Mountain REIA is a new REIA being formed by Gordon Catts and Richard Benthal that will be meeting on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM at the Golden Corral located at 2025 Market Place Blvd in Cumming, Georgia. This group is an educational and networking group that brings in local, active investors and to provide information and education in a low or no-sales environment. This group is open to everyone.  

The speaker for the first Mountain REIA Meeting on June 5th will be Jim Hitt, President of American IRA, LLC. Self Directed IRA’s allow an individual to manage their own retirement accounts and receive favorable treatment under the US Tax Code. Self Directed IRA’s allow individuals to fund certain real estate endeavors and make Private Mortgage Loans. Come join local real estate investors to network, share information, and interact with local and regional experts. Please be prepared to patron the restaurant, enjoy the networking, and the outstanding information!

Joe Thompson will be speaking on the current chaos in the mortgage market as well as quiet title at the Small Business Group on May 10th, 2012 at 3:30 PM at 5 Seasons Brewing at 5600 Roswell Rd, Sandy Springs, GA (map). Joe will discuss…

• Quiet Title – What is it?
• Banking & Mortgages – What Happened?
• Opportunity for Underwater Home Owners
• What’s in it for me?

The Atlanta REIA Small Business Group (SBG) is an educational and networking designed to help real estate entrepreneurs and other small business owners run their business more efficiently and profitably so they can survive and thrive in today’s ever changing economy. This group meets once per quarter on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 3:30 PM.

Please join us at our very first “Mobile Real Estate Rockstars Group” (Rockstars) hosted by Don DeRosa at our “Meeting-Before-The-Meeting” on May 7th at 3:00 PM in a private meeting room at Total Wine & More located at 124 Perimeter Center W (see map). The Mobile Real Estate Rockstar Group is an educational and networking group for investors who want to leverage mobile technology (think: iPad, smartphone, Tablet and other mobile devices) to become more competitive, profitable investors. Instead of playing Angry Birds, this group shares the latest apps, tips and techniques to use the information they need, right now, at their fingertips, from anywhere.

At the inaugural meeting of the Rockstars, Don will cover the basics of the iPad and iPhone and how he uses them in his investing business, from taking a lead to evaluating the deal, he’ll show the apps he uses to see if it’s a deal worth looking at, so he doesn’t waste his time driving out to a deal he’ll never buy. Then he’ll ask the group to share their favorite apps for doing business, or ones they just can’t live without. With over 11.8 million iPads and 35.1 million iPhones, plus millions of smart phones and other devices like the Amazon Kindle taking ‘fire,’ you’d better know how to use mobile devices in your business, or you’ll be left behind.

At 5:00 PM, Total Wine & More will be offering a complimentary wine tasting to all those who attend our meeting and wish to participate. There is NO CHARGE to attend this meeting or the wine tasting for Atlanta REIA Members and guests. Thanks Total Wine & More!

Duncan Wierman is an Atlanta REIA Business Member, a full time investor in Greenville, SC and a Internet Marketing Wizard. His business revolves around using automated systems so he can do less work and make more money buying, selling and holding real estate more efficiently. He uses Internet Marketing and automated Internet systems for attracting buyers, sellers, and investors that have allowed him to do as many as 300 deals a year without leaving his desk! Duncan is going to teach you his secret methods on how you can Buy 1, 2, 5 or even 10+ houses or more per month, snatching houses up fast and selling them for huge profits within hours, without risk and without leaving your home! If this sounds too good to be true, there is even more… Join us at the meeting and Duncan is going to teach you how to…

• Attract dozens of desperate, motivated sellers so you can cherry pick the hottest deals
• Uncover hidden bargain deals on the Internet at record breaking speed
• Buy properties below 65 cents on the dollar and then sell them within 1 hour
• Turn your business into a system that makes you over $32,756.32 a month, each and every month
• Set up a system that can “sniff out” hidden properties that virtually no one knows even exist
• Use automatic “bots” to work for you day and night, bringing you qualified customers and hot deals
• Get your phone ringing off the hook with people begging you to use their money to fund your deals
• Get insane real estate profits even if you’re holding down a day job and have no time to yourself
• Boost your credibility with sellers, even if you’re new to real estate investing
• Create a HUGE list of investors who want to be notified FIRST and will be begging to buy your houses
• Market, buy, sell, and/or assign property online, to make MILLIONS in cash and equity from home

“New Member Orientation” is a mini-session hosted by Karen Bershad that is designed to introduce our new members (and guests interested in become a member) to our organization and show them multiple ways they can get involved, get connected and get educated. Come learn more about our website, meetings, networking events, workshops, webcasts, replays and more!

“What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA” is a mini-session hosted by Atlanta REIA Executive Director, Dustin Griffin, to update our members and guests on many of the exciting new things that are going on at Atlanta REIA in the upcoming weeks and months such as upcoming workshops, webcasts, special events, member’s benefits and more!

“There’s an App for That” is a fun new mini-session dedicated to updating you on some of the latest and greatest applications or “apps” for your iPad, iphone or Droid smartphones and tablets for both business and personal use. We want to help you become a high-tech, mobile real estate entrepreneur and this month, Don DeRosa is going to help you do just that!

New Benefits & Discounts for Members – Ben Rao, President of the Community Buying Group will be showing Atlanta REIA Members how to take full advantage of many new member benefits and discounts from companies such as Lowes, Sears, Sherwin Williams, Office Max, Sunbelt Rentals, Spring and more!

“Have’s & Wants Speed Marketing” is 30 minute marketing session hosted by Joe Thompson that is held 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. Be sure to get to the meeting early and get on the speed marketing list if you want to participate.

After the conclusion of the Main Meeting, we will be reconvening at the Tilted Kilt Perimeter located at 1155-B Mount Vernon Highway in Atlanta for the “Meeting after the Meeting”. The Tilted Kilt will be offering half price appetizers as well as food and drink specials for our members and guests. Come eat, drink, network and have fun with us as hang out late into the night!

*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.

Each and every month, for the duration of our meeting, we have a Vendor Tradeshow in which you can come out and meet many of our participating business members who help sponsor our meeting. It’s not to late to sponsor this meeting. Thanks again sponsors!

Networth Realty of Atlanta, LLC – A licensed, full-service residential wholesale brokerage that specializes in finding quality wholesale properties and making them available to you. Read More→

Atlanta Private Lending – Atlanta’s premier private real estate lending company. We provide private, hard money loans to professional real estate investors for renovation and investment purposes. Read More→

American IRA – The American IRA mission is to provide the highest level of customer service in the self-directed retirement industry. Read More→

Atlanta 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. Read More→

Fuller 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. Read More→

Real Estate Works 4 U – Stop paying too much and get your property tax bill lowered! Our team will manage the entire property tax appeal process from start to finish. Read More→

Halperin 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. Read More→

Solutions 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. Read More→

Commercial Realty Experts – Our Team utilizes the latest information technologies, market research, and business strategies to move real estate quickly, or satisfy your particular buying needs. Read More→

The Small Business Advisor – A full service small business consulting firm specializing in QuickBooks with a wide variety of specialized services, trainings and products for small businesses. Read More→

Simply Amazing Staging Atlanta – We have a proven record of converting those “For Sale” signs into “Sold” signs. We use 5 proven and time tested steps to sell your home in record time.

Scott Bowen’s Specialized Services

Angel Oak Funding

Also, special thanks to all of our volunteers that help make our meetings and networking events possible!

It’s that time of year again, when all the property tax bills are mailed out, we receive and open them, and are absolutely shocked to find that the “values” the tax appraiser has on them are way, way higher than what we know we can sell the properties for.  Then we look at the amount owed for the year for property taxes and groan, knowing we need to check to see if our rental rates will cover that amount for the year.  At the very least we know its money out of our pockets and into the government’s, when we did all the work to buy and rehab the property, then locate a (hopefully) decent tenant who will pay the rent payment on time.  It doesn’t seem quite fair to be overtaxed on property that the assessor values too high for today’s market, does it?  What can we do about this though?  I believe we all want to keep as much of our hard-earned money on our property investments as we possibly can, without the government getting more than their fare share, right?

We’ve all heard “You can’t fight City Hall”.  Well, this isn’t exactly all true.  Please join us Monday, April 23rd at 6:30 PM at the Cherokee Cattle Company at 2710 Canton Road, Marietta, GA (map), where we are pleased to host our very special guest speaker, LaGaylia Appleby of Real Estate Works 4 U!  LaGaylia works diligently to lower property taxes for both homeowners and real estate investors across Atlanta.  She’s got many tips and techniques to share with us on how we can go about lowering our property taxes legally, ethically, and honestly.  By working within the laws and guidelines of our government agencies, she’s been able to save me well over $1,000 on just two properties!  I think I’ll go to the beach with that money (I can already hear the waves)!  What will you do with the money you save by joining us Monday evening at the West Meeting of Atlanta REIA?  Read More→

Are you running your business or it is running you?  Are you doing everything you can to build a brand, leveraging technology, network effectively and save money? On Monday, May 7th at the Main Atlanta REIA Meeting for May 2012, Ben Rao, President of the Community Buying Group, will be discussing many of the new Member Benefits available to Atlanta REIA Members through our new relationship with the Community Buying Group. Don’t miss this opportunity to pick up new ideas on doing business better and how to save money on products and services you may already be using.

There are no programs to buy since these benefits are already included in your paid Atlanta REIA Membership. Join Ben at the meeting and learn…

• See how other Real Estate Investors and Landlords are putting more money in to their deals by saving money on materials, services and products they use everyday
• Tools and Tips to expand your sphere of influence and network more effectively with other RE Investors locally and nationwide
• Showcase your business or services to other RE investors in your Community
• Learn how to use technology to do business better
• Learn the importance of building your brand and see tools to build your own brand.

Come hear about these incredible benefits that are now included in your Atlanta REIA Membership.  You now have access to more tools to help you save you both time and money.  We also will show you how you can get bigger discounts at Lowe’s, Sun Belt Tool Rentals, Sherwin Williams, Sears Commercial, Sprint /Nextel, Rent Fast, Build a Sign and another dozen suppliers.