Atlanta Real Estate Investors Alliance Blog

Jim HittHow to Invest in Real Estate with Your IRA (Part 1 of 2)
with Dustin Griffin & Jim Hitt on February 16, 2012
Jim Hitt, aka “Mr. IRA” and the CEO of American IRA, was our special guest for part one of a two part webcast series on “How to Invest in Real Estate with Your IRA”. The first webcast was focused on teaching you basic strategies for using your IRA to invest in real estate. Watch Replay→


Jim HittHow to Invest in Real Estate with Your IRA (Part 2 of 2)
with Dustin Griffin & Jim Hitt on March 29, 2012
Jim Hitt, aka “Mr. IRA” and the CEO of American IRA, was our special guest for part two of a two part webcast series on “How to Invest in Real Estate with Your IRA”. Part 2 focused on intermediate, advanced, and creative strategies for investing in real estate with your IRA and gave more examples of how to structure deals inside your IRA. Watch Replay→


Robert SheminAn Evening with a Real Estate Expert
with Dustin Griffin & Robert Shemin on March 28, 2012
Bestselling author, wealth expert, financial commentator and multi-millionaire real estate investor, Robert Shemin, joined us for a very special Evening with a Real Estate Expert Webcast. The purpose of this webcast was to introduce Robert to our members, friends and followers and give them details about our two upcoming events with him. Watch Replay→


Bob MasseyWhat’s Hot in Real Estate Investing: Short Sale Alternatives
with Bob Massey & Regis Sauger on March 27, 2012
Are burnt out on foreclosures and short sales due to all the time and frustration it takes dealing with the banks? If you’re tired of short sales, you need to watch webcast with Bob Massey and Regis Sauger. On this webcast, Bob and Regis talk about several hot, new, cutting-edge alternatives to short sales that will allow you to buy underwater properties, debt-free, with no short sale, no foreclosure, no deficiency and no deed-in-lieu for 65% of today’s fair market value! Watch Webcast Replay→


Kathy KennebrookTurbo Charging Your Buying & Selling Machine
with Dustin Griffin & Kathy Kennebrook on March 1, 2012
Kathy Kennebrook joined us for a very special Training Opportunity Webcast on how to “Turbo Charging Your Buying & Selling Machine” using Direct Mail Marketing and other real estate investing strategies. Kathy explained how to buy and sell houses quickly in any market and as well as exactly how she runs her real estate business. Watch Replay→


Thursday, April 12th @ 7 PM in Cartersville, GA
North Georgia REIA Meeting
with Pete Fortunato & Dyches Boddiford
Atlanta REIA Members Can Attend at NO CHARGE!

Atlanta REIA Members,

Peter Fortunato and Dyches BoddifordYou are invited to this month’s North Georgia REIA Meeting at NO CHARGE! Just present your valid Atlanta REIA Membership Card at the door and get in for FREE! Get ready for our BEST North Georgia REIA Meeting EVER! Pete Fortunato and Dyches Boddiford will be our very special guest speakers!

MEETING TOPIC: 8 Benefits of a Deal

GUEST SPEAKERS:

NEW MEETING LOCATION: Our new home is the beautiful Hilton Garden Inn in Cartersville, Georgia, at Exit #288 (Main Street) off I-75. (See Map)

ALSO, A SATURDAY SEMINAR: Pete, Dyches and I will be doing a full-day seminar called “What Box?” on Saturday, April 14th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Cartersville GA. Only 80 seats are available. First 40 people who register get an invite to a one-of-a-kind cookout lunch along with Pete and Dyches to be held on Friday, April 13th from 11 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. around the camp fire at our horse ranch in Adairsville, GA! Read More→

Deal or No Deal #2?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Never compare yourself with others. You never know what is going on behind the face. We will look at a person who has a job and likes what they do. They don’t plan on leaving their job and living off their investments. They will be able to buy through a realtor and pay a premium. I love to have these individuals in my wholesale stable.

The house is three bedroom/ two bath in a lower moderate income area (such as Mableton, Lakewood, Decatur, Norcross.) The price is $80,000, top of the market, with no equity. The buyer will pay 25% as a down payment. The interest rate is 5%. The principal balance is $60,000. The P& I payment will be approximately $322.09. Taxes will be $1000. Insurance will be $500. The payment for T&I is $125.00. The total payment is $447.09/ month. If the house rents for $825, the cash flow is $377.91 per month. This is great!!! Let’s look at the other side. It looks like 22.6% cash on cash return. (YES!) Read More→

Deal or No Deal #1?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

 It was 3:30 PM on a Friday afternoon in 1984. I was thinking about the weekend, and my primary goal was to move a new tenant into one of my rental units. The phone rang, and I proceeded to talk to a desperate seller. I went through my property information sheet, and the deal sounded too good to be true. I was excited. Here was an opportunity to purchase a three bedroom, one bath house in Decatur for $15,000. The property was a 1960’s brick ranch in average condition. All three of the mechanical systems were in place, and the roof was 10 years old.  The rent on the property was $700.

The total amount of money in the transaction would have been $25,000, all in price. The return on investment cash on cash would have been 33.6%. It would’ve taken three weeks get the property market ready. The retail price of the home would be $65,000, and it would sell in three months with a net profit of $33,500. Read More→

Condemned SignDriving for dollars. Is this a game show, with the host saying: “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. In tonight’s edition, we have…” Seriously, you can make a lot of money at this “game”—my favorite source of finding good deals in real estate.

Pick a neighborhood that interests you, e.g., in transition, being fixed up, near a river, and so on. Drive around it slowly and write down at least 20 addresses of neglected, vacant, or condemned homes. Often, they’re sporting signs saying For Sale, For Sale by Owner, or For Rent.

Next, contact the owners. You may have to be persistent and call and call to find their numbers and reach them. You can contact the Registrar of Deeds, get on the Internet, and go to the local tax records office. Ask a realtor to look them up on the MLS computer. Once you find them, call or write them to learn more.

Houses with Motivated Sellers: How do you tell if a house or property might be owned by a motivated seller? Look for the following characteristics: Read More→

What is Creative Deal Structuring?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Creative Deal StructuringOne of the hot topics in real estate investing these days is something called creative deal structuring.  This leads to a question that we’re often asked: What exactly is creative deal structuring?    

To answer this question, we need to begin by describing what it’s not.  One way you can buy a property is to pay cash for it.  You won’t find any creativity in that deal structure.  You can also find a property you like, apply for a mortgage, and then a month or so later, go to an attorney’s office to sign a big stack of hard-to-understand documents.  Not much creativity there either.

Creative deal structuring begins when you find someone with a real estate problem that “normal” solutions can’t resolve.  For example: A homeowner owns a nice home that in 2006 was worth $130,000 but today is only worth $70,000.  She owes $80,000 on her mortgage – making her upside down by $10,000.  Now throw some motivation into the mix – the lady needs to sell immediately so she can move to Tennessee and begin her new life.

Let’s see, a cash buyer wouldn’t be interested in this deal.  And you’d be hard-pressed to find a realtor who would list this house – unless it’s a short sale listing.  So how would you structure this hopeless situation? Read More→

Peter Fortunato, Dyches Boddiford, & Bill Cook present

Seats are limited. REGISTER NOW!

Pete Fortunato, Dyches Boddiford and Bill CookPete Fortunato, Dyches Boddiford and Bill Cook, who combined have nearly 100 years of Creative Real Estate Investing experience, will present their full-day, one-of-a-kind What Box? – The Seminar

THE STORY:

This nothing-like-it-before seminar was brought to life with a phone call. Bill called Pete with a question about a complicated deal he was working on. A few days later, after getting it closed, Bill sent Pete a nice letter thanking him for his terrific thinking-outside-the-box advice. Pete replied with a simple, two-word email. It read: What Box? It was classic Pete!

THE LESSON:

All deals are possible There Is No Box!

As an investor, what is your most valuable tool? Imagination! And imagination will die if kept in a box – if you’ve been in a government building, then you know what we mean. To thrive, your imagination must be allowed to run free so it can create new ways of structuring win-win deals.

A lesson to remember: Deals aren’t found. Opportunities are found; deals are structured!

One of the biggest problems investors face is trying to put together a deal using boilerplate thinking and boilerplate documents. Sadly – for most investors – if the square peg doesn’t fit in the round hole, they give up on the deal. Their inside-the-box thinking keeps them from achieving the huge level of success that’s right at their fingertips…if only they would…..

What Box? – The Seminar is about helping you see different ways a deal can be creatively constructed without using institutional financing. It’s about you realizing that there is no box!

Why attend this seminar? Combined, Pete, Dyches and Bill, have been investing in real estate for nearly 100 years – that’s a ton of real-world experience! If you want to learn how to do your deals better, if you want to be able to make the impossible deals possible, then this is your gotta-be-there-event!

We’re looking for serious real estate investors who are ready to move to the next level – who want to see what’s behind the curtain. Is this YOU? We only have 80 seats. When they’re gone, they’re gone…and they’ll be gone quickly! Read More→

Jim HittOn March 29, 2012, Jim Hitt, the CEO of American IRA, was our special guest for a Part 2 of a 2 part webcast series on “How to Invest in Real Estate with Your IRA” Part 1 of the Webcast focused on basic to intermediate strategies for using your IRA to invest in real estate. Part 2 of the Webcast focused on intermediate, advanced, and creative strategies for investing in real estate with your IRA and gave more examples of how to structure deals inside your IRA.

Jim Hitt, says “If you are curious about Real Estate IRAs and are looking to learn more about this investment options such as real estate, and other non-traditional assets like LLCs, trust deeds, mortgages, and businesses, this is the perfect webinar for you. I will provide the must knows of investing with self-directed Real Estate IRAs providing you with solid and useful information to help you make your decision about whether self-directed Real Estate IRAs are a good fit for your investment plan.” Read More→

Sat, April 7th @ 9 AM in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta REIA & Robert Shemin
Present a Full-Day Wealth Training Event
“7 Keys to Making a Fortune
In Real Estate”

Only $20 for Gold Members, $30 for Silver Members and $40 for Guests.
Special price good for 2 people.Get Robert’s Book Too!

Robert SheminYou and your team have the rare opportunity to spend an entire day with one of the world’s most expensive and successful wealth and investing coaches, Robert Shemin. Robert, who is a CNN, FOX, MSNBC, and NPR wealth and real estate expert and author of 16 Best Selling books, has agreed to show you what will make you a fortune in today’s market. Many successful people including investors, business owners, politicians, rock stars and entrepreneurs have spent tens of thousands of dollars for a few hours of Robert Shemin’s quantum wealth creation strategies. 

How Come That Idiot's Rich and I'm Not?On Saturday, April 7th, 2012 you and a guest will get a chance to spend an entire day with Robert for only pennies per hour! That’s right, Robert will also be teaching a Full-Day Wealth Training Workshop on “7 Keys to Making a Fortune in Real Estate” for only $20 for Gold Members, $30 for Silver Members and $40 for guests. Not only is this price good for two people, but it gets even better… BONUS: The first 20 people to register for this Wealth Training Workshop will receive a FREE hard copy of Robert’s best-selling book “How Come That Idiot’s Rich and I’m Not?” The next 20 people who register will receive a FREE paperback copy of the same book. Register Now to reserve your FREE Book and your seat (only one book per couple please).

Register Now!

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What's Happening at Atlanta REIAThis week we have our Atlanta REIA Main Meeting on Monday with Robert Shemin which is preceded by the “Meeting Before the Meeting” John Mangham and followed by the “Meeting After the Meeting” at the Tilted Kilt Perimeter. Tuesday is the Creative Deal Structuring Group hosted by Russ Hiner with special guest “Cash Flow” Tom Boyer. Thursday is the Haves & Wants Meeting with approximately 40 serious investors that have and want deals. Read More→

Bob MasseyAre you tired of short sales? We’ve been hearing more and more from our members and guests that they are burnt out on foreclosures and short sales due to all the time and frustration it takes dealing with the banks. If you’re a little tired of Short Sales… You NEED to watch the replay of the special training webcast we had on March 27, 2012 with Atlanta REIA sub-group Leader and expert investor Bob Massey and Regis Sauger. On this webcast, Bob and Regis talk about several hot, new, cutting-edge alternatives to short sales.

Regis SaugerBob and Regis share an incredible, new strategy for getting pretty houses at 65% of current market value without doing a short sale. Homeowners can now sell their underwater property, debt-free, with no short sale, no foreclosure, no deficiency and no deed-in-lieu! They also talked about how upside down homeowners can refinance their house at 90% of the current fair market value with no penalties or credit reporting issues. Read More→

Robert SheminOn March 28, 2012, Bestselling author, wealth expert, financial commentator and multi-millionaire real estate investor, Robert Shemin, joined us for a very special Evening with a Real Estate Expert Webcast. The purpose of this webcast was to introduce Robert to our members, friends and followers and give them details about our two upcoming events with him. Here are a few of the topics we discussed… Read More→