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Don DeRosa

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

Don DeRosaDon DeRosa is a real estate investor, author, teacher, coach and national speaker.  He is past president of Georgia Real Estate Investors Association. Don is also an an active Charter Business Member of the Atlanta Real Estate Investors Alliance (Atlanta REIA).  Don has trained thousands of new and experienced investors to build wealth in real estate using the same techniques that helped him build his fortune, particularly buying with owner financing, using private money, creatively structuring deals and selling quickly in any market. Read More→

Haves & Wants Speed MarketingThis is our very first Haves and Wants Speed Marketing Session that we recorded live at our January 3, 2011 New Year Atlanta REIA Meeting. This is a new 30 minute session at our Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting that starts at 6:00 PM on the 1st Monday of the month and is hosted by Joe Thompson. The purpose of this marketing session is to help facilitate deals by giving our members the opportunity to quickly market things they HAVE and no longer want and to find things they WANT but don’t yet have. Thanks Joe and Alan for making this Speed Marketing Session possible! Read More→

Exclusive Webinar Replay Tonight!

“Come Listen to How Ron LeGrand Can Teach YOU To Make 2011 Your Best Year EVER
Even In These So-Called ‘Hard Times'”

That’s Right! The ‘Guru of all Gurus’ is back, and we’re having a very special replay of the incredible webinar we had with him last week… Tonight, Friday, January 7th at 7PM ET!

Register Now!

Ron LeGrandWhy are we doing this? Listen, when someone of Ron’s experience, knowledge, character, and credentials speaks, you should pay close attention because GOLD pours from his mouth like water from a waterfall.

For whatever reason, there were several people who were not able to make the webinar. And because we care, we want to make sure that nobody misses this.

It’s That important.

Shoot, even if you DID catch this webinar live, you’ll still want to see it again. I don’t know about YOU, but even the best of us need to see something worthwhile more than once. So here’s your chance…

Register Now!

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Were you on the webinar we just had with real estate investing legend Ron LeGrand? Can you believe the incredible information he shared with us?

What’s that? You missed it? Oh no! Or maybe you were on the webinar, but your kids were making noise in the background, and you missed a Pearl of wisdom or two.

In any case, I’m happy to tell you that we DID record the webinar and you can watch/listen to it now by clicking below… Read More→

Happy New Year Everyone! Wow, what a great New Year Meeting and VIP Party we had on Monday. It was definitely our BIGGEST & BEST meeting yet!

Our first Haves and Wants Speed Marketing Session was a huge success! Guests and members alike really enjoyed taking the stage and telling our group all about their deals for sales, their businesses and any other haves and wants they had. Thank you Joe Thompson for hosting the session and all of those of you who participated. We will be posting the video of the Haves and Wants Speed Marketing Session on the website later this week.

We were also blessed to have real investing master, Ron LeGrand, spend nearly 2 1/2 hours teaching us “The 7 Top Requirements For You To Prosper As A Real Estate Investor”, answering questions from the audience and networking with members and guest during the New Year VIP Party. Ron gave away some really great bonus training material for all those who attended and especially to those who signed up for his Fast Track to Wealth Training that takes place in Atlanta on January 15th. If you have not signed up for the Fast Track training, register here now!

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Happy New Year! You’re Invited to Our
January 3rd, 2011 Atlanta REIA New Year
Meeting & VIP Party with Ron LeGrand

Ron LeGrandIf you haven’t heard by now, Atlanta REIA’s New Year Meeting and VIP Party is starting at 5:30PM on January 3rd, 2011 at the Doubletree Hotel in Roswell with our very special guest, Ron LeGrand! This is sure to be our BIGGEST and BEST monthly event so far and you are invited!

Guests and members of other local REIA groups can attend at NO CHARGE this month. Come check us out, network, have fun and celebrate the New Year with us and see what all the buzz is about first hand!

Be sure to dress sharp (business attire), bring plenty of business cards and your camera for networking. There will be speed marketing, training and plenty of VIPs and networking with a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres.

Here’s our tentative agenda for the evening…

Starting at 5:30PM: Haves & Wants Speed Marketing Session

Joe ThompsonThis month, Joe Thompson will host Atlanta REIA’s new Haves and Wants Speed Marketing Session starting at 5:30 PM sharp. The purpose of this session is to make deals happen by giving our members the opportunity to quickly market things they HAVE and no longer want and to find things they WANT but don’t yet have. We will be video recording the session and putting it on AtlantaREIA.com for 24/7 playback to help you market your Haves & Wants throughout the month.

Here’s what you need to know to participate: (1) Members and guests are welcome to participate this month. (2) Show up early (5:15PM) to get on our participant list since spots are limited due to time constraints. (3) Bring a single flyer with big, bold letters including your Name, Phone & Email as well as your have’s and wants. We will digitally project your flyer up on the big screen, so avoid fine print that will be difficult for the audience to read. (4) You need to be prepared to address your haves, wants and contact information quickly since you will only have 30 seconds to one minute depending on the number of participants. (5) Remember, you can bring business cards additional flyers with more detailed information for discussion during the networking session and VIP Party.

At 6:00PM: Atlanta REIA Announcements & Upcoming Events

We’re going to take a few minute to tell you what’s new with Atlanta REIA, what events and workshops are coming soon and how to become an official Atlanta REIA Member while “Charter” memberships are still available. Click here for more information on how to Join Atlanta REIA Online while Charter Member and Goodwill Ambassador status is still available.

At 6:30PM: Ron LeGrand on How to Prosper This New Year

Ron LeGrandRon LeGrand be delivering a special, never heard before presentation called “The 7 Top Requirements For You To Prosper As A Real Estate Investor.” Ron has bought over 2000 houses personally over 29 years and trained over a half million people on his simple system and his tell it like it is, humorous delivery by the most qualified man alive may be a turning point in your life as it has been for so many others. He’ll come bearing gifts and do a Q & A after his talk and networking at our VIP Party, so don’t plan on leaving early. Come see, meet and greet the “Godfather of Real Estate Investing” Monday night! BTW, Ron will be back in Atlanta on January 15th for a one day Fast Track to Wealth Workshop, so clear your calendar now!

At 8:15PM: New Year 2011 Late Nite Networking VIP Party

Atlanta REIA / Late Nite Networking 2011 New Year VIP PartyThere will be a very special Late Nite Networking VIP Party after the Atlanta REIA Meeting starting around 8:15 PM. There will be a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres. Dress code is business attire. All local speakers, vendors, business associates are welcome to attend at no charge as well as members of other local REIA groups. Come out network, have fun and celebrate the New Year with us! Please RSVP for this event by contacting Chrissy at 770-904-2508 ext 1 or chrissy@atlantareia.com.

Also be sure to bring your camera and/or video camera to take lots of pictures and videos for posting online and sharing with Atlanta REIA, your friends and/or customers. Not only do we like to network in person at our Atlanta REIA and Late Nite Networking Meetups, but we like to socialize via social networking online too! Follow us and we’ll follow you back so you can expand your social network, post comments, photos and videos on our social networking sites and more! You can be a friend and follow us online at the following sites and network with us 24/7!

Extreme Makeover - SEO/SEM EditionIn Week 9, the final week of the 90 Day Extreme Internet Marketing Makeover Workshop, Dustin Griffin did a wrap up session on everything we’ve covered so far and how it all works together to help get your websites, profiles and pages to the top of the major search engines fast. Dustin also talked about how to track and tweak your results and what to do next now that the training is complete. Read More→

Extreme Makeover - SEO/SEM EditionIn Week 8 of the 90 Day Extreme Internet Marketing Makeover Workshop, Dustin Griffin introduced attendees to Social Bookmarking and RSS Feeds and showed them how to set them up, customize them and use them for Internet Marketing and Search Engine Optimization purposes. Read More→

Extreme Makeover - SEO/SEM EditionIn Week 7 of the 90 Day Extreme Internet Marketing Makeover Workshop, Dustin Griffin taught attendees how to setup, customize and use online article and advertisement sites such as GoArticles, ArticlesBase, BackPage, PRLog and others for Internet Marketing and Search Engine Optimization purposes. Read More→

Extreme Makeover - SEO/SEM EditionIn Week 6 of the 90 Day Extreme Internet Marketing Makeover Workshop, Dustin Griffin taught attendees how to setup, customize and use online video sites such as Youtube and Yahoo Videos for Internet Marketing and Search Engine Optimization purposes. Read More→

Extreme Makeover - SEO/SEM EditionIn Week 5 of the 90 Day Extreme Internet Marketing Makeover Workshop, Dustin Griffin introduced attendees to social networking, not only for personal use, but more importantly for business purposes. Dustin taught attendees how to setup, customize and use social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter for Internet Marketing and Search Engine Optimization purposes. Read More→

Extreme Makeover - SEO/SEM EditionIn Week 4 of the 90 Day Extreme Internet Marketing Makeover Workshop, Dustin Griffin introduced attendees to the concept of blogging and taught them how to setup, customize and use a simple WordPress.com blog for Internet Marketing and Search Engine Optimization purposes. Read More→