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Learn How to Create a Perpetual Money Machine with Joey English at Atlanta REIA West on June 22, 2015
Posted on June 10, 2015 bywith Joey English
June 22nd, 6:30PM, Cherokee Cattle Company
2710 Canton Rd, Marietta, GA
Atlanta REIA Members Please RSVP on Meetup.com
if you have a meetup account.
Are you sick and tired of working your fingers to the bone, only to tell your family, “No we can’t afford this or that?” Are your children or grandchildren being raised by strangers in a daycare, because both parents work just trying to keep your heads above water or trying to get the things that you and your family want and deserve? Are you tired of your J-O-B (Just Over Broke) eating up precious hours of your life, rather than doing something that you enjoy and making real money so you can get your life back? Have you tried investing “your way” and just can’t seem to get where you want to go?
If any or all of those sound like you, then you have to be at the June WILD WILD WEST EVENT on Monday, June 22nd at 6:30pm at the Cherokee Cattle Company located at 2710 Canton Rd in Marietta, to hear Joey English, who has created a Perpetual Money Machine. Joey is an expert on building a money machine from the ground up! In a few short years, Joey has truly created a Perpetual Money Machine, and hold on to your hats because he is going to share with you, exactly what he did and how he did it.
At the meeting you will learn…
- How Joey and his wife Ashley got started in 2010 and what they did step by step to create a Perpetual Money Machine
- How you can have the Freedom to do the things in life that matter most to you. Joey’s wife Ashley is now able to be at home with their two children. She has been able to be with them since they were born, and Joey still manages to have “free time” to be a father and a husband.
- The systems Joey has in place, to be able to do over 50+ deals and how he manages at least 7 of his own rehabs/flips each year and does it efficiently.
- How to leave a legacy for your loved ones, using Joey’s e-z to use techniques
- And Much, Much, More!
This is truly an evening that you don’t want to miss. Do whatever it takes to get to this event, it will change your life and set you on the right track to achieving your dreams. Wear your cowboy hat or cowboy boots and receive and extra ticket for our raffle. Saddle up partners and we will see you at this life changing event!
WIN A FREE CARIBBEAN VACATION FOR TWO!: All participants who attend the Atlatna REIA West Meeting will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a *Complimentary Caribbean Vacation for TWO and other great door prizes! *You must be present at the meeting to win. The Caribbean vacation does not include transportation, taxes, upgrades, etc.
Atlanta REIA Members Please RSVP on Meetup.com
if you have a meetup account.
After the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA West meeting (after 9PM), you are encouraged to hang around and join us for Late Nite Networking also held at Cherokee Cattle Company. So please come eat, drink, network and have fun with like-minded investors and real estate professionals as we hang out late into the night!
*Please Note: West Meeting agenda is subject to change.
The Atlanta REIA West Monthly Meeting is an Atlanta REIA Subchapter led by Leslie Mathis this is held on the 4th Monday of each month at 6:30PM at the Cherokee Cattle Company restaurant located at 2710 Canton Road in Marietta, GA. Atlanta REIA Members can attend for FREE and guests for $10.00. Show up at 6:30PM to eat and network before the meeting officially starts at 7:00PM. Buying your own meal is optional but highly recommended and greatly appreciated since the Cherokee Cattle Company allows us to use their meeting room. There will be lots of learning and lots of networking. Bring your deals and your haves, wants and needs to the event.
Onsite Renovation Group Meeting Cancelled for June 19, 2015
Posted on June 10, 2015 byWill NOT be Meeting for the Month of June
We Are Looking Forward to Seeing You in July!
The Atlanta REIA Onsite Renovation Group (ORG), led by Aaron McGinnis of Craftbuilt Properties, is an 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-own 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 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 this meeting.
Understanding Legal Entities and How to Protect Your Assets at EPIC Group in June
Posted on June 10, 2015 bywith Special Guest, Joe Thompson
June 23rd, 6:30PM, Green Ginger Asian Fusion
200 Market Place Connector, Peachtree City, GA
Atlanta REIA Members Please RSVP on Meetup.com
if you have a meetup account.
We are excited to announce that Joe Thompson will be our special guest speaker this month at the Peachtree City EPIC Group. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 23rd at 6:30PM at the Green Ginger Asian Fusion Restaurant located at 200 Market Place Connector in Peachtree City, GA. Joe will be teaching us all about legal entities and why we need them.
Using the right entity can mean the difference between losing a single house or losing every single thing that you own. It is critical in this sue-happy world we live in, to know about the different entity structures and how to use each one to your benefit. Joe Thompson knows all about legal entities and will be sharing with us some invaluable information that could help to make or break you.
Don’t miss this meeting where you will learn about…
- Why it is so important to have different legal entities
- How can different entities benefit your income
- How different entity structures can impact your taxes
- Which entities are best for different forms of asset protection
- How to use an entity to transfer rights to a property
- And so much more!
If you are involved in any type of real estate transactions, this is not the meeting to miss. Joe will be helping each of us to determine which entity structures are best suited to meet each of our own individual needs. He will also teach us how to set up the entities as well as how to main them. You will leave the meeting with a great deal of knowledge about legal entities and how to use them in your investing business.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
Atlanta REIA Members Please RSVP on Meetup.com
if you have a meetup account.
After the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA EPIC meeting (after 9PM), we will be hanging out at the Green Ginger Asian Fusion Restaurant for Late Nite Networking, also known as the “Meeting After the Meeting.” So please come eat, drink, network and have fun with like-minded investors and real estate professionals as we hang out late into the night!
The EPIC Group, which stands for “Education, Properties, Income and Community”, is a Peachtree City Real Estate Investing Group that is all about buy and hold real estate investing, long term income and building your net worth. The meeting takes place at the Green Ginger Asian Fusion Restaurant located at 200 Market Place Connector in Peachtree City, GA. The host for this event is Donna Littleton, Broker & CEO of Solutions Realty Network, and her husband Chris Littleton. There is no charge for Atlanta REIA Members and currently no charge for non-members as well.
7 Ways To Find 7 Deals In 7 Days at AIM on June 8, 2015
Posted on June 5, 2015 byBecome a Marketing Machine and the “Go To” Person in Your Market for Doing Deals
with Rateb “Rock” Shukoor
June 8th, 7:00PM, Hudson Grille, Sandy Springs, GA
Atlanta REIA Members Please RSVP on Meetup.com
if you have a meetup account.
Our next All Inclusive Marketing (AIM) Group Meeting is Monday, June 8th at 7:00PM at the Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs.
Do you have all the leads you could ever need?
Do you want to lean how to find deals that others are looking for and cannot find?
Marketing has been one of my strong suites and I am very proud of the results I have produced over the years from most of my campaigns. It is time to showcase my guerrilla marketing skills and show you how to find at least one deal a day.
Yes, I said ONE deal a day. I will show you 7 ways to find 7 deals in 7 days, and find all the deals you need as well.
I will be sharing with you everything you need to know about how to find deals quickly and with using very little money, if any at all. If you have a phone and have access to a computer, you are in business.
I will explain the whole process: the small but vital details, where to find deals, how to find the sellers and how to stay focused in order to find one deal a day.
Here are the items I will share with you:
- Where to find deals
- How to sell them in a flash
- What market to choose
- Where to get the list of prospects
- What kind of properties to focus on
- Where to get the money from for these deals (Only if you need them)
- How to partner with me to use a list of over 6,000 cash buyers
- And much, much more
EARLY BIRD BONUS: I believe in rewarding action takers and entrepreneurs that are willing to do what it takes in order to change their lives or have the desire to get better at what they are already doing. Therefore, I will offer some bonuses. As a special bonus this month for all “early birds,” I am offering the following:
- A digital copy of my book, “Extraordinary Results by Ordinary Investors”
- A digital copy of my new book, “The Dynamic 6”
- Marketing audit of your business or consulting, $250 value
This is a must attend event! We will meet at our usual location at the Hudson Grille at 7:00PM and be there until 9:00PM and then hang out and have our Late Nite Networking. I look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
Atlanta REIA Members Please RSVP on Meetup.com
if you have a meetup account.
*Please Note: AIM Meeting agenda is subject to change.
After the conclusion of our All Inclusive Marketing Meeting, we will be hanging out at the Hudson Grille for “Late Nite Networking” to socialize and build stronger bonds. 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!
The 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.
AIM is for people who 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 7:00PM at the Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs.
Learn to Find, Fund, Fix & Flip Houses with Don DeRosa on June 15, 2015
Posted on June 2, 2015 bywith Special Guest, Don DeRosa
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!
Atlanta REIA Members Please RSVP on Meetup.com
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This month at the Beginning Investors Group (BIG), we are excited to have our good friend and local real estate investing expert, Don DeRosa, as our special guest speaker. Don will be teaching us the basics of rehabbing houses for big profits. The meeting will take place on Monday, June 15th at 6:30PM at Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs.
Are you new to real estate and the thought of purchasing an ugly house that needs lots of work terrifies you? Maybe the thought of a rehab is exciting to you, but you haven’t actually followed through with it yet because you fear that you do not have enough knowledge about funding and fixing houses to take that plunge. Rehabbing houses can mean BIG PAYCHECKS, but they can also come with VERY EXPENSIVE LESSONS if you don’t know what you are doing.
Please join us this month at BIG as Don helps to take away the guesswork behind what it takes to quickly and profitably rehab houses.
At the meeting, Don will teach us…
- What to look for in a rehab property
- How to evaluate what rehab is needed in a property during your pre-purchase inspection
- How to determine what you should fix and what you should not
- Where you can get the biggest “bang for your buck”
- How to estimate repair costs
- Should you do the repair yourself or hire someone else to do it for you?
- How to pick a good contractor
- And much, much more!
Don DeRosa has successfully completed many of his own rehab projects. He is also an author, teacher, coach, and national speaker. Don has trained thousands of new and experienced investors alike and helped them build their wealth in real estate. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert.
And that’s just the beginning….Don will be teaching a 2 Day Rehabbing 101 Workshop in July where he will teach you much more detailed information about rehabbing and even take you out to SHOW you some rehab projects in progress. This is an amazing opportunity to get some practical, HANDS-ON education into how to successfully rehab houses.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
Atlanta REIA Members Please RSVP on Meetup.com
if you have a meetup account.
After the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA BIG Meeting (after 9:00PM), we will be hanging out at the Hudson Grille for Late Nite Networking also known as the “Meeting After the Meeting”. Stick around, have some dessert, a drink, network and have fun with like-minded investors and real estate professionals as we hang out late into the night!
*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.
If you become an Atlanta REIA member before midnight, June 14th, you may attend this BIG Meeting at no charge as well as other great Atlanta REIA Meetings, plus get great discounts on other Atlanta REIA Workshops.
BIG is an educational and networking special interest group, hosted by Dustin Griffin for new investors who are just getting started in real estate investing as well as “new again” real estate investors who’ve taken a few years off and are looking to start investing again. The entire purpose of this group is to educate and inspire new investors working on their “first deal” and help new again investors get their “next deal”. Please join us on the 3rd Monday of each month at Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs.
Determine Your Wholesale Market at the Atlanta Wholesalers Group on June 16, 2015
Posted on June 2, 2015 byNot if You are This Guy…
with Special Guest, Rodrigo Afanador
June 16th, 7PM, Hudson Grille
6317 Roswell Rd, Sandy Springs, GA
Atlanta REIA Members & Guests, Please RSVP on Meetup.com
if you have a meetup account. Non-Members can also attend at No Charge
Here in Atlanta, we are blessed to have more opportunities to do deals than most places. With a population of more than 5 million, opportunity lies everywhere. However, it is extremely difficult to actually DO deals everywhere. So, we take our maps and carve out our small areas. Those small areas still easily have a population of a couple hundred thousand people though.
What if you could leverage the knowledge of someone who is doing deals consistently with a target area of under 20,000 people? Rodrigo Afanador does just that and is very excited to share with us this month at the Atlanta Wholesalers group meeting on Tuesday, June 16th.
Rodrigo is a good friend of mine and does his wholesaling in Asheville, North Carolina. While Asheville has 80,000 people compared to Atlanta’s 5M+, Rodrigo still takes his target market down to around 15,000 – 20,000 people for 80-90% of his business. He is also a newer investor who hasn’t been doing this for too terribly long, but has gone full time now and is creating his own success story each and every day.
Rodrigo has a valuable story because each and every one of us can relate to at least some part of it. We all were new investors at one point or may still be a newer investor and he has taken the plunge into doing this full time like so many of us also have or hopefully plan to be able to do.
I know that you will learn a great amount of information from hearing Rodrigo speak with us about how he gets his business done in a market where most people would say “there aren’t enough houses to find deals.” His knowledge is abundant. His story is inspirational. And his efforts are greatly rewarding.
You won’t want to miss Rodrigo share his story and learn his tricks for success. Come ready to do business while you are here as well.
My name is Frank Iglesias. Come join us on Tuesday, June 16th at 7PM at the Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs as we network, do what is now our standard deal analysis at every meeting and then we will dive into our topic for the evening! See you there!
Atlanta REIA Members & Guests, Please RSVP on Meetup.com
if you have a meetup account. Non-Members can also attend at No Charge
This Atlanta Wholesalers group is primarily for wholesalers who are serious about the business and not just “trying” Real Estate out. Frank started this group to work with other wholesalers who are serious about building their business using the utmost of honesty and integrity. We are looking forward to exploring how we can grow together in our local market. We hope you will join us!
Try Symphony Tools to Sync Your Blog to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn for 3 Months for FREE
Posted on May 30, 2015 byI have been using a Facebook app for several years called “Networked Blogs” to sync my blog posts with both Facebook and Twitter. Recently, Network Blogs converted their services over to a new product they call “Symphony Tools” or “Symphony” for short. Whereas Networked Blogs was a free service that is being discontinued over time, Symphony is a brand new paid service that is more powerful and user friendly than Networked blogs ever was.
I use Symphony Tools to sync 4 of my blogs AtlantaREIA.com, TampaREIA.com, CharlotteREIA.com & SavannahREIA.com with their corresponding Facebook and Twitter Pages.
For example, every time a post a new blog post to AtlantaREIA.com, within 5 minutes, my blog post is automatically posted to both Facebook and Twitter. In fact, Symphony automatically checks my blog RSS feed for new posts every 5 minutes, 24/7/365 and posts any new posts or updates to my blog. This means all I have to do is keep my blog updated and Symphony will keep my Facebook and Twitter pages updated for me so that is one thing less I have to worry about doing.
I’ve been using Symphony for the past several months and it has worked flawlessly. Initially, due to the migration from Networked Blogs to Symphony I had a few problems and lots of questions. However, on the bottom of the Symphony app, there is a “Chat with Us” link where you can actually chat with a live person during normal business hours. Their support staff was very helpful and answered my questions and addressed my problems quickly.
Overall, I’ve been very happy with the new Symphony tools and I think you will be too if you are an active blogger and user of Facebook, Twitter and/or LinkedIn. In fact, if you are interested in social media, here is a special link you can use to Try Symphony Tools for 3 Months for FREE! Read More→
The Profit Newsletter June 2015 Edition
Posted on May 29, 2015 by
The June 2015 Edition of The Profit Newsletter is available for download just in time for our Atlanta REIA Main Meeting on June 1st. There are 42 pages of valuable information this month for your real estate investing success. Download it and check it out! The Profit is Atlanta REIA’s digital, interactive newsletter for serious real estate investors delivered as an Adobe PDF file to read on your PC, Mac, Smart Phone, iPad or other mobile ready devices. Many of the articles and ads in The Profit contain many hyperlinks you can click to get more information online! The high res version of The Profit is “print ready” for those who want to print the newsletter on their home or business printer. Be sure to Subscribe to The Profit by Email or Subscribe to The Profit by Text so you don’t miss a single issue.
Why Ignore Profits in the Note Business, When You Are Already in It?
Posted on May 29, 2015 by
Most real estate investors have heard of the “Note Business” but many misunderstand it while others think that it is completely separate from the real estate business. The fact is, most real estate investors are in the note business, and they just don’t know it. The note business is the financing side of the real estate business.
Note Business in the Simplest Terms
The note business is based upon the purchase, sale and assigning of two documents: the promissory note and the mortgage agreement. These two documents represent a promise to pay and a solution for non-payment.
Note = Promissory Note = IOU (I Owe You)
Mortgage = Collateral Agreement = Foreclosure Agreement
When someone borrows money to purchase real estate, they have to sign an agreement to promise to pay it back. This agreement also outlines the terms of the payback. This written promise is not enough to get a loan. This promise must be backed by collateral of value, which is typically the real estate itself. The collateral agreement pre-authorizes the foreclosure of the property if the debt is not paid according to the promissory note. Read More→
Preventing Data Theft in QuickBooks
Posted on May 29, 2015 byBe proactive about the security of your QuickBooks company file, and you’ll be less likely to encounter data theft.
Thanks to the internet, privacy has been on the wane over the last few years. We assume that our addresses and phone numbers are public information, thanks to sites like Switchboard and 411.com. We hope that our dates of birth are private (though the number of birthday wishes on Facebook makes that doubtful), and we assume that our Social Security numbers are hard to get.
Your customers/tenants trust you enough to provide you with additional private information, like credit card numbers, bank numbers and more. And you’ve seen what an uproar occurs when major corporate entities like Target and Home Depot get hacked.
Your small business may not have hundreds of thousands of customer/tenant information files, but you can still be targeted by external hackers and even your own employees. Are you taking measures to ensure the security of that data stored on your hard drive and/or in the cloud? Read More→
Foreclosure Activity Drops?
Posted on May 29, 2015 byThere has never been a foreclosed house which didn’t have potential profit written all over it. Today, several indicators including the firm RealtyTrac have released 1str Quarter 2015 data which shows foreclosure filings and default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions are down over 5% from the prior Quarter over 2014 and are the lowest since 2007.
Knowing the true value of real estate is critical, try to do a deal without it and see. The guidance and data within REIAComps has consistently shown investors how to determine both solid acquisition value and after repair value to earn lasting profits.
Some of the most stubborn foreclosure cases are finally being flushed out of the foreclosure pipeline, and we all can expect to see more noise in the numbers over the next few months as national foreclosure activity makes its way back to more stable patterns by the end of this year. Thus, while foreclosures are down, they will always be with us. As investors, this s a good thing!
The data tells us a total of 152,147 U.S. properties started the foreclosure process for the first time in the first quarter of 2015. This number is down 11 percent from the previous quarter and down 8 percent from a year ago. Read More→
Valuable Partners
Posted on May 29, 2015 byPartners can really make or break your business. Finding good ones is easier said than done. How do you find or attract the right partners? How do you know when the right person comes along? Will they want to partner with you and what should you offer them when they do want to partner with you? These are questions I get asked all the time. Here are some ideas about partnering in real estate but this article is not about the legal structuring side of partnerships, it’s about the people side.
A good partnership starts with equal but opposite skills, not necessarily a friendship. It’s good to be friends with a partner but contrary to popular belief that is not the most important part and not where you should start. A good partner will bring strength to your weaknesses and you the same for them. You are going to be splitting a lot of hard earned cash with this person so you want to know what it is that they bring to the table. What are they capable of that you are not and what are they capable of that you couldn’t easily hire an employee to do? The first step in answering the questions is to do a long self-analysis. Start with what you are good at. Ok you don’t need a partner to do any of those things. Now what are you really bad at? Now you know what a partner should bring as far as skills are concerned. They need to be good at what you are bad at or have what you don’t. Read More→
