Archive for March, 2014

Sat, April 19th, 9am-5pm – Sandy Springs, GA
Rock Shukoor’s Real Estate
Marketing Madness Workshop
aka Marketing 101 Workshop
April 19th, 9am-5pm – *Keller Williams
200 Glenridge Point Pkwy, STE 100, Sandy Springs
Do you want to learn the fastest and easiest way
to make money in real estate?

It’s a proven fact that real estate has created more millionaires than any other investment in history, so what’s stopping you from being the next real estate multi-millionaire?

  • No Cash?
  • No Credit?
  • No Training?
  • No Experience?
  • No mentor?
  • No resources?
  • No leads?
  • No confidence?
  • Fear of the unknown?
  • Fear of risk involved?
  • Don’t want tenants?
  • Don’t know where to start?

Rock ShukoorDo any of these obstacles apply to you? If so, you must attend my upcoming Marketing Madness Workshop on Saturday, April 19th from 9AM to 5PM at the Keller Williams Office* located at 200 Glenridge Point Pkwy NE, Suite 100 in Sandy Springs, GA. During this full day event, I am going to personally help you overcome each and every one of the obstacles that may be stopping you from bringing home some really big checks in a very short period of time with little or no cash, credit, experience or risk required on your part.

Whether you know it or not, as real estate investors, we are all in the “marketing” business. Yes, “real estate” is our product and “solutions” is the service we provide, but we are in the marketing business. You must learn how to be a great marketer to be able to find great deals no one else can and be able to attract cash buyers so you can close within days.

When you run your real estate investment business properly, you will get paid within days not weeks or months, just like most successful wholesalers do. Of course this is easier said than done, right? Well, it is that easy when you know what to do, how to do it, when to do it and when you have the right resources available to you.

During the Marketing Madness Workshop, I will share tons of useful and up to date information and teach you how to become a “Marketing Machine” and the “Go-to Person” for hot deals in your market.

I will teach you direct mail marketing secrets, voice broadcasting, mobile marketing, text message broadcasting, video marketing, social media marketing, how to build a buyers list, and many more killer marketing techniques that can be used in any market. I will also teach you many of my wholesaling techniques, share the resources you need and keep it simple, fun, fast and easy!

So what are you waiting for? Will you be the next real estate millionaire? It is up to you. Success starts with taking action, one step at a time. So don’t let anything stand in your way. Clear your schedule, forget the past and come join me at the workshop so I can help you become a Marketing & Wholesaling Machine! See you at the event!

Register Now!

*Meeting facilities provided by Deborah Harris of Keller Williams Realty First Atlanta. Contact Deborah for all your commercial or residential real estate needs at 404-272-9827 or AtlantaRealty@KW.com. Thanks Deborah!

High Tech Home Buying Academy
March 27th – 30th in Atlanta, GA
Registration Starts at 8:00AM. Class Starts at 9:00AM

Come join Don DeRosa, Dustin Griffin and their subject matter experts at this jam packed, fun 4-day workshop.

The High Tech Real Estate Academy will be in session March 27-30th at the Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Perimeter Center and YOU don’t want to miss it!

This fast pace educational event will be the one to see this year, you’ll learn so much you need to know about the in’s and out’s the tips and tricks of real estate investing.

  • How to do business without an office.
  • Carry your business with you so you never miss an opportunity!
  • Route calls right from your device to your answering service, Title Company and others.
  • Lose all those paper receipts! Use electronic receipts for your taxes, for your contractor, track your expenses!
  • Send the sale contract to the lawyer for title search while you’re still at the seller’s home.
  • Keep all your data in one place, each deal will have its own file with pictures of the property, offers you’ve made, comments, contact information for the deal and much more.
  • Give the seller your e-card right on the spot!
  • How to get a great web site to attract buyers and sellers.
  • Creative financing solutions so any opportunity can be a winning one!
  • How to be the first offer on the table
  • Creating multiple offers to suit the sellers’ needs
  • Rehabbing, the best way to do it, save money, and get a great property out of the rehab.
  • How to structure entities to benefit the sale and closing.
  • Finding leads without investing thousands of $$
  • Applications that will make you more effective and increase your productivity.
  • So many tips and tricks you’ll wonder why you have not been doing this all along!


Atlanta REIA Members $495/ea. Non-Members $995/ea.

Mon, Mar 24th @ 6:30 PM in Marietta, GA
Atlanta REIA West
Learn to Cover Your Assets
& Avoid Unnecessary Risk!

with Special Guest, Attorney Doug Shaddix

Doug ShaddixYou’re working hard to put together a real estate portfolio to financially take care of you and your family.  Have you stopped long enough to be sure you’ve done what’s necessary to protect those assets?  John D. Rockefeller once stated, “Own nothing, but control everything.” Basically what he meant was ‘what you don’t own can’t be taken from you’.  

Join us as at the upcoming Atlanta REIA Wild Wild West Subgroup on Monday, March 24th at 6:30PM where Special Guest, Attorney Doug Shaddix, will show you how to protect your assets so people can’t take them from you on a whim.

Attorney Shaddix will be covering all of the ways to protect your assets… corporations, LLCs, trusts, Wyoming or Nevada LLCs, offshore and more. This insider info is how the “in-the know” wealthy do business to grow and protect their assets and keep their name off the public record!  Join us Monday for “don’t miss” info, including:

  • When is the right time to STOP buying and selling real estate in your own name and START forming entities to do business in?
  • Which entity should you consider using for your deals?  (Yes there is a BIG difference here… learn it before it’s too late and Uncle Sam gets in your pocket WAY too deep!)
  • How do you structure your empire for maximum asset protection and lowest taxation?
  • True stories of those who failed to protect their assets and what happened to them

We’ll be meeting Monday night at the Cherokee Cattle Company at 2710 Canton Road in Marietta (just off I-75) for a great evening of fun, must have information for any  investor, drinks, desserts, and great networking!  Doors open at 6:30pm, so come on in and order dinner and get some networking in before the meeting officially starts at 7pm.  There will be great door prizes too!  Come on down and bring a friend! Atlanta REIA Members get in FREE and guests are just $5.00 at the door.  

BTW, you may submit questions to Attorney Shaddix via my email address at leslie@happytrailshomes.com and I will be sure to get them to him. He will address them on Monday evening at the meeting.  See you there!

Leslie Mathis
678-895-1460

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

Sat, March 22nd at 8:30 AM in Atlanta, GA
Come Learn to ACT Fast & Do More Deals at the Fast Track To Wealth Seminar with Ron LeGrand
Saturday, March 22nd from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
DoubleTree Hotel, Roswell, GA

Ron LeGrandAtlanta REIA is very excited to announce that Ron LeGrand will be teaching his all-day Fast Track to Wealth Seminar in Atlanta on Saturday, March 22nd at 8:30AM at the DoubleTree Hotel located at 1075 Holcomb Bridge Rd in Roswell, GA for a full days’ worth of serious money making strategies for real estate investors.

One of the topics that we are most excited about Ron teaching you is ACTS which stands for “Assignment of Contract & Terms System”. ACTS is all about quick turning houses on terms instead wholesaling for all cash. Click here to learn more about ACTS!

The new Atlanta Homebuyers Society which is forming now is based on implementing and using the ACTS investment strategy to quick turn houses and put cash in your pocket quickly with little or no risk.

If you are at all serious about doing more deals this year and/or joining the Atlanta Homebuyers Society, this is an event YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS!

Here’s a little of what Ron will be covering at the Fast Track to Wealth Seminar…

  1. Making Big Money With No Money Or Credit

  2. How To Make $5,000 Per House On Over-Leveraged Houses And Never Own Them And Do 4 A Month Part Time. This is ACTS!

    Please Note: When you register for this event, you will be able to download a copy of Ron’s Property Information Sheet (Download here). Take this lead sheet, call a few sellers and get a few of these completed lead sheets to class and Ron will analyze the deals with you and try to help you close some deals in class. Ron will be giving out “I Buy Houses” T-Shirts to everyone who brings in some fully completed lead sheets!

    You can also listen to the teleseminar below that we recorded with Ron this week where he explains how to fill out the Property Information Sheet and what to expect in class.

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  3. Getting Rich In Your IRA Tax Free
  4. Where To Find The Best Deals Even With Hot Competition
  5. Handling A Personal Financial Crisis
  6. Updates on the Dodd-Frank Law That Took Effect on January 10, 2014

Ron will cover all this and much more!

Register Now!

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What is ACTS?

Posted on March 21, 2014 by

It’s New! It’s Hot! It’s Very Profitable! It’s ACTS!

Ron LeGrandWe now have a simple program called ACTS, which stands for “Assignment of Contract & Terms System”, that’s almost instantly doubling the revenue of my students and my own house business. It’s an amazing, instant exit for sellers who are over financed and upside down as well as free and clear houses and those with a mortgage with equity, and it’s a huge public service for all those millions of buyers who can’t qualify for a loan.

  • You will never own the home.
  • You have no cost.
  • You can do three or four a month and make a minimum of $5,000 on each, and my friend, that’s not an exaggeration… if anything, an understatement. (We’re doing 2 a week here in Jacksonville). Last week we collected a $32,000 and a $30,000 paycheck on two houses we’ll never own…both within 30 days.

When you see ACTS, you won’t sleep for three days when you see how quickly you can get a check with no loans, no banks, no repairs, no credit, no delays and very little work!

Join me at the Fast Track to Wealth Seminar on Saturday, March 22, 2014 and I will personally show you how to make $5,000 or more per house and never own them and easily do 4 per month part time! This is all new and you better learn it before your competition does!

As you know, the Atlanta Homebuyers Society, which is modeled after my Jacksonville Homebuyers Society, is forming in Atlanta right now. You must know this technique to be eligible to participate. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn ACTS from me and then implement the strategy with your local Atlanta Homebuyers Society. I won’t be back to teach you this powerful strategy for another year unless you attend my 4 Day Quick Start Real Estate School in April, so Register for the Fast Track Seminar Now! Atlanta REIA is offering it to you at an insanely low rate.

So what exactly is ACTS? Read More→

TONIGHT: A Special Teleseminar
with Ron LeGrand at 7:30PM

SATURDAY: A Full Day Seminar with Ron LeGrand from 9:00AM – 5:00PM

Ron LeGrandHey Atlanta REIA Members and Friends,

We are super excited about our Fast Track to Wealth Seminar in Atlanta on March 22nd with Ron LeGrand. You will get to spend a day with the man who has been the mentor to many of our most successful members and real estate investors. Ron is going to spend a full day with us in Atlanta to discuss America’s perfect home-based business.

  1. Read more about the Fast Track to Wealth Seminar here: http://FromRon.AtlantaREIA.com

  1. Register for the Fast Track to Wealth Seminar here: http://Ron.AtlantaREIA.com

    Your tuition is ridiculously low. Gold Members only pay $19.95, Silver Members $29.95 and Non-Members only $49.95! Members can bring a spouse, parent, adult child or partner for no additional cost.

    Even better… if you join Atlanta REIA as a new member or renew your existing Atlanta REIA membership for another year, you and a qualified guest can attend at no charge! It doesn’t get any better than that!

  1. After you’ve registered, we will email you a link to download Ron’s “Property Information Sheet”.

    Bring as many completed leads sheets to class as you can. Ron will review these leads with you in class and help you structure a deal. Everyone who brings in a fully completed lead sheet will get on of Ron’s “I Buy Houses” T-Shirts.

    If you don’t get the download link for any reason, download the lead sheet here: http://LeadSheet.AtlantaREIA.com

  1. Join us on a Special Teleseminar with Ron Tonight at 7:30PM!

    Date & Time: TONIGHT, Wednesday, March 19th at 7:30PM ET
    Telephone Number & Code: 712-432-5480 passcode is 44039#

  1. Join us at the Fast Track to Wealth Event this weekend!

    Date: Saturday, March 22, 2014
    Registration Time: 8:30AM.
    Class Time: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
    Location: DoubleTree Hotel, 1075 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Roswell, GA

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Tue, March 18th @ Noon in Atlanta, GA
The Onsite Renovation Group
Meets Tuesday, March 18th at NOON
839 Gilbert St SE, Atlanta GA 30316

839 Gilbert St SE, Atlanta GA 30316This month, on Tuesday, March 18th at Noon, the Atlanta REIA Onsite Renovation Group makes a final visit to 839 Gilbert St SE, Atlanta GA 30316 in Ormewood Park. We’ve seen this house at various stages of completion, and it’s time to gawk at the completed project. Doug Billian will lead a conversation about the prevailing market trends and neighborhood analysis. Bring your questions!

Onsite Renovation GroupThe Onsite Renovation Group, led by Aaron McGinnis of Craftbuilt Properties, is an new educational and networking group that focuses on the acquisition, renovation and retail resale (fix and flip) of single family residential homes inside the I-285 perimeter and the in-town neighborhoods. The purpose of this 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 of each month at NOON at an active renovation site, build site or rental property which will vary from month to month. There is currently no charge to attend these meeting.

Mon, March 17th @ 6:00 PM in Sandy Springs, GA
The Beginning Investors Group
The 7 Tips For Success
in Real Estate Investing

with Mark Jackson on March 17th

All Members & Guests Must RSVP Online to Attend
Members Attend for FREE and Guests for $15 Online or Pay $20 at the Door.
Guests can Join Atlanta REIA for Only $100/year and Attend for FREE!

Mark JacksonCome join us at BIG on Monday, March 17th at 6:00PM at Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs, where Mark Jackson, affectionately known as MJ, will be revealing to you his 7 Tips To Real Estate Success. We all have limited time in a day, the same as everybody else trying to make some money. So why in the heck would you even try to do a deal without getting SMART first? You have to be in a position of authority to move quicker and negotiate faster to get that deal which is going to PAY YOU and your family big time.

Do you want to make more money per deal? Do you want to make a lot more money? If you could make as much as $20K per deal, would you be interested? If you answered “Yes”, then you should definitely attend this month’s BIG meeting where you will learn:

  • How To Review Deals Quickly
  • Negotiate With Power
  • Buy Right And Insure A BIG Profit
  • Why Valuation Always Comes First
  • And much, much more.

RSVP Now!

Click to view Cruise VideoWIN A CRUISE: All participants who attend the BIG Meeting can enter into a drawing for a chance to win a *Complimentary 2 Day Cruise to the Bahamas with Caribbean Cruise Line! *You must be present at the meeting to win. The 2 day Cruise does not include port fees, transportation and taxes. /p>

Late Nite Networking at the Hudson Grille

Hudson GrilleAfter the conclusion of out BIG Meeting, we will be hanging out in the meeting room at the Hudson Grille for “Late Nite Networking”. Hudson Grille will be offering burger and other meal specials 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!

Participating Vendors & Sponsors

Each and every month, come out and meet our participating business members who help sponsor our meeting. Thanks again sponsors!

Networth Realty of Atlanta, LLCNetworth Realty of Atlanta, LLC – A licensed, full-service residential wholesale brokerage that specializes in finding quality wholesale properties and making them available to you. Read More→

Catalyst Properties, LLCCatalyst Properties, LLC – We work as an independent contractor for Keller Williams Realty First Atlanta in Sandy Springs to help buyers, seller and investors with any of their real estate needs. Read More→

Angel Oak FundingAngel Oak Funding – A direct hard money lender headquartered in Atlanta. We provide renovation/construction loans for investors and or builders to purchase and renovate residential properties. Read More>>

Legalshield Independent Associates Alan McDonald & Karen Bershad.

BIG Meeting Agenda*
6:00 pm: Check in, Seating, Ordering Food & Networking
7:00 pm: Welcome, Introductions & Announcements
7:15 pm: Meeting Sponsors, Giveaways and Door Prizes
7:30 pm: “My First Deal” with Media Moore
7:40 pm: “The 7 Tips For Real Estate Success” with Mark Jackson
9:00 pm: Late Nite Networking for Real Estate Investors

*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.

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Thurs, March 13, 2014 @ 10:30 AM – Online via Live Simulcast
ACTS Live Simulcast Training Class
with Ron LeGrand on March 13th from 10:30AM-3:30PM

Ron LeGrandSet your calendars now for the upcoming ACTS Live Simulcast delivered by Ron LeGrand and Scott on March 13th from 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM EST.

On this 5 hour simulcast, they will go through each step of the ACTS (Assignment of Contract & Terms System) process from the very beginning to the point where you get a check. ACTS is the fastest way to make money in Real Estate today and 80% of the deals that Ron and Scott do are ACTS deals.

The minimal profit they will accept is $10,000 and the highest check to date so far is $35,000 on one simple, easy flip that took less than 3 weeks to do. They never owned the property nor used a dime of their own money or credit and had none of the costly entanglements some people think are involved in Real Estate.

ACTS has changed our industry. Ron’s students all over North America are using it to create 6 figure incomes and you can too, after participating in this training.

Register Now!

Read More About the ACTS Live Training Simulcast or Register Now!

Clyde Wilson

Posted on March 11, 2014 by

Clyde WilsonClyde Wilson dropped out of high school in 1950 when he was 16 years old. Clyde has mastered the ability to spot incredible opportunities and structure profitable transactions. You’ll never find Clyde without his financial calculator which he uses to investigate various “what if” scenarios to improve cash flow, yields, and/or profits. Clyde has an easy, down-to-earth way of explaining how to build wealth and cash flow.

In 1954 Clyde bought his first investment property but lost money on it. Not one to give up easily, in 1959 Clyde bought a house for $199 down and $88 a month ( piti) plus another commercial property for $1500 down. Since then, Clyde has purchased single family homes, commercial properties, mobile home parks, mobile homes, industrial properties, subdivisions and more throughout the United States. In addition, he has parlayed his monies into building two 100-unit senior citizen facilities and eleven town home projects plus he has bought several International House of Pancakes and Jiffy Lube Centers.

Clyde states he has a simple philosophy for his success in real estate investing, “When you purchase a property, you want ‘income’ property not ‘out go’ property, so the property needs to have either break even or a positive cash flow from day one. If it cannot do either, walk away from the deal.”

Mon, Mar 10th @ 7PM – La Madeleine Perimeter, Atlanta, GA
All Inclusive Marketing (AIM) Group
The Effective Use of Branding
& Social Media for Your Business

with Rock Shukoor & Terra Thurmond on Mar 10th
Atlanta REIA Members & Guests Can Attend This Month at No Charge!

The all new Atlanta REIA All Inclusive Marketing (AIM) Group (formerly the “I Love Marketing” group) meets on Monday, March 10th at 7:00 PM at La Madeleine located at 1165 Perimeter Center West, Atlanta, GA. We are very excited about this meeting and our guest speakers will be Rock Shukoor and Terra Thurmond who will discuss:

Terra Thurmond

  • Branding yourself and uniformity
  • How to use Social media sites to:
    • Build credibility
    • Build trust
    • Find buyers
    • Find Sellers
    • Find private investors
    • Let people find you
    • Brand yourself or your business

Rock will also share the importance of using the busy social media sites he calls “The Dynamic 6” which are 6 of the busiest top 20 sites in the world. Rock will explain why you must make your presence known on these sites and much, much more.

Late Nite Networking After AIM Meeting

Late Nite NetworkingAfter the conclusion of our All Inclusive Marketing Meeting, we will be meeting at a nearby restaurant for “Late Nite Networking”. We will announce where will be meeting at the AIM Meeting. So come and join us for the AIM 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!

About the All Inclusive Marketing (AIM) Group

All Inclusive MarketingThe Atlanta REIA All Inclusive Marketing (AIM) Group (formerly known as the “I Love Marketing” group) is a new networking and educational meeting led by Rock Shukoor and Dustin Griffin for like-minded real estate investors and small business owners who enjoy marketing and are interested in taking their business to the next level through creative marketing techniques.

Rock Shukoor & Dustin GriffinAIM is for people who want to want to get together, learn and discuss marketing challenges, strategies and opportunities. Although many of the examples we cover at the meetings will be geared towards real estate investors, the techniques and strategies learned can easily be applied to any business. AIM meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 PM at La Madeleine located at 1165 Perimeter Center West, Atlanta, GA.

AIM Meeting Agenda*
7:00 pm: Arrival, Seating, Ordering Food & Networking
7:30 pm: Welcome, Introductions &Announcements
7:45 pm: Marketing Case Studies
8:00 pm: Main Presentation with Guest Speaker
9:00 pm: Meeting Wrap Up
9:30 pm: Late Nite Networking for Real Estate Investors & Marketers

*Please Note: AIM Meeting agenda is subject to change.