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Super Smart High Tech Home Buying & Selling WorkshopOn November 1, 2011, Dustin Griffin hosted the 5th installment of the Super Smart High Tech Home Buying & Selling Workshop Series for 2011 which is being held online and recorded for 24/7 playback for Atlanta REIA Members. In Part 5 of this workshop, Dustin gave attendees a general overview of the Super Smart Buy 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 many 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→

Atlanta REIA Main Meeting
& Vendor Trade Show
Monday, November 7, 2011 @ 5:30 PM
Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites @ 111 Perimeter Center W
Members Can Bring a Guest at No Charge this Month!
Unaccompanied Guests Can Attend for Only $10
“How to Wholesale Real Estate & Make $10,000 to $45,000+ in the Next Few Months”
with Special Guest, Jon Steingraber

Than Merrill & Jon SteingraberJon Steingraber, one of Than Merrill’s partners who is the star of A&E’s hit TV show “Flip This House”, will be our special guest speaker at our Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting on Monday, November 7, 2011. Jon and Than have worked together for five years and during that time frame they have bought and sold over 550+ properties in the past 8 years and is currently buying and selling between 8 and 10 properties every month.

At the meeting, Jon is going to teach you how to get your first wholesale deal done within a 90 day time frame, even if you are new to the business. Jon is also going to teach you how he and Than are Wholesaling over a 100 properties a year, the systems they use to automate their entire business and more importantly he will teach you how you get can started wholesaling real estate and bring in between $10,000 to $45,000+ per deal with just a few hours of your time each week.

PLEASE NOTE: Jon and Than are giving everyone who attends the meeting a FREE copy of their Audio Training CD on “Building a 6 Figure Real Estate Business”.

Than Merrill & Jon Steingraber Video

Jon is going to break down every aspect of his current business from:

  • How to find the most profitable Real Estate deals
  • What marketing strategies bring in the most profitable deals and give you the largest ROI
  • How to actually get REO offers accepted by the banks at the prices you want
  • How to analyze deals and structure contracts properly so you minimize your risk and maximize your upside as an investor
  • What paperwork you need to use to protect yourself in wholesale transactions
  • How to build a dominant online presence for your real estate business in the next few months
  • How to build a massive buyers list using social media
  • How to find all the cash buyers in your area who are actively buying deals from wholesalers
  • How to structure contracts when you sell so you are protected
  • How to finance your wholesale and rehab deals using private lenders
  • How to manage your whole business with just a few hours committed each week
  • How to build a business that will literally run itself.
  • And more!
MEETING AGENDA FOR NOV 7, 2011
5:00 pm: Vendor & Event Setup
5:30 pm: Doors Open, Trade Show Begins, Networking
6:15 pm: Haves & Wants Speed Marketing Session
7:00 pm: Updates & Announcements
7:30 pm: Guest Speaker, Jon Steingrabber on Wholesaling
9:15 pm: Late Nite Networking @ Perimeter Tilted Kilt
Just a Few of the Vendors in Attendance

Solutions Realty NetworkSolutions 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.
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Networth Realty of Atlanta, LLCNetworth Realty of Atlanta, LLC – A licensed, full-service residential wholesale brokerage that specializes in finding quality wholesale properties and making them available to you.
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Atlanta Carpet ServicesAtlanta 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.
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SafeGuard CommunitiesSafeGuard Communities – A real estate investment company providing turn key real estate solutions for individuals who want to invest in quality, cash flowing, single family homes.
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Halperin Lyman, LLCHalperin 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.
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Fuller Center for Housing of Greater AtlantaFuller 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.
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Alpha Dog InvestmentsAlpha Dog Investments – We are a private investment group with 14 years experience who buys houses regardless of price, condition or location and help solve your real estate problem. Read More→

  • Air Conditioning Experts, Inc
  • Vacant Investment Protection
  • Simply Amazing Staging Atlanta
  • Met Life

Ron LeGrandMy good friend and mentor, Ron LeGrand, the Nation’s Leading Quick Turn Real Estate Expert, has invited you to join him at his new Fast Track to Wealth Seminar on November 5th in Atlanta, GA to help you discover that right now is the best opportunity to make an obscene amount of money in real estate and how you can be a part of it. Atlanta REIA Members and Guests can register to attend for FREE while seats are still available!

We are in the “Perfect Storm”, contrary to what you hear on the news, because unusual chains of events have come together to create an economic climate for real estate investors, both beginners and seasoned pros, like Ron has never seen in his 27 years in the experience. If you don’t take action now, and get on the bandwagon, the greatest opportunity to create wealth on The Fast Track may pass you by before you even know what happened.

Register Now!

Ron promises this 1-day Fast Track Event will be a career-changing one, and from what I know of him, it will be. These are a few of the things he has told me you’ll be learning Read More→

Than Merrill & Jon SteingraberCheck this out… On Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET we are doing a webcast on Wholesaling with Than Merrill & Jon Steingraber from A&E’s “Flip this House” as they are two of the top wholesalers in the country and have wholesaled hundreds of deals. You have to join us! It’s FREE!

On the webcast Than & Jon are going to teach you exactly how to get started wholesaling houses and build your own wholesale operation! As a wholesaler you can earn an average of $5,000 to $40,000+ per deal and on the webcast Than and Jon will show you how!

Register here… this is a GREAT opportunity to learn and profit at the same time…

Register Now!

More specifically this is what Than & Jon will be discussing: Read More→

What's Happening at Atlanta REIAWe have 2 great webcasts this week… one on Tuesday with Dustin Griffin on the Super Smart Back Office Lead Management System and another on Thursday with Than Merrill and Jon Steingraber of the hit real estate investing show, “Flip This House”. Don DeRosa & Duncan Wierman’s 4 Day Breakthrough Real Estate Investing Academy starts this week. Atlanta REIA Members can attend for only $99 and bring a guest for only $50 more. We only have a few tickets left… RSVP below now! Read More→

In Memory of Gene Moss

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Gene MossYesterday I was notified that my good friend, mentor and associate, Gene Moss, passed away at the age of 71. For those of us who knew Gene we understand that we lost one of the very good ones. Gene was a gentle soul who was always willing to share with those who knew and those he had just met. His kind and giving nature made Gene a true treasure to everyone he touched; he will be greatly missed by all. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Pam and all of Gene’s family and friends.

Gene, you will be greatly missed by all your friends at Atlanta REIA.

Don DerosaOn the October 20, 2011 Training Opportunity Webcast, Don DeRosa did step-by-step walk through, how to use the iPad to evaluate and structure real estate deals with the greatest of ease.

Don’s going to walk through two of his recent deals and cover:

  • How he got the lead
  • How he evaluated the deal
  • How he decided whether it was a buy and hold, or a fix and flip
  • How he determined his repairs, and captured them for competitive bids
  • How he determined how much he could offer
  • How he negotiated with the seller
  • How much he’ll make on it
  • and much more!

…all the things you need to know to get a deal done right in this market. Watch the webcast replay now! Read More→

Internet Marketing Online Boot CampOn October 25, 2011, Dustin Griffin taught the fifth 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 #5 on Search Engine Optimization, Dustin taught attendees how to optimize their Super Smart Website, WordPress Website and Blog or any other 3rd party website using “On-Site” and “Off-Site” SEO techniques to help their site rank higher and faster on the major search engines. Read More→

Than Merrill & Jon SteingraberIf you are interested in making quick money “Wholesaling” properties you have to join us on our next Training Opportunities Webcast on Thursday, November 3rd at 7 PM ET with Than Merrill & Jon Steingraber from A&E’s “Flip this House” on “How to Make Money Wholesaling Real Estate – A No B.S. Discussion on What Current Opportunities are BEST in Today’s Market.”

Than and Jon wholesale a ton of houses each month and on the webinar they are going to show you exactly how they run their business as well as how you can get started making money wholesaling distressed properties right here in Atlanta. Register here… it is 100% worth your time.

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Also, this is HUGE! On the webcast, Than & Jon are going to go through exactly how they generates all their seller and buyer leads for these wholesale deals. This is the key to the business and exactly what YOU need to know in order to be successful. Read More→

Beginning Investors Group (BIG)Have you made a deal yet? You are looking all over Georgia, the entire Atlanta metro area. You’ve got some knowledge of Rehabbing, Flipping, Subject-To’s, Short Sales, REO’s, Pre-Foreclosures, Multi-Family, Lease Options, Commercial, Notes, Tax Liens, Buying on the Steps, Retail, Ugly Houses, Pretty Houses, Probate, Abandoned Houses. Wow! Armed with all this know-how and getting around you should have several deals under your belt, No?

Perhaps having all that knowledge and being all over the map ain’t as big of a help as you thought.

There is nothing wrong with knowing about all those things mentioned before, but maybe it’s time time to pick out one or two niches and “Be Who You Want to Be.” In other words, FOCUS.

That is the subject of our next BIG Meeting on October 26, 2011 . Learning how to pick some niches of real estate investing that suit you and focus on them to bring you success. Read More→

Jon Steingraber

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Jon SteingraberJonathan Steingraber bought his first property at 22 years old and by the time he was 25, he was flipping multiple properties each month in his real estate business. Jon also owns and operates a very successful Real Estate brokerage that lists over a 100+ properties a year. He also started the New Jersey Real Estate Social Network which is currently one of New Jersey’s largest Real Estate Investor Associations with over 700 members.

Jon is currently partnered with Than Merrill the star of A&E’s “Flip This House” and has been featured in a few of the episodes. Jon and Than are currently buying between 8 and 10 properties every single month. In the past eight years they have collectively bought and sold a total of over 550+ properties nationwide. Read More→

What's Happening at Atlanta REIAThis week we have another jam packed week of meetings, networking events and training for Atlanta REIA Members and guests. Monday is Atlanta REIA West with a Panel Discussion on Funding Sources followed by Late Night Networking. On Tuesday there is the Note Buyers Group as well as Part 5 of the Internet Marketing Webcast Workshop on Search Engine Optimization. Wednesday is the Beginning Investors Group at a new location with Sandra Watkins and John Marion. Thursday is the Cash Cows Commercial Group, Haves & Wants and the Evening with an Expert Webcast with Than Merrill and Jon Steingraber from A&E’s “Flip this House”. This is a great week to get involved with Atlanta REIA! Read More→