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What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA for the Week of October 28, 2013
Posted on October 25, 2013 byWholesaling in the New Economy
Presented by New York Times best-Selling Author, International Speaker, Personal Development Life Coach, and Real Estate Entrepreneur Wahid Shakur aka Mr. Tycoon!
Whether you are new or just getting back in the game, Mr. Tycoon has news you need NOW in order to be a successful wholesaler in today’s market. Join us at the Atlanta REIA West Meeting on Monday, October 28th at 6:30PM at the Cherokee Cattle Company for a special bonus: “In Order to Get Your Money Right, You Must Get Your MIND Right!”
When: Monday, October 28, 6:30-9:00 pm
Late Night Networking: From 9:00 to 10:00PM
Where: Cherokee Cattle Company, 2710 Canton Rd, Marietta, GA
More Info: Call 678-895-1460
There will be door prizes, fun, great networking! As always, the meeting is free for Atlanta REIA Members and just $5 (CASH ONLY at the door) for non-members. EVERYONE can bring a guest for free this month, so pair on up and ride on in Monday for a great night out. Don’t miss this very special Guest Speaker! See you there!
Hosted by Joe Thompson
Haves and Wants is a weekly investor’s networking, brainstorming and deal making jam session hosted by Joe Thompson and held every Thursday at 5 Seasons Brewing at the Prado from 1:30 PM till approximately 3:00 PM. This group has been meeting for over 6 years and is all about networking, sharing information, doing deals and making money right now. Be sure to bring lots of your business cards and flyers and be prepared to promote your business and/or your haves, wants and deals with our group. If you are a real estate player or want to be, this is one meeting you don’t want to miss!
5 Seasons Brewing is located at 5600 Roswell Rd (map) inside the Perimeter at the “Prado” in Sandy Springs. The all natural, organic food at the 5 Seasons is excellent and the hand-crafted beer is even better! Come out and eat, drink, network and share your deals with us! There is no charge to attend this meeting for Atlanta REIA Members or guests. Please come early and stay late. We would love to have you!
Just Announced. FREE 2 Day Wealth Building Event in Atlanta on December 7 & 8, 2013
Posted on October 25, 2013 byAttend for FREE & Get 2 Awesome Bonuses!
We are very excited to announce that renowned real estate investor and trainer Dave Lindahl is hosting a 2 Day Wealth Building Event in Atlanta on December 7th & 8th and has invited our members, friends and followers to attend at NO CHARGE. That’s right… FREE! And it gets even better… keep reading to find out about several FREE Bonuses Dave has in store for you for registering and attending…
As I’m sure you’re aware, every economic recovery provides an opportunity to create a lot of wealth in a short period of time. Dave knows this firsthand because it happened to him about 18 years ago during the last major recession. And, while the years have gone by and Dave continued to buy and sell real estate… 7,400+ total units to date… and he has never done as many deals as he did back then or as he is doing now.
Here’s the really exciting news… Dave wants to share with you how he and several other investors did it back then and more importantly… what is working right now, right here in the Atlanta Metro Area… and HOW YOU CAN DO THESE DEALS & CREATE A LOT OF WEALTH TOO!
You’re not only going to get the foundational information and the latest techniques that are working today when you register and attend the event, but you are also going to get Dave’s newly released, PROVEN SUCCESSFUL investing formula that he is making a killing using… and how you can too! Dave’s newly released formula shows you exactly… How to profit big in today’s recovering real estate market.
Register for the FREE live 2-day event in Atlanta, GA so you can discover…
- How to quickly put $10,000-$30,000 in your pocket to start getting your financial life in order
- How to set up your real estate business
- How to fund your deals without using a penny of your own money
- How to avoid dealing with tenants except to cash their checks
- How to use little known techniques to get motivated sellers calling you
- And much, much more! Click here to learn more about the event!
Also, if you Register Now you can immediately download Dave’s new report on “27 Ways to Buy Properties with No Money Down” and get his Wealth Kit for FREE (Valued at $704) when you attend the event. Register Now to take advantage of these free bonuses while they are available.
Abandoned Properties Workshop with Reggie Brooks on November 16, 2013
Posted on October 24, 2013 byAbandoned Properties Workshop
Learn How You Can Make $10,000
in CASH in the Next 60 Days!
A Full Day Training Workshop with Reggie Brooks
Sat, Nov 16th – Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA
Are you “too busy” like so many others, earning a living, to actually make money and become wealthy? There’s nothing wrong with working hard to make an honest living, but it’s not the way to get rich. Isn’t it time that you started making yourself rich, for a change? I won’t kid you though… you do initially have to do some hard work and put your heart into making a lasting change. The good news is, if you attend my upcoming workshop, follow my instructions and stay determined and focused, it can and will happen for you.
My name is Reggie Brooks and I am an international trainer, author, coach and an active real estate investor. On Saturday, November 16th at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia located at 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Rd in Atlanta, GA, I will be teaching a Full Day Workshop with Atlanta REIA on “How to Make Big Profits with Abandoned Properties” where I will teach you how you can make $10,000 cash in the next 60 days.
I will teach you how to find these abandoned and distressed properties, find the owners, and structure a transaction that is mutually beneficial to both you and the seller. You will learn how to “automate the process” of finding the property and the owners, thus creating a cookie-cutter type business where you get the abandoned properties “chasing you”, rather than the other way around.
My “Abandoned Property” training includes case studies of people who have used my Abandoned Property System and made very significant profits.
You Will Learn…
- How to make big profits using a unique niche in the marketplace – Abandoned Properties
- How to invest with no cash and no credit
- Insider secrets that the professional investors use to turn $15,000 profits into $50,000 profits and more
- Hot new tips and insights that the professionals use to find profitable deals, especially in today’s market
- Hidden cash producing secrets that even seasoned investors don’t even know
- How to uncover hidden value in properties that most seasoned investors overlook
- How to profit from properties that most investors consider worthless
- How to write your contracts to maximize your profits
- How to use creative financing to fund your deals
More of What You Will Learn…
- How to make offers on shadow inventory (bank owned property that the bank has not yet listed with a Realtor)
- How to buy real estate well below market value
- Why the bank’s loss is your gain
- How to locate distressed properties
- How to research and evaluate foreclosure properties
- How to calculate your profits
- And much more…
I have been working for years to instruct and coach literally thousands of students to achieve financial freedom. On Saturday, November 16th, I am conducting a full day class in which I will teach you how to capitalize on this ever changing real estate market. Yes, you can still make big money – especially now!
Wahid Shakur
Posted on October 23, 2013 by
Internationally-renowned Motivational Speaker, Personal Development Coach, Investment Real Estate Guru, and Entrepreneur of Success, Wahid Shakur, aka “Mr. Tycoon”, is legendary for his “tough but fair” deal-making and negotiation skills. His bestselling book, “Success Is Not A Secret, It’s A System,” extracts the lessons he learned on the road to building his successful real estate investment company and personal fortune, and is the “must-have” guidebook to achieving financial and personal success.
Initially begun his life journey in Real Estate, Mr. Tycoon continue to oversee the management of a multi-million dollar real estate investment empire which includes both commercial and residential real estate holdings, educational tools and seminars, private consultation as well as personal coaching. Having mentored by famous Ron LeGrand, Tony Robbins, Marshall Sylver and Stephen Pierce, Mr. Tycoon is a true product of mentorship and success. Having developed his own brand and prowess in motivating, educating as well as inspiring people to achieving their financial freedom as well as their life goals and recognizing the need for personal development as well providing guidance and inspiration to people from all walks of life, Mr. Tycoon is heeding the call and has developed his own personal development strategy along with his Life Coach, Wife and Life Partner, Coach Janese. Read More→
The Objective is a Written Offer
Posted on October 22, 2013 byA common mistake made by real estate investors is to forget why they knock on the seller’s door. By “forget,” I don’t mean the seller answers the door and the investor stands there with a stupid, lost look on his face. I mean the investor doesn’t understand the basic objective of why he’s there.
Do you know the ultimate objective of meeting with sellers? I mean, why are you there? What’s the purpose? Is it to be given a tour of the seller’s house?
Recently, I was working with a couple of investors. By “working,” I mean I was watching and critiquing – the investors had the lead and were responsible for what happened in the house. We went in the first seller’s house and got the grand tour. In the end, the investors told the seller they’d get back with him, then left. Same thing happened in the second seller’s house.
One of the hardest things about teaching is for the teacher to keep his mouth shut. Oh, do I ever have a problem with this! Not immediately correcting someone when they’re doing something wrong practically makes my eyes bleed.
Before going in the third seller’s house, I asked the investors, “When y’all are all done talking to the seller and are ready to leave, will you please ask if I have anything else to add?” Read More→
Nothing But Low-Ball Offers – Wanna Bet?
Posted on October 18, 2013 byOne thing that REALLY sticks in my craw is the number of folks who claim that all I do is make low-ball offers when making offers to buy houses. Kim and I have heard this nonsense for more than 18 years.
Want the truth? Can you handle the truth? Almost every offer I make includes a full-price offer! Don’t believe me? I’m in the middle of a 30-day knocking-on-sellers’-doors challenge. So far we’ve talked to 25 sellers at the door; 22 have invited us in and we’ve made 18 written offers. You can see us in action – along with a number of full-priced written offers that we’ve made – by going to North Georgia REIA’s Facebook page.
Last week, I met with a realtor and a seller at the seller’s house. Before I got there, the realtor told the seller that this would be a total waste of her time. She said, “Bill’s nothing more than a scum-sucking bottom feeder. All he does is make insulting, way-below-market offers.” But here’s the thing: I had never met this realtor, nor made a single offer to one of her sellers – EVER! Read More→
What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA for the Week of October 21, 2013
Posted on October 17, 2013 byWhat Happens When You Lock
4 Attorneys in a Room Full of Eager
New Real Estate Investors?
Get Your REI Legal Questions Answered by an
All Star Attorney Panel on Mon, Oct 21st
Atlanta REIA Members are always FREE!
While this may sound like the opening line of a funny joke, it is no joke at all! On Monday, October 21st at 6:30 PM at the Beginning Investors Group (BIG), we’re having an All Star Attorney Panel Discussion with four prominent local real estate attorneys… Fred Kross, Craig Halperin, John Maurer and Jon David Huffman.
BIG meets at the Hudson Grill located at 6317 Roswell Rd NE in Sandy Springs, GA. This is a special BIG Meeting you don’t want to miss since it is a rare opportunity for you to discuss your real estate investing business with not one, but four real estate attorneys!
With all the attorney jokes aside, as investors, having good attorneys on our team is very important to our business. They assist us with legal entity setup; reviewing contracts; closing our real estate deals; dealing with liens; assisting our sellers with bankruptcy; short sales and foreclosures; representing us in lawsuits and so much more. This month at BIG, you are going to meet four local real estate attorneys who are all Atlanta REIA Members and who specialize in serving the needs of new and seasoned investors. They will be joining us to share their thoughts with you and answer all your burning legal questions. Join us at BIG and you will learn…
- When and why you need a good attorney on your side
- What advice our attorneys would give to beginning investors
- How to avoid many of the common mistakes investors make
- What type of legal entities and asset protection you should use
- How to work with sellers in bankruptcy or foreclosure
- How to avoid frivolous lawsuits
- What to expect at closing
- And answers to all your burning questions and much more!
After the Panel Discussion, attendees can stick around and participate in our new creative deal structuring exercises. This is an opportunity to practice on how to structure deals. Bring some of the deals you are working on, or use some of our scenarios.
Atlanta REIA members can attend the Beginning Investors Group for FREE. Non Members can RSVP Online for $15.00 or pay $20 at the door. If you join Atlanta REIA before the meeting, you can attend at no charge and get BIG Discounts on Atlanta REIA Training Workshops.
Hosted by Tom Boyer
The Note Buyers Group an Atlanta REIA educational and networking subgroup led by Tom Boyer that is designed to teach real estate investors how to buy and sell the mortgage notes that secure a property rather than buying the property itself. The group’s goal is to transact deals within the group and increase our professionalism through education in a changing credit market. The agenda for this month’s meeting is (1) Haves/Wants, (2) Notes for Sale – Bring yours for analysis, (3) Smaller investment amount opportunities and (4) Strategies using seller financing to buy/sell properties, and (5) Legislation update as appropriate.
The Note Buyers Group meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM at Olive Garden located at 2467 Cobb Parkway SE in Smyrna about 1/2 mile from I-285. If you are a new investor, this is a great opportunity to pick up pointers on what to do and what not to do when investing in notes. Atlanta REIA Members can attend at no charge.
At this week’s Cash Cows Commercial Real Estate Group, Joe Thompson and Steve Brown will summarize some of topics we addressed during the year such as Goals, Marketing, Flyers, Options, and Private Money Lending. Bill Ham will be sharing his techniques for closing more deals without using banks or any of our own money! Bill has created a 400 unit portfolio right here in Georgia without ever setting foot in a bank. If you want to close more single family deals or transition your business into multifamily investing, you won’t want to miss this next meeting!
The Cash Cows Commercial Real Estate Group is an educational, networking and call to action subgroup, led by Steve Brown for new, intermediate and advanced investors with a serious interest in purchasing commercial real estate. The Cash Cows group meets on the 4th Thursday of each month at 11:30 AM, before the Haves & Wants Meeting, at 5 Seasons Brewing located at 5600 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs, GA at the Prado. If you yearn to learn, come learn to earn!
Hosted by Joe Thompson
Haves and Wants is a weekly investor’s networking, brainstorming and deal making jam session hosted by Joe Thompson and held every Thursday at 5 Seasons Brewing at the Prado from 1:30 PM till approximately 3:00 PM. This group has been meeting for over 6 years and is all about networking, sharing information, doing deals and making money right now. Be sure to bring lots of your business cards and flyers and be prepared to promote your business and/or your haves, wants and deals with our group. If you are a real estate player or want to be, this is one meeting you don’t want to miss!
5 Seasons Brewing is located at 5600 Roswell Rd (map) inside the Perimeter at the “Prado” in Sandy Springs. The all natural, organic food at the 5 Seasons is excellent and the hand-crafted beer is even better! Come out and eat, drink, network and share your deals with us! There is no charge to attend this meeting for Atlanta REIA Members or guests. Please come early and stay late. We would love to have you!
Wholesaling in the New Economy
Presented by New York Times best-Selling Author, International Speaker, Personal Development Life Coach, and Real Estate Entrepreneur Wahid Shakur aka Mr. Tycoon!
Whether you are new or just getting back in the game, Mr. Tycoon has news you need NOW in order to be a successful wholesaler in today’s market. Join us at the Atlanta REIA West Meeting on Monday, October 28th at 6:30PM at the Cherokee Cattle Company for a special bonus: “In Order to Get Your Money Right, You Must Get Your MIND Right!”
When: Monday, October 28, 6:30-9:00 pm
Late Night Networking: From 9:00 to 10:00PM
Where: Cherokee Cattle Company, 2710 Canton Rd, Marietta, GA
More Info: Call 678-895-1460
There will be door prizes, fun, great networking! As always, the meeting is free for Atlanta REIA Members and just $5 (CASH ONLY at the door) for non-members. EVERYONE can bring a guest for free this month, so pair on up and ride on in Monday for a great night out. Don’t miss this very special Guest Speaker! See you there!
Yard Sales – A Great Place to Find Yards!
Posted on October 17, 2013 byIf your goal is to become a real estate investor, but you are a little fearful of knocking on a seller’s door, then spend a Saturday cruising yard sales. Sometimes, a homeowner hosting a yard sale just might need to sell their yard. And you might find it easier to talk to a homeowner in this casual setting, rather than sitting at a seller’s kitchen table. So become a yard sale aficionado – be polite, be yourself and strike up a conversation!
On a typical Saturday, I leave Bill at home in the office and my sweet friend, Dorsie Boddiford and I cruise yard sales looking for just that…..yards. We crane our necks and dang near cause wrecks when we see a ‘yard sale’ sign. Yep – we are those people! We always wonder: is the yard for sale? And like most yard sale junkies, we’re thrilled when we find a special trinket or two – but our ultimate goal is the yard.
After waving our apologies and blowing kisses to all the drivers we cut off, we haphazardly park our car and approach the house with our wallets and business cards in hand. Handy Tip: The homeowner is always busy, so to help ensure that our business card doesn’t end up in the trash, we attach it to a business card magnet. Read More→
Silence is a Form of Acceptance
Posted on October 16, 2013 byYesterday, I attended the Board of Assessor’s monthly meeting at the county courthouse. Including me, the total number of private citizens in the room was…one! This isn’t unusual. I attend several of these meetings each year – usually around property tax time – and I’ve never seen anyone else there except for the folks on the board.
For the record, board members are appointed by county government officials. The members work hard and have a lot of responsibility on their shoulders. Their job is to review property tax appeals, sales ratios and changes to the tax digest. Before a decision is rendered, there’s a lot of open, back-and-forth discussion.
At the meeting, I learned that around 2,000 property owners filed property tax appeals – this is about the same number as last year. I was dumbstruck that so few had filed an appeal. Because Steve Taylor, the County Commissioner – who has one T-O-U-G-H job – recently announced plans for a 25% property tax increase, I figured there would be a flood of property tax appeals. Read More→
Meeting Replay: Atlanta REIA Meeting on October 7, 2013 with Larry Harbolt
Posted on October 16, 2013 bywith Special Guest, Larry Harbolt
Have you ever wondered why those successful investors are continually finding and doing profitable deal after deal? Did you ever ask yourself what they look for and what they think about before they ever make an offer on any property? Have you ever thought about what makes a good deal and what is missing from the deals that you don’t want? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, this is exactly what our guest speaker, long time real estate investor and trainer, Larry Harbolt, taught at our Atlanta REIA Monthly Meeting on October 7, 2013.
If you are an Atlanta REIA Member, you can Login to AtlantaREIA.com and listen to the meeting replay below… Read More→
How Kim Spent Her Summer Vacation
Posted on October 15, 2013 by“Bill, you have a pretty big spot on your lung. We’re not sure what it is,” said the doctor. If he wanted to get my attention, he succeeded!
I’ve never smoked, I compete in five triathlons and do several 100-mile bike races each year, plus I go to the gym twice a week – yet there I was, wondering whether I had lung cancer.
The good news is that it wasn’t lung cancer! It turns out that the spot on my lung is a result of me having had tuberculosis when I was growing up in Thailand. No matter, the thought of dying caused me to look at many parts of my life – including our rental properties.
For most couples who own single-family rentals, one spouse is primarily responsible for taking care of the properties and tenants. In our family, it’s me.
My health scare raised some all-important questions: What would happen to our rental properties if I suddenly died? Would Kim know what to do? Could she maintain our capital assets or would she be forced to liquidate all of our investment properties?
I decided we needed to find out the answer to these questions. Read More→
All Star Real Estate Attorney Panel at the Beginning Investors Group on Oct 21, 2013
Posted on October 15, 2013 byWhat Happens When You Lock
4 Attorneys in a Room Full of Eager
New Real Estate Investors?
with an All Star Attorney Panel on Mon, Oct 21st
Atlanta REIA Members are always FREE!
While this may sound like the opening line of a funny joke, it is no joke at all! On Monday, October 21st at 6:30 PM at the Beginning Investors Group (BIG), we’re having an All Star Attorney Panel Discussion with four prominent local real estate attorneys… Fred Kross, Craig Halperin, John Maurer and Jon David Huffman.
BIG meets at the Hudson Grill located at 6317 Roswell Rd NE in Sandy Springs, GA. This is a special BIG Meeting you don’t want to miss since it is a rare opportunity for you to discuss your real estate investing business with not one, but four real estate attorneys!
With all the attorney jokes aside, as investors, having good attorneys on our team is very important to our business. They assist us with legal entity setup; reviewing contracts; closing our real estate deals; dealing with liens; assisting our sellers with bankruptcy; short sales and foreclosures; representing us in lawsuits and so much more. This month at BIG, you are going to meet four local real estate attorneys who are all Atlanta REIA Members and who specialize in serving the needs of new and seasoned investors. They will be joining us to share their thoughts with you and answer all your burning legal questions. Join us at BIG and you will learn…
- When and why you need a good attorney on your side
- What advice our attorneys would give to beginning investors
- How to avoid many of the common mistakes investors make
- What type of legal entities and asset protection you should use
- How to work with sellers in bankruptcy or foreclosure
- How to avoid frivolous lawsuits
- What to expect at closing
- And answers to all your burning questions and much more!
After the Panel Discussion, attendees can stick around and participate in our new creative deal structuring exercises. This is an opportunity to practice on how to structure deals. Bring some of the deals you are working on, or use some of our scenarios.
Atlanta REIA members can attend the Beginning Investors Group for FREE. Non Members can RSVP Online for $15.00 or pay $20 at the door. If you join Atlanta REIA before the meeting, you can attend at no charge and get BIG Discounts on Atlanta REIA Training Workshops.
