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Don DeRosaAtlanta is one of the BEST markets to invest in real estate. Why? Because we have a huge supply of low-priced homes to buy and either fix and flip or hold for cash flow and long term appreciation.

On Saturday, January 28th from 9 AM to 5 PM at the Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites located at 111 Perimeter Center West (map) in Atlanta, local Atlanta Real Estate expert, Atlanta REIA Business Member and national speaker, Don DeRosa, for a full day training workshop where he will show you how to find, evaluate, buy and make thousands on houses right in your own backyard. At this workshop, Don is going to teach you everything you need to know to become a “Mobile Real Estate Rockstar” whether you’re a new or seasoned real estate investor, agent or broker!

As an “Early Registration Special”, Atlanta REIA Gold Members can attend for $15, Silver Members for $25 and Guests for $35. These prices are good for two people! Register Now and Don’t Miss Out!

 You keep hearing it, but there’s no better time to buy than right now. NONE! So don’t let 2012 get going without YOU knowing EXACTLY “What, Where, and How to Buy”. So when next December rolls around, you’ll look back on 2012 and be thrilled that you’ve SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS!

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 Don is going to show you how to how and where to buy houses for under $20K with $500 a month cash flows so you and make more money than you thought possible this year… all without using a dime of your money!

 Here’s a little of what Don will teach you at this one day training workshop…

  • The best places to buy in the Atlanta area right now
  • The types of investment homes you should be seeking
  • How to get your phone to ring off the hook for less than $10
  • New, free or affordable, techniques to get good leads fast
  • How to quickly and accurately evaluate your leads
  • How to turn your “trash leads” into “cash deeds”
  • Where to find private lenders so you have all cash you need
  • What to say and NOT say to my potential private lenders to inspire confidence
  • How determine a “Buy and Hold” deal from a “Fix and Flip” deal
  • How to work with banks to buy REOs 
  • And much, much more!

 When you leave, you’ll know exactly where to buy, what to say and how to evaluate your leads so you can start to build your portfolio and set yourself up for life.

 Sign up now. Space is very limited. This is your year. Your time is now!

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PLEASE NOTE: This event has SOLD OUT. We are attempting to see if we can add a few more seats to the room or get a bigger room at the same hotel.

Robyn ThompsonAtlanta REIA is excited to announce an all-day real estate rehabbing seminar with “The Queen of Rehab”, Robyn Thompson where she will teach you how to turn foreclosures, estate sales and ugly houses into fast cash and huge profits. This event will take place on Saturday, February 18th from 9:00 AM to 5 PM, at Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites located at 111 Perimeter Center W in Atlanta, GA. The registration price for this event is $10 for Atlanta REIA Gold Members, $20 for Silver Members and $30 for Guests. These prices are good for 2 people, so please feel free to bring a spouse, partner or friend! Register Now!

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Super Smart High Tech Home Buying & Selling WorkshopOn January 3rd, 2012, Dustin Griffin hosted the 6th installment of the Super Smart High Tech Home Buying & Selling Workshop Series for 2012 which is being held online and recorded for 24/7 playback for Atlanta REIA Members. In Part 6 of this workshop, Dustin gave attendees a general overview of the Super Smart Sell Site Back Office and Lead Management System and covered many of the basic and advanced features, benefits and available upgrades. Dustin will go into much greater detail on building and managing a tenant/buyer list and wholesale buyer list, posting properties, photos and videos to the websites, and many more of these Back Office features in future workshop sessions. Anyone can attend this live workshop series for FREE by registering here and Atlanta REIA Members can login here and watch the Workshop Replay below. Read More→

Internet Marketing Online Boot CampOn January 12, 2012, Dustin Griffin taught the 9th 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 #9 on Social Bookmarking and RSS Feeds, Dustin taught attendees how to setup and use several popular social bookmarking sites, bookmarking widgets and tool bars that you and your site visitors can use to bookmark your websites, articles, posts, updates, videos, photos and more for SEO purposes. Dustin also showed attendees how to use RSS Feeds to syndicate their content on multiple websites, WordPress blogs, social networking sites automatically for maximum visibility and search engine optimization. Read More→

Rock ShukoorOur January 17, 2012, we did a What’s Hot in Real Estate Investing Webcast with local real estate investor, author and marketing expert, Rock Shukoor, entitled “Go Mobile or Die”. We had a detailed discussion with Rock on what mobile marketing is and why you must integrate it into your business’s marketing strategy soon or risk being left behind. He also shared a few mobile media marketing strategies you can implement immediately to get your business on the right track. Rock also gave our audience several free bonuses that you can download below while you watch the webcast replay. Read More→

Don DerosaOn the January 19, 2012 Training Opportunity Webcast, Don DeRosa talked about how to evaluate the leads you would normally throw in the trash and turn them into CASH! Don demonstrated some of the state-of-the-art tools he uses to evaluate deals and figure out how to make them work for big profits and great cash flow. He also shared several of his buying and selling strategies that he uses to create winning deals, even when there appears to be nothing there to work with. Don also talked about his upcoming “Mobile Real Estate Superstar Workshop” on January 28, 2012. Don’t miss this exciting webcast replay! Read More→

Robyn Thompson

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Robyn ThompsonRobyn Thompson is the nation’s leading expert on buying, renovating and selling homes for huge chunks of cash and is known throughout the United States and Canada as “The Queen of Rehab”.

After spending 9 years working a dead end corporate job, Robyn realized that her hard work and dedication for IBM was not going to provided financial independence.  She walked away from her secure paycheck and never looked back.

Over the past 13 years since Robyn left IBM, she has bought, fixed and sold 300+ homes with price ranges as low as $8,000 to as high as $4,000,000.  She has spent as much as $2,100,000 in labor and materials in one year to renovate properties with more than 22 contractors working full time to take the ugly homes she bought and turn them into little castles at lightening speed. Read More→

What's Happening at Atlanta REIAWe’ve got a busy week at Atlanta REIA. Monday is the Movers & Shakers Lunch Meeting. Tuesday we have a Webcast on Mobile Media Marketing for Real Estate Entrepreneurs with Rock Shukoor. Wednesday is the Atlanta REIA North Meeting with Deborah Harris & Joe Thompson with an Atlanta Real Estate Market Update for 2012. Thursday is the Cash Cows Commercial Group with Sophie Ting on her million dollar “Deal of the Year” and the Haves & Wants Meeting. Thursday we have a special webcast with Don DeRosa on Deal Analysis. Join us at any of our Atlanta REIA meetings and come learn, network and have fun with us! Read More→

You keep hearing it time and time again… there’s no better time to buy than right now. This is very true if you know what and where to buy. Come join us on January 18th at 6:30 PM for the Atlanta REIA North Meeting held at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D in Buford, GA (map) to find for yourself. Atlanta REIA Members can attend for FREE and Guests may attend for $10 each at the door or Guests can RSVP Online for Only $5!

Deborah HarrisDeborah Harris, a real estate agent and associate broker for Keller Williams Realty and a 30 year veteran of the real estate industry, is going to give us a very thorough, Atlanta Real Estate Market Update for 2012. She is going to share what has been happening over the last few months and what is likely to happen in 2012 so that you can make an informed decision on what and where to buy in the Atlanta Metro Area this year. If you missed her brief presentation at the January Main Monthly Meeting, Deborah will be back for a full length presentation with the very latest statistics, graphs, charts and industry trends.

Joe ThompsonAfter Deborah’s presentation, she and local real estate expert, Joe Thompson, will provide detailed analysis of what all the numbers mean from both an agent/broker and real estate agents point of view and well as answering your questions. If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what is going on in the Atlanta real estate market, don’t miss this very exciting meeting. You will get valuable information here you can’t get anywhere else!

After the Atlanta REIA North Meeting, Deborah, Joe and the rest of us will be reconvening a that the Mall of GA Tilted Kilt (map) for the “meeting-after-the-meeting” also known as “Late Nite Networking”. So come join us for an evening filled with information, education, networking and fun!

Do you get a lot of leads that you think are a waste of time? Instead of throwing them in the trash, imagine turning them into CASH! Would you like to learn how to take any home seller lead you get and be able to negotiate, evaluate and create a winning deal out of it…. making thousands of dollars where you thought there was none?

Don DeRosaIf you answered “YES”, join Don DeRosa on January 19th at 7 PM ET for a special “Turning Trash Leads into Cash Flowing Deeds Webcast” as he shares with you the state-of-the-art tools he uses to evaluate deals and figure out how to make them work for big profits and great cash flow. He’ll share with you his buying and selling strategies and how he combines them to create winning deals, even when there appears to be nothing there to work with. Find out how Don buys houses for $20,000 with $500 per month cash flows! Register for this FREE Webcast Now!

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Don will also be telling you about his upcoming “Mobile Real Estate Rockstar Workshop” on January 28, 2012. Don’t miss this exciting webcast!

Don DeRosaImagine taking any home seller lead you get and being able to negotiate, evaluate and create a winning deal out of it…. making thousands of dollars where you thought there were none. No more wasted marketing dollars. No more wasted phone calls. Join Don DeRosa at the Atlanta REIA Main Meeting on Monday, January 9th as he shares with you the state-of-the-art tools he uses to evaluate deals and figure out how to make them work for big profits and great cash flow. He’ll share with you his buying and selling strategies and how he combines them to create winning deals,even when there appears to be nothing there to work with.

Sophie Ting

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Sophie TingSophie Ting is an immigrant from Taiwan. She came to US at 21 and started her first job as a house keeper in Holiday Inn. Later, she got a job in the bank as a teller. One and half year later she was promoted to be the head teller.

After another year of working for the bank, she attended college. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineer with cum laude in 3 and half years.  She completed her Master’s degree in Electrical engineering while concentrating on computer engineering. Sophie’s name was mentioned in “Complex Variable with Applications” which is the text book for the senior year of Electrical Engineering due to her contribution to the book. She worked for Digital Equipment Corp  and Compaq as a network engineer. Read More→