanta REIA West
Ignite Your Real Estate
Investing Business Tonight!

Presented by New York Times best-Selling Author, International Speaker, Personal Development Life Coach, and Real Estate Entrepreneur Wahid Shakur aka Mr. Tycoon!

Wahid Shakur aka Mr. TycoonJoin us TONIGHT, Monday, February 24th at 6:30PM at the Atlanta REIA Wild Wild West Group as we host very special guest, Mr. Tycoon! Mr. Tycoon is a National Speaker, New York Times Best-Selling Author, and Life Coach… one of the sharpest Millionaire Minds in the business. As “THE REAL DEAL”, he is going to motivate and empower you to make 2014 your best year yet! No matter what your goals, you need the MILLIONAIRE MINDSET you want to have to make them happen!

  • Priority vs. Option
  • People in Your Circle (Vision)
  • Entrepreneurism-(understand why you’ll never get TRUE wealth working for “the man”)
  • and other key factors!

We’ll also have the LATEST Market Update with “Money Man” George Beylouny–he’ll show us the news and views and the pulse of Atlanta, like “what’s hot and what’s not”.

  • How do you make your real estate buying and investing decisions?
  • Do you study the market?
  • How much more wealth can you build when you KNOW (via documented stats) what’s trending? Don’t miss this insightful info!

The Atlanta REIA West Monthly Meeting

  • When: 4th Monday of each month from 6:30 PM till 9:00 PM
  • Where: Cherokee Cattle Company at 2710 Canton Road, Marietta, GA
  • Why: To Learn, Network, Market, Do Deals and Have Fun!
  • Cost: Free for Atlanta REIA Members. $5.00 for guests and non-members.
  • Link: west.atlantareia.com

But wait, there’s more! Immediately after the Atlanta REIA West Monthly Meeting, we will reconvene at the Cherokee Cattle Company lounge for Late Nite Networking. We hope you will come out and eat, drink, network, learn and have fun with us!

The Late Nite Networking West Monthly Meetup

  • When: 4th Monday of each month from 9PM until late
  • Where: Cherokee Cattle Company at 2710 Canton Road, Marietta, GA
  • Why: To Learn More, Network More, Market More and Have Even More Fun!
  • Cost: None, just pay for your own food and beverages

See you Monday night!

Leslie Mathis
678-895-1460

Mon, Jan 27th @ 6:30 PM – Marietta, GA
Atlanta REIA West Meeting – Jan 27
with Special Mystery Speaker “Mr. E”

Atlanta REIA West MeetingCome join us at the Atlanta REIA Wild Wild West Group on Monday, January 27th at 6:30PM at Cherokee Cattle Company located at 2710 Canton Road in Marietta, just off I-75 where “Mr. E” will be our special guest speaker.

“Mr. E” moved to the Atlanta area just 3 months ago and is already doing 2-3 deals consistently in the Atlanta market right now. He is not a known speaker or superstar. He isn’t in the spotlight. Yet he is quietly cranking out successful deal after deal and making things happen!

Tony Robbins says, “If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you’ll achieve the same results.” This is the guy you want to copy!

We’re pulling back the curtain to have a rare look inside “Mr. E.’s” business and daily life–no fluff, no theory, no pie-in-the-sky promises–just real info form a real-life mover and shaker. He has promised to be candid with us and answer questions like:

Come out and discover what it is you want and need to know to make 2014 your year of prosperity and success! Come early, as seating is limited!

  • What are the biggest keys to his success?
  • What does he know and do differently than most people to produce great results? (isn’t that what we ALL want–results?)
  • What does his daily life and business look like?
  • What kind of deals is he doing to achieve great results?
  • What is his average profit per deal?
  • How does he find and finance his deals?
  • What sets him apart from the crowd?
  • What do you want to ask him?
Late Nite Networking at the Cherokee Cattle Company

Cherokee Cattle CompanyAfter the conclusion of our Wild Wild West Investors Meeting, we will be hanging out in the meeting room at the Cherokee Cattle Company for “Late Nite Networking”. CCC will be offering the best desserts in the area and awesome libations from their full bar for our members and guests. Come eat, drink, network and have fun with like minded real estate investors and other professionals late into the night!

About the Wild West Group

Leslie MathisThe 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 Road in Marietta, GA. Atlanta REIA Members can attend for FREE and guests for $5.00. 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.

Wild West Meeting Agenda*
6:30 pm: Check in, Seating, Ordering Food & Networking
7:00 pm: Welcome, Introductions & Announcements
7:15 pm: Haves & Wants
7:30 pm: Main Presentations with Guest Speaker
8:45 pm: Door Prizes, Questions & Answers, and Wrap Up
9:00 pm: Late Nite Networking for Real Estate Investors

*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.

See Atlanta REIA Events Calendar for More Events!
Mon, Sept 23rd @ 6:30 PM – Marietta, GA
Atlanta REIA West Meeting
How to Talk with Sellers to Seal the Deal & Get Them Under Contract
with Leslie Mathis

Leslie MathisSo, you’re excited about this being the best time EVER to be in real estate, you’re pumped and ready to go, chomping at the bit to do your first, or next, deal. You have a problem though, and it’s a BIG one… You’ve either haven’t talked with any Sellers yet, or you have talked to a number of Sellers and you aren’t getting any deals under contract-and you don’t know why. I mean, what could be wrong??

Join us at the Atlanta REIA Wild Wild West Meeting on Monday, September 23rd at 6:30 pm as real estate cowgirl, Leslie Mathis, shows you how she talks with Sellers, both on the phone and in person, to get her deals under contract in TODAY’S market which is vastly different than it was during the real estate boom of the last decade. Holding nothing back, you’ll see her do role plays, both with phone calls and at the Seller’s kitchen table. Time permitting, you will have a chance to practice role playing yourself as well as both buyer and seller.

Put on those boots and cowboy hats and come hungry to the Cherokee Cattle Company located at 2710 Canton Road, Marietta, GA (map) this coming Monday, September 23 at 6:30pm… you don’t want to miss this! Join us and learn how to up your game and rope ‘em in.

There will be door prizes, give aways, fun and networking. As always, FREE for Atlanta REIA Members and just $5 (CASH ONLY please) at the door for non-members. EVERYONE can bring a guest for FREE this month, so y’all pair on up and ride on in Monday for a great night out. See you there-Yee-haw!

Atlanta REIA West Meeting
Property Management Pros Share Tips & Techniques of Tenant Screening
Hosted by Leslie Mathis

Leslie MathisIndustry studies have found that the true cost of an eviction is over $5000! This situation can frequently be avoided by carefully checking out the applicants for your rental property before you hand over the keys.

National Tenant Network will share:

  • 5 Secrets every landlord should know
  • 8 steps to screening a potential resident
  • Laws and regulations affecting resident screening

PLUS…

What’s Happening in the Cobb Real Estate Market?

A Market Update with George Beylouny of Silverton Mortgage.

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Handling Seller Calls Like a PRO
at the Atlanta REIA West Meeting on May 29th

Leslie MathisWhat if there was a way to stop endlessly looking at houses that you don’t even have a chance of buying because you and your sellers don’t see eye to eye?  Would that cut down on wasted time and increase your productivity?  Of course it would!  Come join us Wednesday* May 29th at the Wild Wild West Meeting as we covers the art of handling seller calls!

  • What to say when you get your sellers on the phone
  • Getting sellers to their bottom line quickly
  • How to position yourself for contract signing when you go out to see the property

We’ll do live seller calls—so put on your boots and cowboys hat, and bring your leads to the meeting!

Led by Cowgirl Leslie Mathis, the WILD WILD WEST Subgroup meets on Wednesday* May 29 at 6:30pm at the Cherokee Cattle Company in Marietta, just off I-75.   Leslie can reached at 678-895-1460 or Leslie MathisMentor@gmail.com

Admission is FREE for all AtlantaREIA Members, Guests are just $5 cash

 DOOR PRIZES-GIVEAWAYS-Y’All Come!

*PLEASE NOTE: The Meeting day changed for this month only due to the Memorial Day holiday. We will be back on our regular schedule in June.

Deal or Dud? PLUS…Guest Speaker LaGaylia Applebee shows you where to easily find FREE money!

Come join us this month as Subgroup Leader Leslie Mathis shares with you how to sift and sort your leads so you’ll know whether to pass or play, balk or buy.

  • Real deals and what Leslie did
  • Quick and easy ways to prescreen your deals
  • Bring your leads to the meeting and we’ll structure deals for you!

Last year LaGaylia Applebee saved her clients an average of 40% on their property tax bills!  This month she’ll be showing you how she works her magic.

  • Reduce property taxes on your home, rental properties, vacation home
  • Simple step-by-step method you can use to reduce property taxes yourself
  • Push button services to save you time and money

Led by Cowgirl Leslie Mathis, the WILD WILD WEST Subgroup meets on Monday April 22 at 6:30pm at the Cherokee Cattle Company in Marietta.  Just $5 cash at the door, AtlantaREIA Members attend for free.  Leslie can reached at 678-895-1460 or LeslieMathisMentor@gmail.com.

Who’s Your Coach?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by
Atlanta REIA West Meeting
with Leslie Mathis on March 25th

Leslie MathisHowdy Partners!  Here’s a quick reminder about the Wild Wild West Meeting at 7pm TONIGHT, Monday March 25th, at the Cherokee Cattle Company on Canton Road in Marietta.  Tonight we’re covering some pretty important info that you need to know to catapult your success in your real estate business.  I’m going to let you in on something so obvious that its way too often overlooked.  Being in this business for many years, I am often amused by people that come into real estate excited as can be, only to fizzle out and quit before they even do one deal because they suddenly realize they aren’t going to become wealthy overnight.  Can you name any business or career that you can get involved in that doesn’t require at least some amount of training to be good at it?  Everyone knows you can’t become a doctor without medical school, internships, licensure, etc., right?  Real estate offers opportunities for wealth, lifestyle, and freedom way above that of the average doctor.  So why do so many people mistakenly believe that they can be successful in real estate without training and effort?  Doesn’t that seem absurd when you really stop and think about it?

Now, its definitely true that real estate is the business that most millionaires are made in.  However, just like with any business, trade, craft, or skill, you need to learn the tools, techniques, and systems that will lead you to success.  Then you have to go out and actually apply what you’ve learned to make things happen and create wealth.  It’s not going to happen simply because you’ve decided to get into real estate investing, any more than picking up a basketball will make you play like Michael Jordan.  Speaking of Michael Jordan, he doesn’t just rely on what he knows about basketball and go on that alone—HE HAS A COACH.  His coach guides and directs him and pushes him to be a better player.  His coach sees things about his playing that he can’t see on his own.  His coach helps him to excel and be one of the best.  Is real estate investing any different?  No its not.  The fastest way to success in anything, including real estate, is to work closely with someone that has documented success in that particular area and have them coach and mentor you.  Sounds simple, right?  Well, there’s a bit more to it than that, and that’s what we’re going to discuss in detail tonight.  We’ll cover things like:

  • Do you really need a mentor or coach?
  • How does a mentoring/coaching relationship work?
  • What should you expect from a mentor?
  • What’s the best kind of mentor or coach for you?
  • What are the benefits of working with a coach?
  • What qualities do you need to possess to be successful in working with a coach?

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Rock ShukoorHi there, Partners!  Yee-haw, I just have to share with you an absolutely fabulous opportunity we have coming up for you next Monday at Wild Wild West subgroup of Atlanta REIA.  Our guest speaker has over ten years experience as a real estate investor, consultant, mentor, and coach.  He has done phenomenally well in the business, has a servants heart, and a winning attitude.  I call him “The King of Marketing”, because he has extraordinary talents in marketing, which he uses very effectively to build and run his real estate business (can you say “Empire”?!!).  

Come join us on Monday, February 25th at 6:30 pm at the The Cherokee Cattle Company as Rock Shukoor shares with us how he finds CA$H buyers for his real estate deals.  Rock wholesales a lot of properties consistently, and in order for him to do this, he has to have the cash buyers to wholesale them to, right?  Come get a rare inside peek at Rock’s business, one of the most successful real estate investing businesses I know of.  Rock will show us just how he goes about getting these cash buyers to come out of the woodwork and raise their hands to say, “Yes, I want those houses!”  Duplicate his methods and get cash rolling in to your bank account ASAP!  

If you want more CA$H coming to you in 2013, it just makes great good common cowboy sense to be there Monday night, doesn’t it?  Mark your calendar now—Giddy-up on over and join the posse Monday night, February 25 at 6:30pm at the Cherokee Cattle Company in Marietta. See you there!  Until then, Happy Trails!

Admission to Wild Wild West is FREE for all AtlantaREIA Members, and just $5 per Guest.  In order to keep our meeting space free, we request that you order food and drink to support the restaurant.  And don’t forget-Late Night Networking immediately follows the meeting-stay with us, order you up a drink, and chat with Rock and other investors.  This is a great time to really connect with people that will help your business to grow – don’t miss out! Read More→

Joe ThompsonWe’re kicking off 2013 with a bang at the Wild Wild West Group! Saddle up and hold on to your bootstraps, cause believe me, partner, you’re in for a real treat. Join us next Monday, January 28th at 7pm at The Cherokee Cattle Company as we host our special guest speaker, local successful businessman Joe Thompson. Joe is going to talk about New Year’s resolutions and goal setting. Are you gonna be one of the multitudes that throw in the towel, toss another one of your dreams to the wind, or you gonna COWBOY UP and ride that buckin’ bronco to the finish? Are you ridin’ that bull…or just talking some bull? What if you only had to hold on 8 more seconds to win the prize? Could you ride it out…or will you jump off, full of self-doubt, fear, and lack of focus?

Joe holds on and STICKS WITH IT. Yeah, he gets bruised up a bit along the way (all cowboys do!), yet he is walking tall and focused. My daddy always said, if a horse bucks you off, you gotta get right back on. Horses can sense fear a mile away, and so can goals and resolutions. Come learn to lasso yours in and get control of them by “knowin’ where you’re goin’”. It’s a new year, and a new beginning. Joe will show us how we can all set some realistic, easily achievable goals to make 2013 our most successful and profitable year ever. Come learn what SERIOUS goal setting can do for you and your business!

Round up your posse, mosey on over, and we’ll see you there. Doors open at 6:30, program starts at 7pm. And don’t forget Late Nite Networking in the Saloon after the meeting, where you can talk with Joe and network with all the partners. Members attend FREE, and guests are just $5 at the door. Yeeeehaaaaaaa! Remember, you’re either making dust or eating it, so COWBOY UP! Read More→