Atlanta Real Estate Investors Alliance Blog
Training Webcast on Wholesaling Real Estate with Than Merrill & Jon Steingraber on November 3rd
Posted on October 24, 2011 by
If 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.
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 Meets October 26th at Chef Rob’s Caribbean Cafe
Posted on October 24, 2011 by
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
Jonathan 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 REIA – Week of October 24, 2011
Posted on October 24, 2011 by
This 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→
Breakthrough Real Estate Investing Academy – November 3-6 in Atlanta
Posted on October 19, 2011 byHave you heard all those real estate investing success stories about making tens of thousands of dollars on a single deal? About having enough passive income so you don’t have to work anymore? Are you ready to write your own success story!? Are you ready to Break Through in your real estate investing career?
Then you must attend the Breakthrough Real Estate Investing Academy – November 3-6at the Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Perimeter Center located at 501 Lake Hearn Drive in Atlanta, GA! It’s a brand new, one-of-a-kind event that will cover all of the things you need to do to take advantage of this amazing real estate market. Maybe you’re still trying to land your first deal, but just can’t seem to Break Through whatever is keeping you from getting it done? Or perhaps you’re an experienced investor, but want to leverage the latest techniques to step it up a notch while the getting is good (and the getting is really good, when you know what you’re doing!)
If this is you, then check out what you’ll learn at the brand new Breakthrough Real Estate Investing Academy – put on by two experienced investors who know Atlanta and the Southeast, and who always put on education-packed events: Don DeRosa and Duncan Wierman.
PLEASE NOTE: This event currently sells for $2500 on Don and Duncan’s websites, but Don and Duncan, whom are both members and active supporters of Atlanta REIA, have very generously given us a few dozen tickets to this training event to resell as a fundraiser and membership drive for or organization. Therefore Atlanta REIA Members can attend this event for ONLY $99 (Save $2401!) and Non-Members for ONLY $199 (Save $2301). If you are a Non-Member, you should Join Atlanta REIA as a Silver Member for Only $100/year first, then purchase this event for only $99 and get a 1 year membership for the same price as the special guest tuition of $199. Thank you Don and Duncan for this special offer!!!
What’s Hot in Real Estate Investing Webcast Replay: WordPress LeadTheme 2.5 with Jens Beatty
Posted on October 19, 2011 by
October 2011’s What’s Hot in Real Estate Investing Webcast was with website designer, graphic artist and internet marketing expert, Jens Beatty, on his FREE WordPress LeadTheme 2.5. As you probably already know, more and more real estate investors and small business owners are starting to use WordPress to power their website and blog because of it’s flexibility, ease of use and its ability to achieve great search engine rankings without a lot of technical know how.
Because of the ever increasing interest in WordPress, Jens has created an awesome FREE WordPress theme that focuses on SEO, social networking and generating leads. His WordPress theme is called LeadTheme and it was designed specifically to make it really easy to get your WordPress blog generating leads fast. LeadTheme 2.5 is also designed to work with popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Google +. Read More→
Basic Housing Economics
Posted on October 18, 2011 by1. The Basic Premise of Home Ownership – That Homes Increase in Value Over Time – Is Sound
The housing bubble was created by an irrational, widespread belief that home prices would continue to go up and up — an extreme corruption of a generally valid premise. “It’s a totally sound premise that houses will become worth more over time because the dollar is becoming worth less as the financial landscape worsens.” Read More→
Kim is Getting Her Investor Calluses Back
Posted on October 18, 2011 by
For the last four years, I have sat at my desk every day coordinating Short Sale transactions for realtors. With no risk involved, Retail Short Sales have been great for the pocketbook, but terrible for the “investor” side of me. It has caused me to lose my investor calluses and be fearful of the homeowner behind the door.
Bill said that it’s OK to be scared, but I should be more afraid of failure. “If you want to be an investor, then you need to get your calluses back,” he advised. Read More→
Than Merrill
Posted on October 18, 2011 by
Than Merrill, star of A&E’s “Flip this House” and the founder of FortuneBuilders.com and CT Homes, LLC is one of the most successful real estate investors in the nation. In the past eight years he has bought and sold a total of over 500+ properties nationwide.
Than also coaches many other successful Real Estate Investor’s and business owners around the country. The key to his student’s rapid success is the franchise like systems he helps students set up within their business. Than’s mantra is derived from the belief that “Business Process Automation” is the key to insuring guaranteed success in any marketplace. Than absolutely loves guiding other investors towards financial freedom by teaching them the principles of how to invest strategically.
Using the iPad to Evaluate & Structure Deals with Don DeRosa
Posted on October 17, 2011 by
This Thursday, October 20th at 7PM ET on the Atlanta REIA Training Opportunity Webcast, Don DeRosa will take the coolest tech tool out there – the iPad – and walk through step-by-step, how to use it 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!
You Can Get the Money to Do Your Deals – It Just Takes Some Creativity
Posted on October 17, 2011 by
You really want to take advantage of this hot Buyer’s market, you know it’s a great time to be involved in real estate, but there’s something stopping you—something BIG. You just don’t know where to get the money to do your deals! Well we’re about to fix that-come join us at Atlanta REIA West on Monday, October 24th at 6:30 PM and discover various ways to get access to CASH to do your deals. We’ll expose you to some pretty creative and non-conventional methods to fund your deals. This is one you definitely don’t want to miss, because its common knowledge that the one with the cash gets the best deals!
We have assembled a panel of REAL money sources for you. This group of lenders and experts has never before been brought together like this! Meet Jim Hitt with American IRA, a real source of a wealth of information on private money lending. Meet David Dick, a Hard Money Lender right here in the Atlanta area. Meet Tim Gibson, a Senior Loan Officer with the #1 Ranked Independent Mortgage Lender for Purchases in the U.S. Meet Jim Gibson, a Reverse Mortgage Specialist hand-picked from the masses to represent this very unique product. Attend Atlanta REIA West and meet them all, live and in person. These four people have access to millions of dollars to lend to people just like you. Read More→
What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA – Week of October 17, 2011
Posted on October 17, 2011 byThis week we have another jam packed week of meetings, networking events and training for Atlanta REIA Members and guests. Monday, Bob Massey will be speaking at the Movers & Shakers Lunch Meeting on investing in short sales with an agents help. Tuesday, Jens Beatty will be doing a special webcast on LeadTheme 2.5 for WordPress as a bonus session for the Internet Marketing Boot Camp. Wednesday, Jim Hit will be at Atlanta REIA North teaching us how to invest in real estate using IRAs. Thursday is the Haves & Wants Meeting at 5 Seasons Brewing. Thursday evening, Don DeRosa will be doing a special Training Opportunity Webcast on evaluating and structuring deals with the iPad. Saturday, Bob Massey is doing a FREE half day workshop for Atlanta REIA Members! This is a great week to get involved with Atlanta REIA! Read More→
