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How to Automate Your Business by Capturing Calls 24/7 with Voice Mail & Live Answering Systems
Posted on June 19, 2012 byMost savvy real estate investors and business owners agree that the bulk of their business relies on effective marketing to produce a steady flow of leads. But what happens when you learn to market well and your phone starts ringing at all hours, day or night? What’s next?
The next step is to capture information from those callers so that you can follow-up with them and convert them from “suspects” into real “prospects”. When a potential customer calls, you can have a pre-recorded message that informs them about your business and urges them to leave a brief voice mail message. You can also allow them to press “0” to speak to a live person 24/7 who can capture more useful information rather than just a name, number and brief message.
Eric Shurke, of Voice Nation, will be our special guest speaker at the Atlanta REIA North Meeting on Wednesday, June 20th at 6:30 PM at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D, in Buford, GA. Eric will be talking about how successful real estate investors leverage automated voice mail systems and live answering specialists to capture leads 24/7 effortlessly so they can work smarter and not harder to earn more money.
Eric will discuss: Read More→
Eric Shurke
Posted on June 19, 2012 byEric Schurke is the Director of Operations at VoiceNation, LLC, a local Buford, GA company providing toll free and local virtual office solutions and live answering services to thousands of businesses worldwide. During his nine years at VoiceNation, Eric has worked closely with many real estate investors and REIA’s (including Atlanta REIA and Super Smart) to create custom voice mail and live answering solutions to help them operate more efficiently so they can work smarter and not harder.
Attention Vendors: 2nd Annual Atlanta REIA Vendor Trade Show is July 2, 2012
Posted on June 18, 2012 byDear Atlanta REIA Business Members:
On July 2nd, Atlanta REIA will be celebrating our 2 Year Anniversary with our 2nd Annual Vendor Trade Show. We have rented all 3 ballrooms at the Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites for the event. This event will be similar to the mini trade show we do each month, it will just be BIGGER and we will have a lot more time dedicated to networking with vendors. More details are coming soon.
We are offering vendor tables this week only for $40 for Gold Business Members, $50 for Silver Business Members and $75 for Guests. Next week these prices will go up by $20 or more depending on your membership type. Please reserve a table ASAP to not only get the best rate, but to get listed in all of our forthcoming emails for the event.
What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA – Week of June 18, 2012
Posted on June 18, 2012 by
We have another great week of meetings and webcasts for real estate investors this week at Atlanta REIA. Monday is Movers & Shakers in Alpharetta with Gordon Catts. Tuesday is the Fish Club in Duluth with Aaron McGinnis. Wednesday is the Atlanta REIA North Meeting in Buford with Eric Shurke. Thursday we are having a webcast with LaGaylia Appleby on reducing your Ga Property Taxes before the upcoming deadlines. Read More→
What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA – Week of June 11, 2012
Posted on June 11, 2012 byThis week at Atlanta REIA, we have the Spanish Investors Group (SING) and the I Love Marketing Group (ILM) on Wednesday. At ILM, Rock Shukoor will be talking about how business owners can dominate their niche online using video marketing. Thursday is the Haves & Wants Meeting with Joe Thompson in Sandy Springs as well as the Atlanta REIA South Meeting in Eastpoint with Reggie Jackson and Gordon Catts. Also, be sure to check out the June Edition of The Profit, Atlanta REIA’s new interactive, digital newsletter in case you missed it! Read More→
Thank You Larry Harbolt for the Great Class on Creative Deal Structuring!
Posted on June 11, 2012 byHello everyone,
What did you think about the fantastic job Larry Harbolt did for us on Saturday teaching how to structure deals creatively without going to the bank? Were the creative strategies he taught us great or what?!? After the day was over, I read the reviews given by those who attended and they said that what he showed us was not only GREAT information, but that it was NEW information many had never heard of before! He gave us information you can’t get anywhere else no matter what you have to pay for it. The strategies he taught are how the true “masters” of real estate investing do it.
Today, after some thought, I can see, even with the notes we were able to take in our short time together and for those who didn’t get his system, it is going to be nearly impossible to be able to remember all of the important details to put together some of the truly creative transactions he taught us without having Larry walk you through every step of the process.
I know from experience, if we don’t have the important details that are so essential to do profitable deals, you won’t be able to make the kind of money we all know is possible. Because Larry only had enough time to give us a snap-short of how to structure creative real estate deals, he didn’t have enough time to show us all of the details of everything we need. That’s why he teaches those much needed details in his home study courses and 4 day boot camps. Read More→
Erven Kimble
Posted on June 6, 2012 by
Erven Kimble is an accomplished pastor, teacher, author, community leader, licensed Christian Counselor and Real Estate entrepreneur. Erven is a visionary that has faithfully served as the Senior Pastor of a local church in Lilburn, Georgia for twenty years.
Erven searched the Book of Proverbs and extracted wisdom that reference business and finances to produce the series of articles called “Business By The Book”. The purpose of these articles present time tested Biblical principles in a way that is practical, relevant and beneficial to the average business person.
Full Day Workshop with Larry Harbolt on June 9, 2012
Posted on June 6, 2012 byBusiness Success Workshop
A Full Day Workshop & Strategy Session
with Larry Harbolt on June 9th, 2012
Right now is the best time in modern history to buy real estate. Join Larry Harbolt on Saturday, June 4, 2012, and he will share with you his secrets on how to make money in today’s real estate market. Larry will show you what you really need to know to buy real estate profitably with only $10 down, even if you have bad credit or are bankrupt!
At this workshop, you will learn:
- Buy real estate profitably in any market or economic cycle.
- Learn how to buy real estate when you have No money.
- Buy real estate when you have No good credit.
- Learn how to create the terms to make cash today.
- Learn how to overcome seller objections like a pro.
- Learn the right questions that will create Golden Deals.
- How to create extra profit out of thin air on most of your deals.
- Never have to beg for or apply for a loan again.
- How to buy and sell all the property you want and never use a bank.
- How to structure offers with no payments or interest and get the seller to gladly accept. This will drive your cash flow through the roof.
- Why you can buy millions of dollars in real estate and never have a debt show on your credit report or be personally liable for a penny.
- Build your income stream, like the banks have, acquire free assets, without investing a dime.
- How to change the terms of the loan months or years after the closing and make the seller ecstatic to do so.
- Build an empire from monthly cash flow and cure negative cash flow – The secret only a handful of people know how to do.
- Big profits from the “deal after the deal”. All seller-financed deals have back end profit centers if structured properly, and will cost you a fortune not knowing them.
- How a few carefully chosen words you can easily master in minutes can potentially earn you big paydays when you’re ready to cash out your seller.
Come and join Larry on Saturday, June 9th, 2012 for The Ultimate Fast Track to Your Business Success Workshop. Bring a new pad and a couple sharp pencils because Larry promises you will leave with New Methods, Processes and Systems that are Efficient, Effective and WHEN YOU WILL Learn them can be measured by the NEW CASH in YOUR bank account.
The First Edition of The Profit, Atlanta REIA’s Official Interactive Newsletter
Posted on June 4, 2012 by
The Profit, Atlanta REIA’s brand new, interactive, digital newsletter has now been released for June 2012! The purpose of The Profit is to help keep you and our members, guests, friends and followers updated on all the ups and downs of the real estate market; changing laws, rules and regulations; the latest real estate investing techniques, strategies and so much more! The Profit is also designed to keep you and other subscribers updated and informed of all the events and happenings going on at Atlanta REIA each month as well as exposing you to a wide variety of vendors and suppliers serving the real estate industry. Read More→
Mark Mackie Saves Big This Week Using Atlanta REIA & Community Buying Group Discounts!
Posted on June 2, 2012 by
Below is a testimonial from Mark Mackie, an Atlanta REIA Member who just saved $700 this week, the very first time he used our new Atlanta REIA Community Buying Group Member Discounts at Sherwin Williams and Lowes. Mark saved enough money to pay for his Atlanta REIA Membership for 7 Years! Congratulations Mark, we hope you keep saving big!
To William (CBG Account Representative),
THANK YOU for your help today getting me hooked up on short notice! With your help and key info, I walked into my Sherwin Williams store, placed my order for 40 gallons of Superpaint needed for my latest rehab, and walked out with a paint bill at least $500 LESS than what I would have paid without your help!
To make it even better, I am now hooked up at Lowe’s with the commercial account, so I expect to save at least $200 this weekend on a tub and vanity for this rehab. That’s $700 this week I have saved with the Community Buying Group program!
It’s official! You and CBG have won “Investor Support Group of the Month”!
Mark Mackie, Investor and Member of Atlanta REIA
Below is another Atlanta REIA Member testimonial…
CBG’s Customer Service is outstanding, they went out of their way to make sure I had my new Lowe’s Account set up in less than 24 hours for purchases I needed next day. I saved $100 my first week at Lowe’s. Best of all it didn’t cost me anything to join Community Buying Group; it was included in my Atlanta REIA Membership.
Paula – Real Estate Investor & Atlanta REIA Member – Atlanta, GA
ATTENTION Atlanta REIA Members: If you too would like to take advantage of the big savings offered to Atlanta REIA Members, please Login to the Member Only Area of AtlantaREIA.com and then visit the Member Benefits & Discounts Page to watch the Community Buying Group Video and download the necessary forms to get signed up and start saving!
What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA – Week of June 4, 2012
Posted on May 31, 2012 by
The Profit, Atlanta REIA’s new interactive newsletter, has arrived! The Atlanta REIA Main Meeting is on Monday with Larry Harbolt on Buying and Selling Creative Owner Financing. The Meeting-Before-the-Meeting is on Foreclosures & Short Sales with Bob Massey. There will also be Late Nite Networking at the Meeting-After-the-Meeting at the Tilted Kilt. On Tuesday, there is a Super Smart Technology Webcast and a Mountain REIA Meeting with Jim Hitt of American IRA. Wednesday is the Creative Deal Structuring Group with Steve Brown on Master Lease Options. Thursday is the weekly Haves & Wants meeting. On Saturday, Larry Harbolt is back for a full day workshop on Creative Owner Financing. Read More→
Atlanta REIA Main Meeting on June 4, 2012
Posted on May 31, 2012 byAnd Buy All the Houses You Will Ever Need to Become Independently Wealthy!
with Special Guest, Larry Harbolt
Are You A New Investor Who Doesn’t Know Where To Start? Or, An Old Salt Who Can’t Find Deals – Or You Can’t Find Cheap Enough Money to Buy Properties?
The Truth is many investors only know one way to buy property… with Cash. And now that banks are not lending to just anyone, where do investors turn? The investor today is likely dead in the water unless they know how to Buy with Creative Owner Financing and learn how to Sell with Creative Owner Financing. Larry Harbolt has over 30-plus years of experience doing just that. That is why he has been called the Master at teaching how to buy houses with No Money and No Credit using Creative Owner Financing.
Larry will be with us at our Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting on June 4th and again for a full-day Saturday Training Workshop on June 9th for what could prove to be a career changing and life altering event for you, your family and your business.
How would you like to be able to buy 3 to 6 properties a month without using your own credit or any real money? What would that do for your lifestyle if you could churn out 5, 10 to 25 houses a year making money – helping others get started? All it takes is the proper training and the dedication to get the job done. That is exactly what Larry will do for you. Larry is going to show you how to:
- Learn How to Wholesale at Lightning Speed = Pay off Debts & Stable Cash Flow!
- Learn How to Buy Properties Without Banks! = No Credit and No Money
- Learn How to Become Wealthy Owning Properties That Are Paid Off in 8.3 Years!
- Learn How to Create Non Recourse Financing and Never Gamble Again!
- Learn How to Sell at Lightning Speed! Don’t Be a Puppet to a Bankers Whim!
- Learn How to Become Wealthy and Be Done in 3-5 Years!
“New Member Orientation” is a mini-session hosted by Karen Bershad that is designed to introduce our new members (and guests interested in become a member) to our organization and show them multiple ways they can get involved, get connected and get educated. Come learn more about our website, meetings, networking events, workshops, webcasts, replays and more!
“What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA” is a mini-session hosted by Atlanta REIA Executive Director, Dustin Griffin, to update our members and guests on many of the exciting new things that are going on at Atlanta REIA in the upcoming weeks and months such as upcoming workshops, webcasts, special events, member’s benefits and more!
“There’s an App for That” is a fun new mini-session dedicated to updating you on some of the latest and greatest applications or “apps” for your iPad, iphone or Droid smartphones and tablets for both business and personal use. We want to help you become a high-tech, mobile real estate entrepreneur and this month, Don DeRosa is going to help you do just that!
“Have’s & Wants Speed Marketing” is 30 minute marketing session hosted by Joe Thompson that is held to help facilitate deals by giving our members the opportunity to quickly market things they HAVE and no longer want and to find things they WANT but don’t yet have. Be sure to get to the meeting early and get on the speed marketing list if you want to participate.
The Short Sale & Foreclosure Group (SSF), hosted by Bob Massey, will have it’s quarterly meeting on Monday, June 4th at 3 PM in a private meeting room at Total Wine & More located at 124 Perimeter Center W (see map). The Short Sale & Foreclosure Group is a educational and networking group that meets once per quarter to discuss how to invest in houses that are behind on payments, in foreclosure, are going to auction soon or have already been foreclosed upon. Atlanta REIA Members and first time guests can attend this meeting at NO Charge. Read more→
After the conclusion of the Main Meeting, we will be reconvening at the Tilted Kilt Perimeter located at 1155-B Mount Vernon Highway in Atlanta for the “Meeting after the Meeting”. The Tilted Kilt will be offering half price appetizers as well as food and drink specials for our members and guests. Come eat, drink, network and have fun with us as hang out late into the night!
*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.
Each and every month, for the duration of our meeting, we have a Vendor Tradeshow in which you can come out and meet many of our participating business members who help sponsor our meeting. It’s not to late to sponsor this meeting. Thanks again sponsors!
Lima One Capital, LLC – A fully capitalized, direct lender for residential real estate investors and homebuilders. We are fully capitalized and our team prides itself on closing loans quickly for our clients. Read More→
Networth 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→
American IRA – The American IRA mission is to provide the highest level of customer service in the self-directed retirement industry. Read More→
The Small Business Advisor – A full service small business consulting firm specializing in QuickBooks with a wide variety of specialized services, trainings and products for small businesses. Read More→
Solutions Realty Network – Providing expert property management and investment services since 2003. You invest and we take care of the rest! We’re the solution to all your real estate needs. Read More→
Atlanta Private Lending – Atlanta’s premier private real estate lending company. We provide private, hard money loans to professional real estate investors for renovation and investment purposes. Read More→
Halperin Lyman, LLC – A transactional real property law firm devoted to providing the full spectrum of non-litigation related real estate legal and consulting services to its clientele. Read More→
Atlanta Carpet Services, Inc. – Providing carpet, wood, vinyl, and tile, ACS is dedicated to every aspect of your floor covering needs from initial consultation to the sale and follow-up services. Read More→
Fuller Center for Housing of Greater Atlanta – A faith-driven, Christ-centered, non-profit organization dedicated to providing adequate shelter for people in need in the Greater Atlanta area. Read More→
Scott Bowen’s Specialized Services
C. Brown Property Management & Investments LLC
Angel Oak Funding
Goldmine Properties, Inc.
Also, special thanks to all of our volunteers that help make our meetings and networking events possible!
