The Atlanta Intown Investors Club is a new Atlanta REIA Subgroup run by Dustin Griffin and Maggie Groholski that meets for the first time on Thursday, April 16th at 6PM at the Wrecking Bar BrewPub in Atlanta, GA. Our mission and focus is to provide an open forum for real estate investors and industry professionals to network and have direct access to hot real estate deals. The group is all about doing more deals! This forum will be totally member-centric. Its content and value is derived from our members actively participating and networking with each other during the meeting.

We will not be pitching products from the front of the room. Instead, this is your meeting to pitch your properties, products and services; voice your real estate wants and needs; and participate in open discussions of real estate questions and issues. We will strive to remain a forum for investors to do deals and learn and seek advice from your peers and trusted industry professionals. The more you attend and participate, the more deals you’ll do and, the smarter we all become.

Meetings will be held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at from 6PM – 9PM in the Cellar Meeting Room of the Wrecking Bar BrewPub located at 292 Moreland Ave NE in Atlanta, GA. Dinner will be available to order as will a varying array of beers and cocktails. Join us for the meeting as well as dinner to support our local businesses. As always we will socialize after the meeting in the main pub area.

WIN A 4 NIGHT STAY IN CANCUN: All participants who attend the Intown Meeting will have a chance to win a *Complimentary 5 Day, 4 Night Stay in Cancun! *You must be present at the meeting to win. The Giveaway does not include dining, transportation, airfare, transfers, taxes, upgrades, etc.

After the conclusion of our Atlanta Intown Investors Club Meeting, we will be hanging out a the at the Wrecking Bar Brewpub for “Late Nite Networking” to socialize and build stronger relationships. So come and join us for the Atlanta Intown Meeting and be prepared to stay late and network and have fun with like minded real estate investors, marketers and other professionals late into the evening!

We are excited to announce that Chuck Phillips with CRS Data will be the guest speaker at this month’s Atlanta REIA North Meeting. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 15th at 6:30PM located at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D, Buford, GA. Chuck will be showing us how to use CRS Data’s proprietary software to find and organize all the important property information you need so you can make informed decisions in all your real estate investing transactions.

CRS Data is a leading consolidator of information gleaned from public records provides data to MLS Services, Realtors, Appraisers, Banks/Lenders, Government Agencies, as well as investors.

Chuck has worked with Courthouse Retrieval System (CRS) for over 11 years. He has worked with all types of individuals from Investors, Realtors, Mortgage Companies, Banks, Surveyors, and Developers on how to utilize public record information. He is licensed to teach “Using Public Records to Enhance Your Business” by the Tennessee Realtors Association in TN. Public records can be used to answer the following questions:

• Where do you find off market properties?
• How do you get in touch with people who don’t know they want to sell?
• How do you become the only buyer?
• How do you get contact information on a vacant property?
• Where do you get the information to become the neighborhood expert?
• Where do you get a mailing list of absentee owners?
• How do you get a list of owners of multiple properties?
• And much much more.

Public records are free to look at from state or county sites using the program provided by that organization. Most of the time all you can obtain is the Owners Name, Address, Tax Information, Parcel Number, Year/Effective Year Built, Lat/Long Information if the county has GIS maps, etc. The program from CRS, with the various Search Filters, allows you to sift through this data to arrive at the results you would like. If you are looking for out of state owners with a certain type of improvement, square footage, year built in a certain zip/street, this program can filter out that information. If you need a home with an existing mortgage, this information can be found.

All of this is public information, but the Engine CRS has with the various filters makes it very easy to find and export to Excel for marketing purposes. If you find a home and need to know the comps around the home, this can easily be found based on date, distance, and time of sale. This is another feature any investor needs depending on the type of exit strategy they have for the property.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to save yourself TONS of time researching properties! RSVP Now to secure your seat. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

After the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA North Meeting (after 9:30 PM), we will be reconvening at the Tannery Row Ale House located at 554 W Main St in historic downtown Buford, GA for the “Meeting after the Meeting”. We may arrive late if the Atlanta REIA North Meeting runs late. So please come eat, drink, network and have fun with us as hang out late into the night!

Come be part of the Small Business Group on Thursday, April 9th at 11:30AM at the 5 Seasons Brewing at the Prado located at 5600 Roswell Rd #21 in Sandy Springs where Joe Thompson will be sharing his valuable insights on Creative Financing and other alternatives for funding your real estate deals.

After the conclusion of our Small Business Group Meeting, plan to stick around for Joe Thompson’s Haves and Wants Meeting. The Haves and Wants Meeting, led by Joe Thompson, is a weekly real estate investor brainstorming and deal making jam session. They meet EVERY Thursday (except major holidays) from 1:30PM till approximately 3:30PM.

The Atlanta REIA Small Business Group (SBG) is an educational and networking group for real estate entrepreneurs and small business owners, led by Karen Bershad, that meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month, once per quarter, at 11:30AM at the 5 Seasons Brewing located at 5600 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

Atlanta REIA South Monthly Meeting will take place on April 1st at 6:00pm at Club E Atlanta located at 3707 Main Street, College Park, GA (map). Our guest presenter this month will be Russ Hiner. The meeting will be on “Finding Off Market Commercial Properties For Sale”. This Meeting is being co-hosted by Atlanta REIA South and The Multi-Family Investing Group and will be on locating commercial and multi-family properties and marketing to their owners.

Russ Hiner has spent 30 years reaching his goals and becoming a real estate expert. He has worked with Rich Dad and Russ Whitney as a mentor for 13 years. He has actively played the real estate game including working every day doing wholesale deals, rehabs, lease options, rentals, notes and private lending on commercial properties.

At the meeting, Russ Hiner will be discussing:

• How to find great opportunities to buy Apartment Buildings.
• Easy methods to finding deals in the Commercial Market.
• Creative ways to get owners to call you.
• Finding low cost, higher value properties.
• How to get started by focusing on great deals and avoiding losers.
• And much, much more!

Here is what you will achieve by the end of this meeting … You will walk out with 7 ways to locate sellers and a solid plan on how to find great opportunities to purchase “off market” commercial properties. This will be a great opportunity for our Single Family Investors to get a glimpse at the exciting world of Multi-Family and Commercial Investing.

The Atlanta REIA South Monthly Meeting, led by Reggie Jackson and Gordon Catts, is held on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM at Club E Atlanta located at 3707 Main Street, College Park, GA.

The Multi Family Investing Focus Group Meeting, led by Carla Gamper and Gordon Catts has NEW Date, Time and Meeting location. The group will be meeting on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM at Club E Atlanta located at 3707 Main Street, College Park, GA.

There is currently a $10 cover charge for everyone who attends which includes a light meal. Show up at 6:00 PM to eat and network before the meeting begins. There will be lots of learning and lots of networking. Bring your deals and your haves, wants and needs to the event.

Leveraging Virtual Assistants to
Grow Your Wholesaling Business!

Virtual Assistants…

So often spoken about…

So often misunderstood…

So often they just don’t work out as well as we’ve heard they would…

Life on the beach with your VAs doing it all… If it was only that simple!

We are talking the wholesaling process from A-Z and how VAs fit in to that plan. And one hint… they CAN do more than you think so you can quit trying to do everything yourself all the time. I am amazed at how many investors still do too many “minimum wage activities” in their business. VAs can be a powerful asset to your business if you use them the right way.

My name is Frank Iglesias. Come join us on Tuesday, March 17th at 7PM at the Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs as we network, do what is now our standard deal analysis at every meeting and then we will dive into this often talked about and usually misunderstood subject!

This Atlanta Area Wholesalers group is primarily for wholesalers who are serious about the business and not just “trying” Real Estate out. Frank started this group to work with other wholesalers who are serious about building their business using the utmost of honesty and integrity. We are looking forward to exploring how we can grow together in our local market. We hope you will join us!

If you want to be a Wholesaler, you need to come to the Atlanta REIA North Meeting on Wednesday, March 18th from 6:30PM to 9:00PM at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D, Buford, Georgia as Frank Iglesias, an experienced Wholesaler, will be showing how to analyze wholesale deals and determine if you have a deal or a dud. Frank will take us through the process of deciding if a deal makes dollars and sense. If you bring bad deals to cash buyers more than a time or two, they are not likely to take you seriously nor consider your deals in the future.

Frank leads the Atlanta Area Wholesalers Group that meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month and often will spend an entire evening analyzing potential wholesale deals. This month at the Atlanta REIA North meeting we’re going to do the same thing, so BRING YOUR DEALS!!!

Last month at the North Group, Frank spoke about running your business as a business. This month we have invited him back to help you learn how to accurately analyze potential wholesale deals. We are excited to have him cover this important topic which you are sure to enjoy and benefit from.

You will learn…

• Is there enough money in the deal to wholesale it?
• How do I analyze a deal so that it meets my cash buyer’s purchase criteria?
• What should I say about repair costs?
• Is this property in location where investors are willing to buy and hold or fix and flip?
• Can I sell this to a rehabber?
• Is this a property for a buy and hold investor?
• And much, much more!

Frank Iglesias will be analyzing actual deals at the Atlanta REIA North Meeting on Wednesday, March 18th from 6:30PM to 9:00PM at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D, Buford, Georgia, so BRING YOUR DEALS and COME JOIN US!

WIN A 4 NIGHT STAY IN CANCUN: All participants who attend the North Meeting will entered into a drawing for a chance to win a *Complimentary 5 Day, 4 Night Stay in Cancun! *You must be present at the meeting to win. Giveaway does not include dining, transportation, transfers, taxes, upgrades, etc.

After the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA North Meeting (around 9:30 PM), we will be reconvening at the Tannery Row Ale House located at 554 W Main St in historic downtown Buford, GA for the “Meeting after the Meeting”. We may arrive late if the Atlanta REIA North Meeting runs late. So please come eat, drink, network and have fun with us as hang out late into the night!