Atlanta Real Estate Investors Alliance Blog

Atlanta REIA Members Can Attend for no charge.
Guests Can RSVP Online Now for $20 or Pay $25 at the Door.

The Foreclosure Moratorium and Forbearance continues to get extended (currently July 31st) BUT, WE’RE STILL BUYING PREFORECLOSURE DEALS!

Investors are asking, “How can I buy foreclosures if there’s still a moratorium on foreclosures?” AND “Where is the market heading?” “Will we have a repeat of the 2008 Economic Recession? If so, what does that mean to us as investors?” Darlene will explain how she and her team is able to capitalize in the market and what changes have to be made to complete in this market now!

Join us at the Atlanta REIA Main Meeting & Vendor Tradeshow on Monday, July 12th from 6PM-9PM at the Doubletree Roswell located at 1075 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Roswell, GA. This month, our special guest speaker, Darlene Coquerel, The Queen of Foreclosures, will explain how she and her team have changed their game to be able to compete and capitalize in today’s crazy real estate market market! RSVP NOW!

Darlene Coquerel is a proven talent in the art of deal making. She started investing in Real Estate in 1991 buying single and multi-family properties. Believing in constant education of the business she learned to acquire
properties using creative techniques. During the early 1990’s, she started investing in HUD and VA foreclosures, as the Real Estate business is ever changing she continued her successful track record working on staying educated
about the Real Estate business and knowing when to hold and when to FLIP.

Darlene obtained her Real Estate license in 1994 and went to work with a top producing Real Estate Agent. This
gave her the necessary techniques to pull in the retailing aspect of real estate, truly making her a hybrid in the business between the realtor & the investor world.

Since her 1 st purchase in 1991, Darlene has acquired, managed, sold, and participated in managing renovations for
thousands of residential properties. Her background has allowed her to be involved in all types of acquisitions, (Wrap around mortgages, Owner finance, Lease Options, Short Sales, Subject to, Pre-Foreclosures, REOs,
Courthouse Steps, Rehabs, Landlady, Landholder, etc.).

Darlene, now affectionately known as “The Queen of Foreclosures”, obtained this title because of her expertise,
experience and knowledge of all aspects and stages of Foreclosures. She has transacted thousands of properties through preforeclosures, foreclosures and post-foreclosures (REO’s) and she is sharing her expertise with others!

TURNING FORECLOSURES INTO FORTUNES! In her presentation, Darlene will share…

• Insider secrets of how her and her team are navigating through foreclosures during the Foreclosure Moratorium and Forbearance extensions!
• How the paradigm shift affects the way she does real estate.
• What to do to get more Motivated Sellers to talk to you.
• How to increase your conversions and Close More Deals.
• Which creative strategies are working in this market and why.
• Why NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE MONEY IN REAL ESTATE!

REGISTER NOW and join us on Monday, July 12th on the Atlanta REIA Main Meeting & Vendor Tradeshow and bring your notepad. If you have ever heard Darlene speak, you know that she has a lot to share and you are not going to want to miss any of it! She will share predictions of where the market is heading in the next 18 months and where we are in the real estate cycle and how real estate investors should do to prepare for the economic downturn. RSVP NOW!

Atlanta REIA Members Can Attend for no charge.
Guests Can RSVP Online Now for $20 or Pay $25 at the Door.

*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.

As always, Atlanta REIA Members can attend our Main Meeting event at no charge. Non-Members can attend for $20. Register at AREIA.us/Online.

Join Don DeRosa every month at 6PM SHARP at our Meeting-Before-the-Meeting that we like to call the High Tech Home Buying Creative Deal Structuring Subgroup  that meets one hour BEFORE the Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Event.

Join us at the Meeting-Before-the-Meeting each month where Don will teach you about different real estate investing purchase and sale strategies to put more money in your pocket as as well as state-of-the-art tools and techniques you’ll use to evaluate deals and figure out how to make them work. You’ll learn to work less and earn more so you can spend more time where you want, when you want and with whom you want.

Atlanta REIA Members Can Attend for no charge.
Guests Can RSVP Online Now for $20 or Pay $25 at the Door.

At 5:00 PM in the Main Lobby, we have a Vendor Trade Show that lasts throughout the meeting where you can come out and meet many of our participating Business Members and Vendor Guests who help sponsor our meeting.

Vendor tables are limited, so any vendors wanting to reserve a table for the meeting can RSVP for a Vendor Table here. Vendor tables are reserved and setup on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Starting at 6:30 PM, Dustin Griffin kicks off the Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Event with updates and announcements. Dustin covers what’s happening at Atlanta REIA in the upcoming weeks and months such as upcoming workshops, webcasts, special events, members benefits and much more!

At approximately 6:45 PM, Dustin will be hosting the Haves & Wants Speed Marketing Session which gives our members the opportunity to quickly market deals they HAVE and to find deals they WANT. We also give our business members the opportunity to get up and say a few words about their businesses. Members who want to participate in the Haves & Wants Marketing Session must bring your flyers and get to the meeting early to get on Joe’s list of participants.

After the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA Main Meeting, we will be reconvening at 9:30 PM at Rock N Taco Roswell at 928 Canton St, Roswell, GA for Late Night Networking AKA the “Meeting-After-The-Meeting”! There is no charge for Atlanta REIA Members or guests to attend Late Night Networking, so bring a friend and head on down to Late Night Networking and have a cold brew with us! Just be sure you order food and beverages from the restaurant and please tip their wait staff generously.

RSVP on Facebook or RSVP on Meetup

Atlanta REIA Members Can Attend for no charge.
Guests Can RSVP Online Now for $20 or Pay $25 at the Door.

The Atlanta REIA Main Meeting & Vendor Tradeshow is BACK LIVE & IN PERSON ONLY on Monday, May 10th from 5-9PM at the Doubletree Roswell located at 1075 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Roswell, GA. RSVP NOW!

This month we will be having a Panel Discussion with 3 Local Real Estate Investors who are making a killing in today’s hyper competitive, hot sellers market in the middle of a pandemic! The topic discussion will be “Making a Killing in Real Estate Now” with our All Star Panel consisting of Mike “The Godfather of Wholesaling” Cherwenka, Scott “The Flipping Rabbi” Sekulow & Paul Glassco.

Mike Cherwenka	Scott Sekulow	Paul Glassco

RSVP NOW and come join us to learn how these three local investors are not only surviving this market but are thriving in this hot market. Bring your business cards, your property flyers and your questions, and join us to learn, have fun and network with local areal players! RSVP NOW & Join Us Live Once More!

*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.

As always, Atlanta REIA Members can attend our Main Meeting event at no charge and Non-Members can Register Online for $20 or pay $25 at the door. Be sure to bring your business cards and flyers and join us for an evening of real estate deals, vendors, networking, education and fun on Monday, May 10th! See you there!

Join Don DeRosa every month at 5PM SHARP at our Meeting-Before-the-Meeting that we like to call the High Tech Home Buying Creative Deal Structuring Subgroup one hour BEFORE the Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Event.

“With the upcoming tsunami of foreclosures looming on the horizon home owners will be needing alternative to an all cash offer due to the fact that they may be over leveraged. In most cases the recommended method to help them would be buying the property “Subject To” the existing mortgage. That is where the home owner simple just gives you the warranty deed (Ownership) but the note and mortgage (lien) stay in their name.

However, sometimes the homeowner doesn’t feel comfortable with just handing over the deed to their home without any security that you are going to make their payments. That’s where “Wrap Around” mortgages come into play. At this session I will go over all the basics. I will show you:

• Who should use this technique
• What is an actual Wrap Around Mortgage
• Why is it extremely important to have this technique in your toolbox
• When you should use it
• How you should use it
• Answers to your questions and more!

I will cover all of these elements at the “Meeting, before the Meeting.” at 6pm on Monday, May 10th. Come learn another awesome tool to place in your creative real estate toolbox.”

Each month, Don will teach you about different real estate investing purchase and sale strategies to put more money in your pocket as as well as state-of-the-art tools and techniques you’ll use to evaluate deals and figure out how to make them work. You’ll learn to work less and earn more so you can spend more time where you want, when you want and with whom you want.

At 5:00 PM in the Main Lobby, we have a Vendor Trade Show that lasts throughout the meeting where you can come out and meet many of our participating Business Members and Vendor Guests who help sponsor our meeting.

Vendor tables are limited, so any vendors wanting to reserve a table for the meeting can RSVP for a Vendor Table here. Vendor tables are reserved and setup on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Starting at 6:20 PM, Dustin Griffin kicks off the Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Event with updates and announcements. Dustin covers what’s happening at Atlanta REIA in the upcoming weeks and months such as upcoming workshops, webcasts, special events, members benefits and much more!

At approximately 6:40 PM, Joe Thompson will be hosting the Haves & Wants Speed Marketing Session which gives our members the opportunity to quickly market deals they HAVE and to find deals they WANT. We also give our business members the opportunity to get up and say a few words about their businesses. Members who want to participate in the Haves & Wants Marketing Session must bring your flyers and get to the meeting early to get on Joe’s list of participants.

After the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA Main Meeting, we will be reconvening at 9:30 PM at Rock N Taco Roswell at 928 Canton St, Roswell, GA for Late Night Networking AKA the “Meeting-After-The-Meeting”! There is no charge for Atlanta REIA Members or guests to attend Late Night Networking, so bring a friend and head on down to Late Night Networking and have a cold brew with us! Just be sure you order food and beverages from the restaurant and please tip their wait staff generously.

At this month’s Atlanta REIA Online Webinar on Monday, April 12th from 6PM – 9PM, Marco Kozlowski will be our special guest speaker where he will teach you “How to Buy Income Producing Commercial Real Estate From Home, Using None of Your Own Cash or Cred!”

Check out this short video from Marco…

How many units (apartments, houses, mobile homes, office suites, etc.) do you need to retire from your J.O.B. and live your dreams?

Here’s some quick math…

Each unit = At least $200 / month 💰
5 units = $1,000 / month 💰💰
25 units = 45,000 / month 💰💰💰
50 units = 410,000 / month 💰💰💰💰

The kicker? Marco and his students buy every single property using NONE of their own cash or cred.

There are massive deals all across the U.S. And Yes, you can buy these deals from the comfort of your own home. Join Marco on the Atlanta REIA Webinar and learn how.

No need to travel — and you definitely shouldn’t buy just because it’s near where you live unless you prefer terrible to mediocre returns.

Join us on the webinar to see how you can:

• Find deals at 30% off or more
• Access billions of dollars available from vetted “asset based lenders”
• Pull out 3k on your first deal at closing plus get cashflow for life

These are just a few of the gems you will learn from Marco, so Register to Attend Now and join us Online on Monday, April 12th from 6 to 9PM to learn “How to Buy Cash Flowing Commercial Properties From The Comfort of Your Home, Using NONE of Your Own Money or Cred”. See you there!

*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.

Join Don DeRosa every month at 6PM SHARP at our Meeting-Before-the-Meeting that we like to call the High Tech Home Buying Creative Deal Structuring Subgroup  that meets one hour BEFORE the Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Event.

Here is a message from Don regarding of this month’s Meeting Before the Meeting topic…

“If you are a new investor, a lot of times learning all this new stuff can make you can feel scared and anxious. You are constantly learning to “do this” and “do that.” But wouldn’t it be great if you had a checklist of things NOT to do?

Ever wish you knew what land mines to avoid in real estate to make your success faster and easier? Well guess what? I’m here to help you with that.

I’ve put together a list of my TOP 10 Mistakes almost ALL investors make in their first year. Not only am I identifying what they are, but I’m also going to show you how the either avoid them or fix them altogether.

Join me on Monday April 12th at 6PM Online where I’ll show you these colossal mistakes and how to handle them.

We will discuss…

• Top 10 Mistakes Investors make in their first year
• How to identify these mistakes
• How to avoid or fix them

With 2021, hopefully getting back to some normalcy, the economy will be thrusted back into reality, and with that, will come great opportunity for those who have the ability to recognize it. Come join me so we can put your investment business in overdrive. I look forward to seeing you on the webinar.”

Join us at the Meeting-Before-the-Meeting each month where Don will teach you about different real estate investing purchase and sale strategies to put more money in your pocket as well as state-of-the-art tools and techniques you’ll use to evaluate deals and figure out how to make them work. You’ll learn to work less and earn more so you can spend more time where you want, when you want and with whom you want.