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Atlanta REIA Main Meeting on Oct 3rd

Posted on September 28, 2011 by
Atlanta REIA Main Meeting
Monday, October 3, 2011 @ 5:30 PM
Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites
111 Perimeter Center W, Atlanta, GA

Members Can Bring a Guest at No Charge this Month!
Unaccompanied Guests Can Attend for Only $10
New Member Special: Join Atlanta REIA TONIGHT ONLY at our Main Meeting as a Silver Member for only $75 for your 1st year (Save $25). Add a spouse for only $25 more (Save another $25)!
“Real-World Creative Deal Structuring”
with Dyches Boddiford & Bill Cook
Two Masters of Creative Deal Structuring

Dyches Boddiford & Bill Cook at Atlanta REIAOur next Atlanta REIA Main Meeting on October 3rd is like no other! There’s no hype, no bla-bla-bla and no sales! Come participate as two of the best and most experienced investors in the country, Dyches Boddiford and Bill Cook, use their real-world examples to show how they make the impossible deals possible. Dyches and Bill will give you the following information about the seller and the seller’s property. Next, YOU and the group structure the deal. After there is agreement about how the group would structure the deal, Dyches and Bill reveal how THEY structured the deal and explain why they structured it the way they did. Wouldn’t you agree that this meeting is an INCREDIBLE opportunity to climb into the minds of two experienced real estate investors and see how their brains work as they construct win-win deals? How they not only make the impossible deals possible – but make them PROFITABLE?!!! Read More→

Controlling Real Estate through Option AgreementsMost investors have heard the phrase Lease Option.  A few have even used a Lease Option when trying to rent a property to a tenant/buyer.  But practically no one understands what the Option part of a Lease Option is, or realizes that Options are the safest way to create HUGE bundles of real estate profits!

I learned about the power of Options from Jack Miller (God rest his wise soul!) starting back in 1999.  Jack was the King of Options.  His knowledge was nothing short of amazing!!!

For the first time, I’m going to share a few of the things I’ve learned from Jack over the years.  The Option techniques he taught were gamechangers for Kim and me and have allowed us to rake in solid real estate profits during this down market. Read More→

What's Happening at Atlanta REIAAtlanta REIA has a lot going on this last week of September 2011. We have two highly anticipated, educational workshops this week… one is the Internet Marketing Online Boot Camp and the other is the FREE Back to Basics Workshop for Entrepreneurs. We also have several highly rated educational and/or networking subgroup meetings… Atlanta REIA West Meeting on Monday, the Note Buyers Group on Tuesday, the Beginning Investors Group on Wednesday and Haves & Wants on Thursday. We also have the final Saturday in the Park Networking Event of the Summer on Saturday. Come join us for a week of learning, networking and fun! Read More→

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Posted on March 29, 2011 by

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Atlanta REIA Membership

Posted on October 3, 2010 by

Atlanta REIA Membership LogosAtlanta Real Estate Investors Alliance (Atlanta REIA) is a real estate investors association dedicated to the highest level of professionalism and integrity. Whether you have been investing in real estate for years or are just getting started, Atlanta REIA’s mission is your real estate investing success.

Atlanta REIA Membership CardIn order to achieve this mission, we provide our members with affordable, quality real estate investing education; frequent networking opportunities with other real estate professionals and service providers; and community outreach programs to help build, renovate and repair homes for needy Atlanta families.

Atlanta REIA has 2 Types of Memberships
Click either link below for more information on each type

  1. Memberships for Individuals & Couples (Starting at $150/year)
  2. Memberships for Businesses (Starting at $200/year)

Atlanta REIA Membership Has Its Advantages!

Atlanta REIA provides its members with many benefits including, but not limited to, the following which changes from time to time:

  • The Profit NewsletterThe Profit Newsletter – Atlanta REIA’s digital, interactive newsletter is designed to keep our members updated on all the ups and downs of the real estate market; changing laws, rules and regulations; the latest real estate investing techniques, strategies; vendors and suppliers serving the real estate industry; and all the events and happenings going on at Atlanta REIA each month and much, much more.
  • Atlanta REIA Main Monthly MeetingAtlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting – Our Main Atlanta REIA Monthly Meetings is held on the 1st Monday of each month at 5:30 PM at the W Hotel Atlanta Perimeter located at 111 Perimeter Center West in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Atlanta REIA North Monthly MeetingAtlanta REIA North Monthly Meeting – This is an Atlanta REIA Subchapter, led by Dustin Griffin, that meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D in Buford, Georgia.
  • Atlanta REIA South Monthly MeetingAtlanta REIA South Monthly Meeting – This is an Atlanta REIA Subchapter, led by Reggie Jackson and Gordon Catts, that meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM at Ryan’s Restaurant located at 5425 North Henry Blvd in Stockbridge, Georgia.
  • Atlanta REIA West MeetingAtlanta REIA West Monthly Meeting – This is an Atlanta REIA Subchapter, led by Leslie Mathis, that meets on the 4th Monday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Cherokee Cattle Company located at 2710 Canton Road in Marietta, Georgia.
  • Beginning Investors Group (BIG)Beginning Investors Group (BIG) – This is an educational and networking group for new investors, led by Alan McDonald, is meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM at Chef Rob’s Caribbean Cafe located at 5920 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs, GA.
  • Haves and Wants Weekly Meeting for Real Estate Deal MakersHaves and Wants Meeting – This is a weekly real estate investor brainstorming and deal making jam session, led by Joe Thompson, that meets at 5 Seasons Brewing located at 5600 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
  • Atlanta REIA Creative Financing GroupCreative Deal Structuring (CDS) – This is an educational and networking group, led by Russ Hiner, that meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7 PM at the Whitehall Tavern located at 2391 Peachtree Rd NE in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Movers & Shakers Monthly Lunch MeetingMovers and Shakers – This is an educational and networking group for intermediate and advanced investors, led by Gordon Catts, that meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at the 5 Seasons Brewing located at 3655 Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta, Georgia.
  • Atlanta REIA Cash Cows Commercial Real Estate GroupCash Cows Commercial Real Estate Group – This is an educational and networking group, led by Steve Brown, that meets on the 4th Thursday of the month at 11:30 AM at 5 Seasons Brewing located at 5600 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
  • I Love Marketing GroupI Love Marketing Group – This is an educational and networking group for business owners interested in improving their marketing efforts, led by Rock Shukoor, that meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at Social Vinings located at 3621 Vinings Slope SE in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Spanish Investors Networking Group (SING)Spanish Investors Networking Group (SING) – This is an educational and networking group for Spanish speaking investors, led by Michael Vazquez, that meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM at Taco Depot located at 4788 Sugarloaf Pkwy, #107 in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
  • Mobile Real Estate Rockstars Group with Don DeRosaMobile Real Estate Rockstars Group – This is an educational and networking group, led by Don DeRosa, for real estate investors, entrepreneurs and professionals who want to leverage mobile technology that meets once per quarter at 3:00 PM at Total Wine & More located at 124 Perimeter Center W, in Atlanta, GA.
  • Short Sale & Foreclosure Group with Bob MasseyShort Sale & Foreclosure Group (SSF) – This is a networking and educational group, led by Bob Massey, that meets once per quarter at 3:00 PM at Total Wine & More located at 124 Perimeter Center W, in Atlanta, GA.
  • Atlanta REIA Small Business GroupSmall Business Group (SBG) – This 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 3:30 PM at the 5 Seasons Brewing located at 5600 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
  • Atlanta REIA Cash Flow Players GroupCashflow Players Group – This is a networking group, led by Alan McDonald, that plays Robert Kiyosaki’s educational Cashflow 101 and 202 board games on the 1st Sunday of each month at The Secrets Factory located at 2030 Powers Ferry Rd SE, STE 440 in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Note Buyers Group (NBG)Note Buyers Group (NBG) – This is an educational and networking group, led by Tom Boyer, that is designed to teach real estate investors how to buy and sell the mortgage notes that meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month 6:30 PM at the Olive Garden located at 2467 Cobb Parkway SE in Smyrna, Georgia.
  • Gwinnett Investors Group (The Fish Club)Gwinnett Investors Group (Fish Club) – This is an educational and networking group, led by Aaron McGinnis, that meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7 PM at the Red Lobster Seafood Restaurant located at 2055 Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth, Georgia.
  • Atlanta REIA Webcast Training SeriesMonthly Online Meetings & Webcasts – Atlanta REIA is offers a series of monthly online meetings and webcasts to keep you updated, informed and educated in between live, in-person meetings. Each month we will be bringing in a variety of local and national real estate experts to inform, train and entertain you on a variety of hot real estate investing topics. Atlanta REIA Members can watch our Webcast Replaysof these webcasts on our website 24/7/365 and download webcasts to their PC, iPod or iPad for playback on-the-go.
    • Real Estate Business Opportunities Webcast – Twice per month we bring in local and national real estate industry experts with a product, service, training or business opportunity to present to you for your information and consideration. This webcast is designed to expose you to a variety of real estate investing opportunities to help you dramatically expand your real estate business.
    • What’s Hot in Real Estate Investing – Once per month we bring in local and national real estate industry experts to tell us what’s hot, what’s not and how to make money investing in real estate right now! Whether you are a new or seasoned investor, this webcast training series is designed to expose you to a wide variety of traditional and cutting edge real estate investing techniques that you can use to make substantial amounts of money in today’s real estate market.
    • Evening with a Real Estate Expert – Once per month we bring in local and national real estate industry experts for an interactive exchange of ideas, information and questions and answers on a wide variety of real estate investing topics. Whether you are new to investing or have been doing it for years, this webcast training series is designed to expose you to a wide variety of real estate industry experts and give you an opportunity to hear what they do and ask them questions and get straight answers.
    • Super Smart Technology Webcast – Once per month, Dustin Griffin teaches you how to take your real estate investing business to a whole new level using the latest, cutting edge real estate tools and techniques. You will learn how to use technology, automation and and delegation so you you can work smarter, not harder and earn far more money by working less.
  • Late Nite NetworkingLate Nite Networking Events – Our Late Nite Networking Meetups are a great place to expand your contacts, network with your friends and have a great time. Unlike other network groups that meet early in the morning or during the business day, we’re a little different… we meet late in the evening and stay up even later! Several of these networking events are preceded by an educational meeting so you can show up early and learn and stay late and network.
  • Atlanta REIA Weekend Workshops and SeminarsWeekend Workshops and Seminars – Atlanta REIA holds and sponsors a variety of real estate workshops and seminars each month for Atlanta real estate investors and other real estate professionals. Be sure to check out our events calendarfor the latest training dates.
    • Internet Marketing Online Boot CampInternet Marketing Workshop – This workshop is designed to teach attendee how to establish a strong Internet presence, get your websites, pages and profiles to the top of the major search engines quickly and to generate all the leads they can handle using the power of the Internet. This class covers Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, websites, blogging, social networking, social bookmarking, online videos, RSS Feeds and much more.
    • Social Networking Workshop – This workshop is designed to teach attendees how to network with other people and businesses online in order to promote themselves, their business and Atlanta REIA online using various social networking tools such as AtlantaREIA.com, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google and much more.
    • More Atlanta REIA Workshops & Seminars…
  • Fuller Center Volunteer Opportunities – Atlanta REIA is proud to be partners with the Fuller Center of Atlanta and assisting them in building, renovating and repairing homes for needy Atlanta families. Our members gain hands-on renovation experience while helping some of Atlanta’s neediest families and communities.
  • Get Big Discounts – Members can get big discounts on training workshops and seminars as well as products and services from local and national vendors such as Home Depot, Lowe’s, Sun Belt Tool Rentals, Sherwin Williams, Sears Commercial, Sprint /Nextel, Rent Fast, Build a Sign and many more.
  • Get Paid Up to $150 with our Atlanta REIA Goodwill Ambassador Program – Now, for a limited time only, Atlanta REIA members can serve as Goodwill Ambassadors for our organization and get paid up to $150 for new member referrals.
  • Get Your Family Involved – Members can add additional family members from the same household to their membership plan for up to 50% off.
  • Business Member Marketing Opportunities – Atlanta REIA Business Members get additional benefit over and above individual members. Business Members get the opportunity to market their business at our monthly meetings, special interest groups, networking events, webcasts as well as on our Atlanta REIA websites.
  • Member Only Downloads & Bonuses – When you join Atlanta REIA, you can download these FREE Downloads and Bonuses in our Member Only Area. These bonuses are subject to change at any time for any reason.
    1. Duncan Wierman’s Online Lead Finder Software – Get the latest version of Duncan Wierman’s Online Lead Finder that allows you to scrape various websites for leads and call or email them back.
    2. Andy Heller’s 2 eBooks on “6 1/2 Ways to Conserve Cash When Buying Houses” & “10 Ways to Buy Low”
    3. Don DeRosa’s eBook on “Private Money: How to Get it Without Asking For It”
    4. Pete Young’s eBook on “How To: Find It, Buy It, Fix It, Sell It & Make A Fortune”
    5. Kathy Kennebrook’s eBook on “No Nonsense Marketing Success Strategies For the Real Estate Investor”
    6. Kathy Kennebrook’s eBook on “Real Estate Principles – Your Personal Path to Prosperity”
    7. Ron LeGrand’s Training eCourse on “5 Steps to Success of Buying and Selling Houses with No Money or Credit”
    8. Super Smart Standard Home Buying & Selling Websites ($995 value, your’s FREE. Reduced monthly fees apply when activated)
    9. Jeff Kaller’s eBook on “9 Deals Done in 9 Days”.
    10. Bill Cook & Dyches Boddiford Articles – A few of Bill’s favorite articles from early 2011 that were not posted on AtlantaREIA.com.
    11. Than Merrill’s Flipping Houses Manifesto on “How to Build Wealth in Real Estate by Flipping Houses”.
    12. Than Merrill’s MP3 Audio on “Building a 6 Figure Real Estate Business”.
    13. Jon Steingraber’s Training Video called “168 Hours in Your Week” on goal setting and time management.
    14. Rock Shukoor’s ebook entitled “Go Mobile Now or Die!”
    15. Robyn Thompson’s Audio Download #1 entitled “How to Wholesale REOs”
    16. Robyn Thompson’s Audio Download #2 entitled “How to Buy Winning Properties and Avoid the Losers”
    17. Ron LeGrand’s eBook entitled “How To Be A Quick Turn Real Estate Millionnaire In A Bad Economy”
    18. Ron LeGrand’s Audio Training on “How To Make A Fortune In Foreclosures In A Slow Real Estate Market”
    19. The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles – This book, published over a 100 years ago, preceded “Think and Grow Rich” by Napolean Hill and was the a major inspiration for Rhonda Byrne’s bestselling book and film “The Secret”.
    20. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill – While the title implies that this book deals with how to get rich, the author explains that the philosophy taught in the book can be used to help people succeed in all lines of work and to do or be almost anything they want.
    21. Dave Lindal’s eBook & 2 MP3 Audios on “Massive Passive Income Creator”, “Understanding Market Cycles” and “Conversations with Students”.
  • And more! We will constantly be updating our member benefits!

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Ugly is the New Pretty

Posted on May 29, 2015 by

Ugly MarketingWarm weather is finally upon us! Time to get ready for those Summer vacations – trips to the beach, cookouts, swimming, boating, golf, tennis, and everything else that we love to do outside when the weather is warm.

Of course, if you live in the South, Southern California, or a place like Phoenix, you’re used to having nice weather all year ’round. And I hate you. :)

But if you’re like me, and live in a place where you get all four seasons (yay), you can appreciate how the change in weather can also trigger a change in perspective.

Long intro aside, there’s something that I’ve been noticing over the past few years when it comes to marketing…

Ugly is the New Pretty!

What does that mean? It means that a lot of the usual, conventional, traditional marketing pieces or campaigns that USED to work for many years… simply don’t work much any more these days. Read More→

There are times when we are going to purchase a short sale and then rehab the property for a higher profit. During the rehab on the property, I take my partners shopping. We go to Home Depot and look at all the items I normally put in my cookie cutter houses and I show them why I have chosen each and every product. Then they get to pick their own products and we discuss the price differences to analyze the affect on our profit. It is really fun shopping for an entire house in Home Depot, but the bottom line is to save money. After our trip to Home Depot, we will head over to the cabinet shop if it is a higher end property and we will pick the cabinets and handles. Then we are off to the granite company with a piece of floor tile and a cabinet door so that we can match our granite throughout the house. I call this program my Mentor Program as I bring everything I have learned and taught through my Real Estate Junkie course to my students. By the time we are done, it’s been a “power-shoppin’ day!”

I always recommend that you have a Pro Account at Home Depot which gives me an automatic 10% off everything and if you are a member of a REIA group, you can save another 2% so … working with me already has saved you the cost of a new kitchen on the rehab or more. Read More→

2013 Workshops & Seminars

Posted on January 1, 2015 by

Atlanta REIA Workshops & SeminarsAtlanta REIA holds and sponsors a variety of real estate workshops and seminars each month for Atlanta real estate investors and other real estate professionals. Below are some of our past workshops and training seminars for 2013. Be sure to check out our Atlanta REIA Workshops & Seminars page or our Event Calendar for upcoming real estate investing training events. You can also click here to watch some of our Workshop Replays.

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2013 WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS

December 7 & 8, 2013: FREE 2 Day Wealth Building Event in Atlanta
with David Lindahl
David LindahlWe are very excited to announce that renowned real estate investor and trainer Dave Lindahl is hosting a 2 Day Wealth Building Event in Atlanta on December 7th & 8th and has invited our members, friends and followers to attend at NO CHARGE. That’s right… FREE! And it gets even better… keep reading to find out about several FREE Bonuses Dave has in store for you for registering and attending. Read more→


November 23rd, 2013: Tax Sale Workshop (SOLD OUT)
with Tom DiAgostino
Tom DiAgostinoTom is going to teach you how to create short term cash flow and long term wealth with tax liens and tax deeds and how to get out of the rat race forever. He is going to show you how to consistently buy properties at 10-20% of the after repair value with very little competition. Tom says “This training will change your financial life, and your generations to come. We’re not just trainers, we’re your investment partners. Trust us and come spend the day with us, where I’ll explain why this is the best deal source on the planet for every type of investor and show you how to do it.” Read more→


November 16th, 2013: Making Big Profits with Abandoned Properties
with Reggie Brooks
Reggie BrooksAt this workshop, Reggie will teach you how you can make $10,000 cash in the next 60 days with Abandoned Properties. he will teach you how to find these abandoned and distressed properties, find the owners, and structure a transaction that is mutually beneficial to both you and the seller. You will learn how to automate the process of finding the property and the owners and create a cookie-cutter type business where you get the abandoned properties chasing you, rather than the other way around. Read more→


November 2nd, 2013: How to Maximize Your Profits on Every Real Estate Deal You Do!
with Larry Harbolt
Larry HarboltHave you ever wondered why those successful investors are continually finding and doing profitable deal after deal? Did you ever ask yourself what they look for and what they think about before they ever make an offer on any property? Have you ever thought about what makes a good deal and what is missing from the deals that you don’t want? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, Larry is going to teach you the fundamentals you need to know so you can create more wealth from every deal you do, especially Seller Finance Deals. Read more→


Sept 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2013: 101 Plus Ways to Generate Motivated Buyer & Seller Leads Online Workshop
with Dustin Griffin Online on AtlantaREIA.com
Dustin GriffinIn this 4 part Online Workshop, Dustin is going to teach you many of the 800 Pound Guerilla Marketing strategies, tips, tools, techniques and tricks he and other successful real estate investors use to generate all the leads they can handle and how you can too! He is going to teach you how you can totally dominate your local competition with a little effort and a relatively low budget using new and traditional marketing, a little creativity and the power of the Internet. Read more→


September 28, 2013: Wholesaling 101 Workshop (SOLD OUT)
with Russ Hiner
Russ HinerWholesaling is a great strategy for making quick cash, with low risk and without they use of your own cash or credit when done correctly. Wholesaling real estate is among the most popular investment strategies because anyone can do it. At this workshop, you will learn the wholesale strategies you need to succeed this year and beyond. Read more→


September 14, 2013: Foreclosures Gone Wild Workshop
with Kimberlee Frank
Kimberlee FrankKimberlee says “Join me at my 1-day Event and I will knock your socks off with the new changes in the industry. Learn how to overcome the challenges of short sales and increase your closing ratio! I will even partner with you! Now is the time to make a boatload of money. Let me give you the Power Push into 2013! Attend my 1-Day Training and blast your business into financial success!” Read more about this event →


September 14 & 15, 2013: One Step Beyond Class in Tampa, FL
with Peter Fortunato
Peter FortunatoPeter will present two days of advanced real estate purchase and sale techniques including case studies for discussion. He will go into great detail on structuring creative real estate transactions and the paperwork necessary to complete the deal. This is Peter’s advanced training class the he only holds ever few years, so don’t miss it. Read more→


August 24, 2013: Real Estate Investing 101 Workshop
with Russ Hiner
Russ HinerReal Estate Investing 101 is a new Atlanta REIA Workshop designed to give students an overview of the exciting world of real estate investing. If you’ve always wanted to invest in real estate but didn’t know where to start, join Russ Hiner at this workshop were he get you started on your journey towards your real estate investing success! Read more→


August 17, 2013: Selling Houses Fast Boot Camp
with Don DeRosa
Don DeRosaDon will share his nine reasons houses don’t sell and all the details on how to blow past your competition and SELL YOUR HOUSES FAST! Join Don and learn how to determine your exit strategy, how to get your houses ready to sell, how to prescreen buyers, get them financed and so much more! Read more→


June 15, 2013: Negotiations 101 Workshop (SOLD OUT)
with Russ Hiner
Russ HinerProfessional negotiators realize that with the correct skills tools and techniques, you can easily and effectively get what you want without having to drive a hard bargain. Your bargaining and negotiation skills are critical to your daily life if you work, have a family, or purchase goods and services. Your better life depends on the knowledge that is given at this training! Read more→


June 15 & 16, 2013: Real Estate Acquisition Techniques Class
with Peter Fortunato
Peter FortunatoPeter will present two days of lecture and of discussion, with case studies, regarding why and how to acquire benefits using real estate. He will go into great detail on structuring creative real estate transactions and the paperwork necessary to complete the deal. Questions and debate are highly encouraged! Read more→


May 25, 2013: iPad Boot Camp for Real Estate Investors
with Don DeRosa
Don DeRosaDon will teach you how to fully leverage your investment in mobile devices. Do you have a an iPad, tablet, iPhone or smart phone that you’re using for Angry Birds or Words with Friends, maybe email, but not much else? Don uses the iPad exclusively to run his Real Estate Investment business and you can too. Join us at the boot camp and learn to leverage all of your mobile devices to make you the most effective, competitive, profitable real estate investor you can be. Read more→


May 2 – 5, 2013: Breakthrough Real Estate Academy
with Duncan Wierman and Don DeRosa


April 27, 2013: A Full Day Money Making Seminar (SOLD OUT)
with Ron LeGrand and Jay Conner
Ron LeGrand & Jay ConnerDuring this special full day seminar, Ron LeGrand is going to teach you how to use his ACTS System to make a fortune buying properties most people ignore… over leveraged homes. Jay Conner is going to teach you how to raise all the private money you need to fund all your real estate transactions so that “lack of money” will no longer hold you back from reaching your financial goals. Read more→


April 20, 2013: 101 Plus Ways to Generate Motivated Buyer & Seller Leads Workshop (SOLD OUT)
with Dustin Griffin
Dustin GriffinDustin is going to teach you many of the 800 Pound Guerilla Marketing strategies, tips, tools, techniques and tricks he and other successful real estate investors use to generate all the leads they can handle and how you can too! He is going to teach you how you can totally dominate your local competition with a little effort and a relatively low budget using new and traditional marketing, a little creativity and the power of the Internet. Read more→


March 30, 2013: Wholesaling 101 Workshop (SOLD OUT)
with Russ Hiner
Russ HinerWholesaling is a great strategy for making quick cash, with low risk and without they use of your own cash or credit when done correctly. Wholesaling real estate is among the most popular investment strategies because anyone can do it. At this workshop, you will learn the wholesale strategies you need to succeed this year and beyond. Read more→


March 23-24, 2013: Making a Fortune Buying Houses with No Money and No Credit. Ultimate 2 Day Boot Camp to Buying Houses “Subject To”.
with Don DeRosa
Don DeRosaYou will learn how to buy houses so you don’t need credit, you don’t have to sign personally on a note, you never have to qualify for a mortgage and you don’t have to have any money. Beginner or experienced real estate investors can find immediate success using Don’s simple strategies and formulas. There are six easy steps to follow when buying “Subject To.” Read more→


March 16 & 17, 2013: 19th Annual Advanced Strategies Conference
with Dyches Boddiford & Peter Fortunato
Dyches Boddiford and Pete FortunatoCome see why prior attendees keep coming back to this conference. Each year we pick new topics and enhance prior topics that provide practical solutions to investor situations. Our topics for the 19th Annual Advanced Strategies Conference will be Income & Estate Tax changes, Title Law and Real Estate Options. This year promises to be better than ever. Read more→


February 23, 2013: Grow Your Wealth With The Financial Calculator Workshop
with Bill & Kim Cook
Bill & Kim CookWant to learn how wealthy people just keep getting wealthier? It isn’t a secret. They simply understand Money. Learning the financial calculator will help you construct safer, better, more profitable Real Estate Investing Deals! Join us for an eye-opening, full day workshop on Creating Wealth by Understanding the Power of the Financial Calculator! Read more→


January 5, 2013: Multi-Family Investing Workshop
with David Lindahl (SOLD OUT)
David LindahlDo you have what it takes to be rich? Are you investing your time, resources and effort to make this happen? Are you ready, willing and able to become wealthy in 2013? If you answered “YES”, you need to attend The Multi-Family Investing Workshop with commercial real estate expert, David Lindahl. This training event is going to be jam packed with commercial real estate investing lessons that you’ll be glad you didn’t have to learn on your own, the hard way. This practical, hands-on event will not only show you the ropes, but also keep you from getting tangled up in bad deals. Read more→

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Mon, November 17th @ 6:00 PM in Sandy Springs, GA
The Beginning Investors Group
Your Career in
Real Estate Investing

with Kim Cook, Dorsie Boddiford, Leslie Mathis & Regina Sitterley

All Members & Guests Must RSVP Online to Attend
Members Attend for FREE and Guests for $15 Online or Pay $20 at the Door.
Guests can join Atlanta REIA for Only $100/year and Attend for FREE!

Dorsie Boddiford, Kim Cook, Regina Sitterley & Leslie Mathis

As a new real estate investor, you might not realize it yet, but you will go through three distinct stages of your real estate investing career if you stick it out to the very end.

There is the beginner stage when you need cash now like you need oxygen to breath. Next is the intermediate stage when you start to build your cash flow and residual income and really start to crank things up. And finally there is the final stage when you become an “Ender” and are able to retire and comfortably live off your investments. Each of these stages require different amounts of time, energy, resources and education to master.

Join us at the Beginning Investors Group (BIG) on Monday, November 17th, at 6:00PM at Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs where you will hear from four dynamic, successful investors in the different stages of their investing career. Dorsie Boddiford, Kim Cook, Regina Sitterley and Leslie Mathis will share with you their history, their goals, and give you insights on how to be successful during each stage. This is your opportunity to hear from investors you don’t normally get to hear from in this format who truly have valuable first hand insights into the different stages of their investing careers. You will be able to ask them questions about the challenges they have faced and have succeeded.

Many new investors may not realize that over the time of their investing life, they will move through various stages of their career. There is the beginning investor (or newbie), the intermediate, and the mature investor. Each of these stages require different mindsets and goals.

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Creative Deal Structuring Examples

Rock & RussWe will also have a Creative Deal Structuring interactive session with Russ Hiner and he and Rock Shukoor will be telling you about their upcoming “Ugly House Boot Camp – Part 1: Wholesaling” 3 Day Intensive Training on Nov 21st – 23rd at the Atlanta REIA Office in Buford, GA!

Late Nite Networking After BIG Meeting

Hudson GrilleAfter the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA BIG Meeting (after 9:00 PM), we will be hanging out at the Hudson Grill for Late Nite Networking also known as the “Meeting After the Meeting”. So please come eat, drink, network and have fun with like-minded investors and real estate professionals as we hang out late into the night!

Event Agenda*
6:00 pm: Networking, Haves and Wants & Introductions
7:00 pm: Intro & Announcements
7:15 pm: Creative Deal Structuring with Russ Hiner
7:30 pm: Educational Opportunity with Russ Hiner and Rock Shukoor
7:45 pm: Panel Discussion with Dorsie Boddiford, Kim Cook, Regina Sitterley & Leslie Mathis
9:05 pm: Closing Comments & Late Nite Networking

*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.

5 Days & 4 Nights in CancunWIN A 4 NIGHT STAY IN CANCUN: All participants who attend the BIG 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.

If you become an Atlanta REIA member before midnight, November 16th, you may attend this BIG Meeting at no charge as well as other great Atlanta REIA Meetings, plus get great discounts on other Atlanta REIA Workshops.

About the Beginning Investors Group (BIG)

Beginning Investors GroupBIG is an educational and networking special interest group, hosted by Alan McDonald, and Dustin Griffin for new investors who are just getting started in real estate investing as well as “new again” real estate investors who’ve taken a few years off and are looking to start investing again. The entire purpose of this group is to educate and inspire new investors working on their “first deal” and help new again investors get their “next deal”. Please join us on the 3rd Monday of each month at Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs.

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Busy Season? Don’t Lose Your Mynd!

Posted on November 26, 2013 by

“It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?” ~ Henry Thoreau

I love the holidays! But they can be pretty tough to navigate, what with parties, church and synagogue events, school happenings, gift shopping, cooking, work, and everything else I’ve got to manage. Thank goodness for my iPad, because otherwise, I would forget about Grandpa Bill’s annual Christmas Luau. And that party is a hoot!

We’ve talked about applications for getting organized before. Well, I’ve found a new one I think you’ll like: “Mynd” calls itself the “calendar with a brain.” That might be taking it a little far, but it’s pretty darned smart.

The best applications can integrate with other apps to make your life easier. What do I mean by that? Well, let’s say you’ve got an appointment with your lawyer at 3:00. When you made the appointment, you put it into your smartphone’s calendar. (You did do that, didn’t you?) On appointment day, your calendar sends you a reminder, and you’re ready to get in the car and go – but you don’t remember where her office is. If your apps aren’t integrated, you’ll have to exit your calendar, go into contacts, and find your lawyer’s address and jot it down. Then you’ll have to exit contacts, get into your GPS application and enter the address. What a pain in the neck! Don’t you wish your calendar could just talk to your contacts list and fetch the address for you? Well, that’s exactly the kind of convenience I’m talking about. Read More→

Recently, an investor asked us to explain the difference between “yield” and “return.”  When Kim and I first became real estate investors, we asked this exact same question.

Yield and return are different ends of the same stick

A yield looks forward – it’s looking into the future.  It hasn’t happened yet.  It’s what you project your investment dollars to earn each year for the life of the investment.

A return looks backward – it’s looking at what your investment actually did.  There’s no guesswork about what you made because everything has already happened.

To better understand yield, let’s look at an example: You buy a 12-year-old, two-bedroom, two-bath mobile home in a park.  Your all-in purchase cost is $2,750.  You sell this home for $8,500 with the following sale terms: $500 down, with monthly payments of $275, at 18.63% interest, for 39 months. Read More→