Atlanta Real Estate Investors Alliance Blog
Duncan Wierman
Posted on April 15, 2011 by
Duncan Wierman is a full time investor in Greenville, South Carolina. His business revolves around automated systems so he can do less work and make more money. He has used internet marketing and automated internet systems for attracting buyers, sellers, and investors have allowed him to do over 300 deals a year without leaving his desk!
After working at real estate investing the hard way, Duncan finally swore to himself that he’d had enough: He then invested serious time and money into using systems that would pay off in less aggravation, more time, and more profits! He became an expert in finding motivated sellers, hungry buyers, and private lenders through the Internet. Read More→
Catherine McFarland
Posted on April 14, 2011 by
From Rags to Riches a real life miracle… Catherine McFarland was born in a small town in the mountains of East Tennessee. At that time she was born her family lived in a one room house with no indoor plumbing. From her humble beginnings, she broke the mold. She became an entrepreneur early on, selling greeting cards door to door, doing odd jobs for neighbors and undertook many other ventures to provide for herself.
Hard work was a way of life, that’s all her family knew. Her Dad had a 6th grade education and couldn’t seem to keep his head above water. Catherine became an over achiever. She found her self worth in winning awards, in competitions and in helping others. She won many, many awards on local, state and national levels. She is an accomplished equestrian and animal lover. She attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Read More→
Full Day REO Training Workshop with Andy Heller for Virtually FREE!
Posted on April 13, 2011 by
“I have no idea what the stock market is going to do in the next month or six months from now. I do know that the American economy, over a period of time, will do very well, and people who own a piece of it will do well.” Warren Buffett, investor extraordinaire
Attend the most important workshop on getting RICH in today’s market, and thanks to Atlanta REIA it is pretty much FREE!!!!
This full day workshop “costs” $10 for Atlanta REIA Gold Members and $20 for Silver… BUT it really costs virtually nothing because you get Andy Heller’s book Buy Even Lower was rated within the top 3 real estate books of the year, and it cost over $20 in bookstores today. All those who pre-register for this workshop get this book at the end of the workshop for FREE!
Saturday, April 30th from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
DoubleTree Northlake @ 4156 LaVista Road
There Ain’t No Magic Carpet
Posted on April 13, 2011 by
On a regular basis, we get calls from investors who’ve spent thousands – sometimes tens of thousands – of dollars purchasing some “guru’s” push-button, no-effort-required, real estate investing course, only to discover that successful real estate investing requires persistence, determination and a lot of face-to-face contact with sellers.
When these would-be investors cry about the amount of money they foolishly spent, I’m reminded of something Fred Sanford (of Sanford and Son fame) used to say: “You big dummy!” Read More→
Did You Give Up on Short Sales?
Posted on April 11, 2011 by
“When you are through changing, you are through.” ~Bruce Barton
If you are counting on the past real estate trends and regulations to help you close deals today, that is enough to put you out of business. The short sale industry is changing and if you don’t change, your short sales deals will fall apart. NO CLOSINGS = NO CA$H. For the past couple years, I have watched the short sale industry change on a monthly basis for Investors and Realtors. What worked in the past is not working now; what worked in January 2011 is not working now. Since I am a Real Estate Broker and an Investor, I have had to watch with a keen eye in order to adapt quickly and successfully to the changes.
In order to allow your business to grow and be successful, you must also invest the time to “sharpen the saw” and renew the “mind” of your business………for the sake of your business. The only guarantee we have is that change will always continue. It’s scary and often we want to bury our head in the sand and wait until it passes, but that’s not a choice here. We must arm ourselves with education and turn change from our enemy into our friend. Join us Tuesday evening at 7 PM ET on the Real Estate Junkie Webcast to find out how!
Real Estate Junkie Webcast
Tuesday at 7 PM ET
Determining Property Values Workshop on April 16, 2011 with Gordon Catts
Posted on April 10, 2011 by
This workshop examines the relationship between a properties rental income and its value. This class examines the principle of substitution and explains the use of this principle in valuing single family and small income producing properties. Sources of “comparable” information will be identified. “As-is Value” will be discussed. We will examine methodology for determining what an investor should pay for a property. Selling price strategies will be covered as well as determining the target market for the property. We will discuss what to do when a property does not appraise. We will examine what constitutes a “real” comp. With the large foreclosure inventory and properties selling for considerably less than they did several years ago, it is critical to be able to look at pricing objectively and avoid overpaying for a property.
At this workshop you will hear from an appraiser who is in the trenches valuing property for banks, mortgage lenders, asset managers, investors as well as doing appraisals and review appraisals for federal institutions. His insights into the lender point of view will be of great benefit for you.
Listen to a Real Estate Agent actively involved with short sales and and his investor clients. He brings an agent’s insights into the evaluation process and how he helps determine an investors “buy price” vs their “sell price”.
Charlie Stroul, with Haines Information Services, will show us the power of the Criss Cross Plus Real Estate System, a paid service for pulling comps, as well as how to use the system for marketing to sellers.
Additionally Gordon will share a number of free sites as well as showing you how to utilize public and near public information. He will share a new information tool that few people even know exists.
Determining Property Values Workshop on April 16th, 2011
What to do at the Seller’s Door?
Posted on April 10, 2011 by
My last two real estate investing columns (“The Key is Finding MOTIVATED Sellers” & “Where to Find Motivated Sellers”) were about why and how to find motivated sellers. Last week, I said that the most effective thing I do is to simply knock on sellers’ doors. This week, let’s talk about what to do when you knock on a seller’s door.
When I’m working my area and see a “For Sale” or “For Rent” sign in the yard (NOTE: We’ve bought a lot of properties from don’t-want-to-be landlords), I stop. It doesn’t matter whether the sign is a FSBO (For Sale by Owner) or a realtor’s sign.
One thing: We don’t cut the legs out from under realtors. If we find a deal because of the realtor’s sign, the realtor deserves to get paid!
At the door, I ring and/or knock and then back out into the yard about 20 feet. I back away because I don’t want to crowd the door. Read More→
What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA – April 11, 2011
Posted on April 9, 2011 byAtlanta REIA is going very strong thanks to the new energy, creativity and excitement our founding members, new members and guests have brought our group. We are so blessed and thankful to have such active and loyal members, volunteers and guests supporting our group each and every month making it what it is today.
Attendance is up at all of our many monthly meetings and networking events, quality and quantity is up at all of our workshops and webcasts, while cost is low for our membership dues and training events.
Atlanta REIA Membership starts as low as $100 per year. All of our meetings are free for members and some are free for guests while others are only $5 to $10 per meeting for guests. Our business members only pay $50 extra per year for all the marketing and advertising benefits we offer them over and above their regular member benefits.
We’ve kept our price low and the quality and quantity of our benefits high to encourage your participation and support.
We hope you will check us out and attend one of the meetings, workshops or webinars below and make Atlanta REIA your new real estate club. Click here for more information on Joining Atlanta REIA. Read More→
Business Member Orientation Workshop & Webcast
Posted on April 7, 2011 byATTENTION Atlanta REIA Business Members,
TONIGHT at 7 PM ET, Jeff Nix, Director of Business Membership, and myself are doing our first Atlanta REIA Business Member Orientation Workshop via GoToWebinar.com. Register for the BMO Workshop Now!
We want to use this opportunity to better introduce you to Atlanta REIA and explain in detail how you can plug your business into Atlanta REIA for maximum benefit for your business and our membership.
FREE Bonuses for 10 Business Members who join us on the webcast live:
- A vendor table at the May 2nd Meeting
- A vendor listing in our May 2nd Meeting Bulletin (New!)
- A vendor listing on AtlantaREIA.com for the month of May with a followable backlink to your website or profile page. (New!)
- The opportunity to speak and give away a door prize at our May 2nd Meeting (New!)
These bonuses will be available only to the first 10 people who sign up with the special link we give out during the webcast. Don’t miss out! We look forward to seeing you on the webcast tonight! Register for the BMO Workshop Now!
Search Engine Optimization Workshop – April 9 & 10, 2011
Posted on April 6, 2011 byAttend in person or online via GoToWebinar.com
The Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Workshop will be held April 9th and 10th at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D, in Buford, GA and Online via GoToWebinar. We will also be recording the event* in case you miss it or want to review the workshop again. The SEO Workshop is the first two days of the Internet Marketing Boot Camp which will take place throughout the summer and teach you how to dominate the search engines and generate all the free leads you can handle. At the SEO Workshop, Dustin Griffin will introduce you to Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing, teach you how to optimize your website and setup all of the online accounts necessary to begin optimizing your sites.
The SEO Workshop can be attended individually for $99 for Gold Members (price good for both Gold Members), $159 for Silver Members and $199 for guests. However, for maximum results we recommend you attend the SEO Workshop can also be taken as part of the Internet Marketing Boot Camp for only $695 for Gold, $1195 for Silver and $1595 for guests.
Part of the Internet Marketing Boot Camp
Workshops held at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D, Buford, GA
& Online via GoToWebinar.com
Classes are limited to 30 people. Reserve your seats now! Read More→
Atlanta REIA Main Meeting – April 4, 2011
Posted on April 4, 2011 byAtlanta REIA April Main Meeting
with Andy Heller on Investing in REOs
Members FREE & Guests only $10
Some Quick Facts About Our Main Meeting
- What? The Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting
- When? Monday, April, 4th 2011 starting @ 5:30 PM
- Where? W Hotel Atlanta Perimeter @ 111 Perimeter Center West (map)
- Why? To Learn, network, market, have fun and prosper!
- Cost? Atlanta REIA Members FREE and Guests $10 at the door
- Wear? Dress to impress
- Bring? A smile, positive attitude, enthusiasm, biz cards, flyers & a friend
- Parking? Free parking in hotel’s rear parking lot
What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA – April 4, 2011
Posted on April 2, 2011 byThis is another great week to be a member of Atlanta REIA. This week is our Main Monthly Meeting with local and national real estate expert and trainer, Andy Heller, who will be talking about buying REOs lender direct at extremely discounted prices. Dustin Griffin will also be talking about the upcoming Internet Marketing Boot Camp and new member benefits such as Real Quest comps, Voice Nation VM systems and live answering service and discounts on credit repair. We also have our first Super Smart Technology Webcast of the year this week as well as a Business Member Orientation Webcast on Thursday. And don’t forget, Haves & Wants meets every Thursday at 1:30 PM and the Cash Flow Games are every Sunday at 6:30 PM. We hope to see you at a meeting soon! Read More→
