Atlanta Real Estate Investors Alliance Blog

Bob MasseyJUST ANNOUNCED: We are very excited to announce that Bob Massey, a local investor and national speaker, has teamed up with Atlanta REIA to create a new quarterly networking and educational subgroup focused on short sales and foreclosures. With all of the changes going on with short sales, state laws, bank and government programs and the new quiet title actions, it is critical that investors keep up with all the ongoing changes. The opportunities surrounding pre-foreclosure homes are huge. Bob has started this group so that he and all of our members can share information and techniques for monetizing this huge income potential.

The Short Sale & Foreclosure Group (SSF) will have it’s first meeting on Tuesday, March 20th at Noon at O’Charleys located at 1289 Dogwood Dr SW in Conyers, GA. During the first session Bob will give a foreclosure market update and share his views on the short sale market and on Quiet Title. Atlanta REIA Members can attend this meeting at NO Charge. Non-Members may attend only if they RSVP Online for $25. Read more→

Webcast on Thursday, March 1st @ 7PM on GoToWebinar.com
“Let Me Show You How I Made Seven Figures In Twelve Short Months Using My Unique Direct Mail Strategies To Locate More Highly Motivated Sellers, Buyers and Lenders and Completely Automate My Business”
“And How You Can Do The Same In Your Pajamas Without Licking A Single Stamp!”

Kathy KennebrookIt’s absolutely true. I usually start my day talking to sellers, making offers and buying a property before I ever get through my first glass of iced tea in the morning, (I’m allergic to coffee) or get out of my pajamas.

When I first got started in the real estate business a few years ago, I was working in full-time sales logging thousands of miles each year because if I didn’t work, I didn’t get paid. Frankly, I was tired of the whole business. I just thought there had to be a better way to make a living.

Then I discovered real estate and quickly found out the best deals were going to be made only with sellers who were truly motivated to sell.

Once I decided I wanted to make a lot of money…and enjoy the good life that goes with it, I knew I needed to find a way to make it happen. And the way to that goal was to find motivated sellers who wanted and needed to sell.

I Want To Help You Earn The Same Big Profits I Do… Even in Today’s Market!

Hundreds of real estate investors all over America have implemented my systems. Now they have motivated sellers practically begging them to take their properties off their hands. What’s their secret? What’s their edge?

At Last I Have Unlocked The Secrets To Getting Really Motivated Sellers, Buyers and Lenders Contacting You.

What are the Secrets??? Join me on the special Webcast I’m doing with Atlanta REIA on Thursday, March 1st at 7PM to find out more!

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You will learn how to Carve A Unique Niche Market That Other Real Estate Investors Simply Don’t Know About. My special techniques are designed to identify and address a unique and virtually untapped market place of motivated sellers … some of those include out-of-state owners, inherited properties, pre-foreclosures, burned-out landlords, hard to find owners, expired listings, estates, military transfers and more! Read More→

Craig Halperin, Real Estate Attorney

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Craig HalperinCraig M. Halperin was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating from North Springs High School, he conducted his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a B.A. in Business Economics. Craig went on to study at the University of Georgia, Hirsch School of Law on scholarship, where he enrolled in a J.D./M.Ed. joint degree program. After graduation from law school, Craig practiced corporate law until making the switch to the practice of real property law in early 2006. Craig has acted as the Managing Partner and CFO of Halperin Lyman, LLC since its inception. Halperin Lyman has successfully conducted thousands of closings for hundreds of different clients, working hand in hand with real estate investors, agents and brokers, both conventional and private money lenders, as well as a team of vendors specializing in real estate investments, to see each transaction through from cradle to grave. Read More→

Jonathan Lyman, Real Estate Attorney

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Jonathan LymanJonathan Lyman was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was raised in Gwinnett County. After graduating from Shiloh High School, he attended The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Law and Legal Studies. He went on to study law at the University of Georgia, Hirsch School of Law where he focused his studies on real property law and received a J.D. in May of 2004. He was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in December of 2004 and has been employed in the transactional real property field since. Read More→

Russ HinerOn February 20th, 2012, local real estate expert and mentor, Russ Hiner, did a special, unscheduled webcast to talk about the launch of the new “Real Estate Investing 101 Workshop” training series that starts on Saturday, February 25, 2012. On this one hour webcast, Russ went into great detail about what he will be teaching at the first REI 101 Workshop and talked about why you don’t want to miss it. going to give you a high level overview of the various ways to profit by investing in real estate and help you get started on your way. Read more about this event or watch the webcast replay below.

For a limited time only, non-members can watch the replay here. Read More→

Jim HittOn February 16, 2012, Jim Hitt, the CEO of American IRA, was our special guest for a two part webcast series on “How to Invest in Real Estate with Your IRA”. Part 1 of this webcast was focused on teaching you basic strategies for using your IRA to invest in real estate. Part 2 of the Webcast on March 29, 2012 focused on intermediate, advanced, and creative strategies for investing in real estate with 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→

Kimberlee FrankOn February 6th, 2012, we were joined by Realtor, Broker, Short Sale Expert and Trainer, for a special Training Opportunity Webcast where she shared her uncensored secrets of how she and her students find and successfully close short sale deals down in Orlando, FL and around the country. During her webcast presentation, Kimberlee teaches you 10 ways to get your short sale deals closed so you can get to your payday and not have your deal fall a part at the closing table. She tells you how the mortgage companies are changing their rules and how you need to change with them to get your deals done. You can’t close a short sale without knowing this valuable information. If becoming a short sale expert is your goal, this is a webcast you don’t want to miss. Read More→

Robyn ThompsonHey everyone! I just wanted to personally thank Robyn Thompson, aka “The Queen of Rehabs”, and everyone who joined us at her Rehabbing Workshop on Saturday, February 18th from 9 AM to 5 PM at the Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites. This was a SOLD OUT, full day training workshop where Robyn showed us how she finds, evaluates, buys, renovates and re-sells houses for huge profits using her proven investment strategies. If you missed this event, be sure to check out our Workshops Page and Event Calendar for more events this year with Robyn and others. Thanks again Robyn!

What's Happening at Atlanta REIAWe’ve got another awesome week of meetings, webcasts, workshops networking events lined up. Monday is the Movers & Shakers Lunch Meeting on Section 8 Housing. Tuesday is a Webcast on Selling & Renting Your Houses Online. Wednesday is the Beginning Investors Group with Bill Cook. Thursday is the Cash Cow Commercial Group and Haves & Wants. Saturday is our first Real Estate Investing 101 Workshop with Russ Hiner. Read More→

Internet Marketing Online Boot CampOn February 9, 2012, Dustin Griffin taught the 11th installment of the Atlanta REIA Internet Marketing Online Boot Camp, a series of live, online webcast workshops that are designed to teach you how to establish a strong Internet presence, get your websites, pages and profiles to the top of the major search engines quickly and to generate all the leads you can handle using the power of the Internet. In Workshop #11, Dustin reviewed everything covered in the previous 10 sessions, talked about how all the various Internet Marketing techniques work together, how to track marketing results, how to tweak your marketing results, how to develop a Internet Marketing Plan, a few more basic and intermediate SEO tips and answered final questions. Read More→

“Do As I Say and NOT as I DID!”
with Bill Cook at BIG

Bill Cook of North Georgia REIAThis ain’t your mama talking this time.  We investors are always looking for information and what to do. This month at BIG, we’re going in a different direction. The topic is going to be on what NOT to do as an investor.

Our special guest speaker is none other than Bill Cook. Bill is regarded as one of the most experienced investors in the country. Bill will be talking about the mistakes he made as he was investing, and what not to do as a first time investor. It will certainly be a VERY informative and if you know Bill, humorous topic.

Beginning Investors Group (BIG)BIG, the Beginning Investors Group, meets on Wednesday, February 22, at Chef Rob’s Caribbean Cafe at 5920 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs.  The meeting begins at 6:30 pm with networking and at 7pm we start with a short presentation by the group’s founder and leader Alan McDonald. If you are a member of Foursquare, or Twitter, please remember to check in! February’s BIG meeting will be jammed packed.  Come early to get a seat!  Come ready to learn! Come ready to participate!  Come with pad and pen! Read More→

Lowering Your Property TaxesHow would you like to pay zero property taxes?  Think before you answer.  If everyone paid zero property taxes, then we can say goodbye to silly things like schools, roads, policemen, firemen, EMTs, etc.  So, do you still want to pay zero property taxes? 

Most of us don’t mind paying our fair share – we understand the benefits.  It’s just that we don’t want to pay more than our fair share.  So here are the steps Kim and I take if we think our property taxes are overly high. Read More→