Bob Massey here, and I hope to see you this Monday, September 10th at 3pm for the Atlanta REIA Foreclosure Subgroup meeting. At this meeting I am going to be covering some critical information you need to be a successful investor in this crazy market.

We’re going to be talking about the foreclosure process, short sales, and beyond. We’ll explain both the foreclosure and short sale processes from top to bottom, including what strategies are working best today, and the key mistakes that will absolutely kill your deals.

We’re also going to be explaining the securitization racket that has defrauded our entire country. Not only will you learn more about the banking system than most attorneys and judges in the U.S., but you will learn how to use this information to do some incredible deals. Chances are you’re going to learn how the banks defrauded you on your mortgage!

I’m really looking forward to seeing you at the meeting Monday, September 10, at 3pm!

The Short Sale & Foreclosure Group (SSF), hosted by Bob Massey, will have it’s quarterly meeting on Monday, September 10th at 3 PM in a private meeting room at Total Wine & More located at 124 Perimeter Center W (see map).

PLEASE NOTE: As of September 10th, the Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting is moving to a new venue at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia Hotel located at 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Atlanta, GA just across the street from Perimeter Mall.

Atlanta REIA is excited to announce that our very own Don DeRosa will be our keynote speaker on Monday, September 10^th at our next Atlanta REIA Main Meeting to be held at 5:30 PM at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia Hotel located at 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Atlanta, GA just off I-285N across the street from Perimeter Mall.

As many of you know, Don is a part time real estate trainer and mentor and full-time real estate investor who actively buys, sells and holds properties each month for huge profits and long term cash flow. Join us on Sept 10^th and Don will share with you, many of his Real Estate Insider Secrets and the state-of-the-art tools he uses to evaluate deals and make them work – for him and for the seller.

As he unveils his Insider Secrets, he’ll share with you the buying and selling strategies that are working for him right now, in August/September 2012.  Yes, he’ll show you the secret tools and strategies he uses every day to create profitable deals, even when there appears to be nothing to work with. Don will show you how to create an abundance of deals to choose from!  Plus he’ll show you how he gets the information to evaluate a deal, wherever is he, so you’ll never waste time with leads you shouldn’t spend time on and beat other investors to the most profitable deals.

Don will walk through real world, actual deals, to demonstrate step-by-step how to apply these strategies, tools and techniques.  In fact, bring your deals, and he’ll show you exactly how to evaluate the lead, determine your exit strategy, structure the deal, negotiate with the seller, and get the paperwork done almost instantly and without any of the hard work you normally do to get your deals done. 

By the end of the presentation, you’ll know –

• How to evaluate any lead and decide whether this is a winner for you and how much money you’ll make before you make your offer
• How to combine buying strategies and exit strategies – that work right now, in 2012 – to effortlessly make a deal work you
• The Secret to creating passive income deals of $350 + per month without any of your own money and with NO management on your part.
• How to structure a deal in less than 10 minutes, so that you make a minimum of $20,000 on it, choosing from multiple strategies
• How to become a “mindreader,” to find exactly what the seller’s hot buttons are so you can craft a deal the seller is dying to take
• How to use Don’s Green means ‘GO’, Red means ‘NO’ tools to negotiate for you, so you never let your emotions talk you into making a bad deal!

And is this is not enough, Don will be back with us on Saturday, September 22^nd for a full day workshop to really drive these points home and give you all the details you need to succeed. Once you are armed with Don’s training and the tools he uses every day, you will be able to make your next year of real estate investing, your best year ever… starting today!

PLEASE NOTE: Guests can Join Atlanta REIA as a Silver Member for a full year for only $100, now through September 10th, and attend our Atlanta REIA Meeting on Monday at no charge and as well as Don DeRosa’s “How to Make $20K in 30 Days” Workshop on September 22nd.

“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, members benefits and more!

Barry Garner, Acquisitions Agent with Solutions Realty Network, who helps investors purchase single family houses, apartment complexes and hotels will be discussing SRN’s strategy on investing as well as their upcoming Foreclosure Bus Tour and Training on September 29th and 30th to which you are being invited.

“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.

The Short Sale & Foreclosure Group (SSF), hosted by Bob Massey, will have it’s quarterly meeting on Monday, September 10th at 3 PM in a private meeting room at Total Wine & More located at 124 Perimeter Center W (see map). At this meeting, Bob is going to be talking about the foreclosure process, short sales, and beyond. We’ll explain both the foreclosure and short sale processes from top to bottom, including what strategies are working best today, and the key mistakes that will absolutely kill your deals. We’re also going to be explaining the securitization racket that has defrauded our entire country and how to use this information to do some incredible deals. Read more>>

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 Trade Show in which you can come out and meet many of our participating business members who help sponsor our meeting. Thanks again sponsors!

Angel Oak Funding – A direct hard money lender headquartered in Atlanta. We provide renovation/construction loans for investors and or builders to purchase and renovate residential properties. Read More→

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→

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

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→

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→

Goldmine Properties, Inc. – As Atlanta’s first full service real estate wholesaler, Goldmine Properties offers wholesale property at 65% loan to value, with financing available. Purchase price and repairs are 65% of certified after repaired appraisal. 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→

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→

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

C. Brown Property Management

Craftbuilt, Inc.

Vacant Investment Protection

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

PLEASE NOTE: Our next Atlanta REIA Main Meeting is being held on September 10th instead of the first Monday of the month due to the Labor Day Holiday. ALSO NOTE: The Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting is also moving to a new venue at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia Hotel located at 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Atlanta, GA just across the street from Perimeter Mall. This will be our new meeting place each month until further notice.

Are you a sitting duck for creditors and predators and not even aware of it?  How should you hold title to your own home?   What’s the best way to hold title to your rental real estate and other assets?  You may be surprised to learn the answers. We’ve got those answers and more as a special treat for y’all coming up this month at Wild Wild West Subgroup of Atlanta REIA — Dyches Boddiford is appearing live and in person on Monday, August 27th!  Come join the group for a great dinner, wonderful networking, and a real treat to hear this true Expert speak on Trusts.  Dyches knows Trusts inside and out.  He’s so knowledgeable on the subject that attorneys come from across the United States to learn about Trusts and their proper use from him!

Folks, this is how the Super-Wealthy, Movie Stars and Rock Stars keep their assets and holdings off public records.  This is a no BS evening, from the Best of the Best.  Learn how to really protect judgment-proof your assets as you build wealth.  If you’ve already built your wealth and you aren’t using Trusts yet as part of your asset protection and estate plan, you best come learn what you don’t yet know.  Not having this vital information has cost many a wealthy person their entire fortune.  I’m not kidding, this is MUST-KNOW strategy if you want to be protected.  Dyches will be discussing Trusts and asset protection in easy to understand language that breaks it down for the beginning investor, yet includes information even most seasoned investors don’t know.  Read More→

Whether you are a seasoned investor with a lot of houses, or just starting out, you don’t want to miss this chance to hear and meet Dyches Boddiford up close and personal on August 27th at 6:30 PM at the Atlanta REIA West Meeting being held at the Cherokee Cattle Company at 2710 Canton Road in Marietta, GA. Even if your credit is in the toilet and you have no assets, judgment proofing can be useful to you. Learn how to protect yourself from lawsuit predators. Protect yourself from crazy tenants who are looking to sue someone and make a quick buck. Or you rear end someone in traffic, automatically you are at fault… right. What if you never had to be worried about being sued? Well, anyone can sue anybody at any time… but the key is, they can’t collect one thin dime from your personal, family or corporate assets if you follow Dyches’ advice.

I hate to say it, but the awful truth is there are people out there who make their living suing people. So you forgot to fix that loose step on your rental property and someone slips and falls…the nine year old who came over to play with your kids fell off the trampoline… your underage teenage driver has an accident (and the likelihood of that is really high)…these are all potentially very costly occurrences if you aren’t set up with bulletproof asset protection. Take Dyches’ advice and you can sleep like a baby at night knowing that you and your family are protected.

Gurus come and gurus go, yet Dyches Boddiford has been around for a long time. He is going to be around a lot longer, you can count on it. Why? Because Dyches is the REAL deal in real estate, for real! A man of integrity, you can count on what he says. He is not some advertising hype trying to make a quick buck selling courses that don’t work. He truly knows asset protection inside and out. You can take what he says to the bank!

This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. Bring your friends, partners and family for an informative, nuts and bolts presentation. FREE to Atlanta REIA members, and if you are not a member this is your opportunity to learn from the very best in the country…for the price of a Starbucks coffee (just $5 for non-members). Everyone who attends will get real life information that you can implement into your life situations NOW. Read More→

Please join us for the “Mobile Real Estate Rockstars Group” (Rockstars) hosted by Don DeRosa at our “Meeting-Before-The-Meeting” on Monday, August 6th at 3:00 PM 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 to become more competitive, profitable investors. You’ll learn how to use the latest apps, tips and techniques to use the information they need, right now, at their fingertips, from anywhere. 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!

Atlanta REIA is excited to announce that Robyn Thompson, “The Queen of Rehab”, will be our main speaker at our Main Meeting on August 6th at 5:30 PM at the Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites, located at 111 Perimeter Center West in Atlanta, GA. Robyn is the nation’s leading expert on buying properties at deep discounts, renovating them at lightning speed and selling them quickly for huge chunks of cash. She takes her business very serious and it is a fine tuned machine. She has rehabbed over 320 properties in her 15+ years of investing and actually rehabbed 51 houses in single year. Her real estate investing business is a serious cash machine and not a hobby.

When Robyn visited us earlier the year, she talked about how to get started investing in real estate by purchasing foreclosures, REO, estate sales and ugly houses. During her August visit, Robyn is going to pick up where she left off and show our members and guests how to run their real estate investing business like a finely tuned money making machine, and not just a part-time hobby.

On Monday, August 6th and Saturday, August 18th, Robyn will teach you…

• When to buy and flip houses and when to buy and hold
• The evaluate properties and determine your best purchase and exit strategy
• How she purchased and renovated 6 houses her 1st year, 17 her 2nd year and 51 her 3rd and how you can too
• The actions serious business owners focus on daily to increase their revenue without wasting their time on minimum wage activities
• Her detailed step-by-step wealth blue print for developing a millionaire mind and becoming a successful business owner
• How to develop a marketing plan to bring in high profit deals
• Highly effective delegation strategies free up your valuable time and maximize your profits
• Time management skills you need to boost your income potential
• A detailed list of all her employees and contractors and their responsibilities
• How to hire the best employees, contractors and virtual assistants to take the work load off of you
• And much, much 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, members 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 entreprenuer and this month, Don DeRosa is going to help you do just that!

“Have’s & Wants Speed Marketing” is 30 minute marketing session hosted by Russ Hiner 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. 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→

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→

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→

Lima One Capital, LLC – A fully capitalized, direct lender for residential real estate investors and homebuilders. We are fully capitalized and our team prides itself on closing loans quickly for our clients. 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→

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

Angel Oak Funding – A direct hard money lender headquartered in Atlanta. We provide renovation/construction loans for investors and or builders to purchase and renovate residential properties. Read More→

Goldmine Properties, Inc. – As Atlanta’s first full service real estate wholesaler, Goldmine Properties offers wholesale property at 65% loan to value, with financing available. Purchase price and repairs are 65% of certified after repaired appraisal. Read More→

Paces Funding – A direct hard money lender based in Atlanta. We specialize in quickly closing investor rehab loans. Low hassles lead to quicker profits. 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→

Scott Bowen’s Specialized Services

C. Brown Property Management

Advanta IRA

Allgood Pest Solutions

Homevestors of Atlanta

AquaGuard Foundation Solutions

Rock Shukoor

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

It’s no secret that there’s no better time in history to buy real estate than right now.  Deals are abundant and many sellers are now open to owner financing.  And there is certainly no shortage of buyers who want to take advantage of lease purchase and owner finance deals in today’s market conditions.  All this sounds very exciting and great opportunity exists for those who know how to work the numbers and structure deals to work in their favor.  Are you among the enterprising elite who know how to do this to create win-win situations for all parties involved?

Maybe you’ve wondered how the bank figures out the monthly payment on your mortgages or other loans.  Are you just getting started in the real estate game, finding words like amortization and PITI have you a little intimidated and confused?  Maybe you’re just now getting back into real estate investing, so some time has passed since you’ve run numbers with your financial calculator.  A good overview and quick refresher course would be great to hone your skills as you get back in the game.

Join us at the Atlanta REIA West Monthly Meeting on Monday, July 23rd at 6:30 PM at the Cherokee Cattle Company in Marietta, GA as we bring “Cash Flow” Tom Boyer for an evening of enlightening education and fun as you learn.  Cash Flow Tom will be sharing in very simple language and easy to follow steps how to use a financial calculator to figure out the numbers you need to know to be successful in this business. 

He’ll run through scenarios and examples of deals and show you how to calculate and run the numbers on them.   He’ll take the time to explain the most common financial buzzwords and what they mean for us as investors.  He’ll also answer questions you have on these and related topics.  You’ll leave this evening feeling confident and equipped to go out and get your piece of this amazing real estate pie!  This is surely one evening you won’t want to miss—see you there!

*Attendees are strongly encouraged to bring their financial calculators and pen and paper in order to get the most out of this evening’s presentation.  We also invite attendees to bring a note to analyze (NOT a property), so you can see exactly what goes in to figuring the numbers on that note.

Heat of the Summer Admission Special — Members, bring up to 2 guests for FREE! Non-members just $5, and you can bring a guest for FREE! As always, admission is FREE with your Atlanta REIA Membership. See you Monday evening! Read More→

Owning a business is hard work and many small business owners work more than 40 hours a week and it begs the question. Do you own your business or does your business own you? Join us at the Small Business Group on Thursday, July 12th at 3:30 PM at 5 Seasons Brewing at 5600 Roswell Rd, Sandy Springs, GA (map) and learn hands on techniques that are simple changes to how you run your company. You will learn how to reduce the hours you put in your company but increase your productivity and make more money. Come learn what a Summit Personal Assistant can virtually do for you and your company!

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.

Are you even familiar with the term “subject to deals”?

Do you know how to do “subject to deals”?

What kind of paperwork is needed to do “subject to deals”?

Are you familiar with the term option?

Do you know how to do options?

What kind of paperwork is needed to do an option?

Would you like to learn how to finance your deals without going to the bank?

On July 11th, real estate expert and leader of North Georgia REIA, Bill Cook, will be our guest speaker at the Creative Deal Structuring Group where he will show you how to put together a creative real estate deal.

Bill is going to be bringing in case studies in order to demonstrate the proper way to put a creative deal together.

Have you ever had a deal that you knew was a deal but you just couldn’t structure it correctly? Attend the Creative Deal Structuring Group on July 11th at 7 PM at the Whitehall Tavern located at 2391 Peachtree Rd NE in Atlanta, GA and learn how to do it!

Bring in your deals and attempt to stump the experts! Bring in a deal you working on right now! Don’t be shy you could get paid in 10 days. If you have ever been stumped on how to put a deal together, this is the opportunity for you.

Get there early… appetizers will be served at 6:30 PM.

Are you tired of searching the MLS for REOs and then getting into a bidding war with other investors or having the properties sold before you can even get your offer submitted? “Stupid money” is back in the market. Are you tired of seeing properties going for 20+% over listed price because of multiple offers? Tired of no/low equity deals where you have to wrestle with the bank to do a short sale?  Tired of watching the lender sell the same property at the courthouse steps for less than your short sale offer? If so, you might want to consider other purchase options.

Atlanta REIA is pleased to announce that Attorney Matthew Lettich will join us at the new Active Investors Group on July 2^nd at 3:00 PM at the “meeting-before-the-meeting” to share his insider secrets of investing in bankruptcy properties. We will discuss the different types of bankruptcy as well as the various opportunities and pitfalls.  We will discuss how to locate prospects and create opportunities in this little known area of investing.

Matthew Lettich is a practicing Attorney whose area of practice is primarily involved in bankruptcy representing both debtors and creditors. Mathew is affiliated with John J. McManus & Associates, PC. Their main office is located in Tucker, however Matthew is fairly well known in Gwinnett County since he has spent most of the last three and a half years practicing in the field of bankruptcy in Lawrenceville, where they currently have a satellite office. 

 The Active Investors Group is a new educational and networking group, led by Gordon Catts, that meets once per quarter at 3:00 PM in the private meeting room at Total Wine & More located at 124 Perimeter Center W in Atlanta, GA before the Main Atlanta REIA Meeting. Gordon will be showcasing various, lesser known real estate investing niches so you locate profitable deals that have not been picked over by the hoard of investors entering or re-entering the market.

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.

Most savvy real estate investors and business owners agree that the bulk of their business relies on effective marketing to produce a steady flow of leads. But what happens when you learn to market well and your phone starts ringing at all hours, day or night? What’s next?

The next step is to capture information from those callers so that you can follow-up with them and convert them from “suspects” into real “prospects”. When a potential customer calls, you can have a pre-recorded message that informs them about your business and urges them to leave a brief voice mail message. You can also allow them to press “0” to speak to a live person 24/7 who can capture more useful information rather than just a name, number and brief message.

Eric Shurke, of Voice Nation, will be our special guest speaker at the Atlanta REIA North Meeting on Wednesday, June 20th at 6:30 PM at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D, in Buford, GA. Eric will be talking about how successful real estate investors leverage automated voice mail systems and live answering specialists to capture leads 24/7 effortlessly so they can work smarter and not harder to earn more money.

Eric will discuss: Read More→