Atlanta REIA and the Beginning Investors Group are excited to announce that Tom DiAgostino will be our special guest trainer this month at BIG on Monday, November 18th at 6:30 PM at the Hudson Grill located at 6317 Roswell Rd NE in Sandy Springs, GA. Tom will be teaching us “How to Create a Cash Flow Fortune with Tax Sales”, a real estate niche that most investors know nothing about. Join us at the meeting and you will learn…

• Why this is the easiest way to buy properties so cheap it feels like stealing
• Why auctions are not the answer, and the secret to making maximum interest
• How to make easy 18-36% returns without owning real estate, but enjoying its security
• Where to tap into the most motivated sellers on the planet with the LEAST Competition
• Why there is so much meat on the bone, it’s hard NOT to make insane profits
• How to do it all tax free within your IRA
• How we make our staff available to do it for you if you wish

After Tom’s presentation, we will be having Late Nite Networking where you can have a drink, network and socialize with Tom DiAgnostino and other new and experienced investors as well. This is a great way to build your network and have fun doing it!

Atlanta REIA Members RSVP Here at NO CHARGE. Non-Members RSVP Here for $15 per person or pay $20 at the door. Seating is extremely limited at the Hudson Grill and this is sure to be a popular educational topic, so RSVP Now and be sure to bring your ticket receipt to the meeting to get a seat. Networking and ordering food begins at 6:30PM. Presentations begin at 7:00PM. Late Nite Networking begins at 9:00PM until Late.

This week, on Tuesday, November 19th at Noon, the Onsite Renovation Group meets at 3152 Dodson Dr, East Point GA 30344. Nestled in a veritable pine forest, this is a moderate-level renovation that includes some reframing, a whole lotta wiring and plumbing, and one very steep driveway. You may want to park next- door in Sykes park.

The Onsite Renovation Group, led by Aaron McGinnis of Craftbuilt Properties, is an new educational and networking group that focuses on the acquisition, renovation and retail resale (fix and flip) of single family residential homes inside the I-285 perimeter and the in-town neighborhoods. The purpose of this group is to allow both new and experienced rehabbers and investors to meet, network and share knowledge and experience with “hands on” access to real property. The Onsite Renovation Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at NOON at an active renovation site, build site or rental property which will vary from month to month. There is currently no charge to attend these meeting.

Learn how a local investor is finding hot deals in this hot sellers’ market. Learn how he is able to purchase them using no banks, none of his own money, and no credit. He will even tell you how one seller even paid him to purchase the property. Join guest speaker, Gordon Catts at the Atlanta REIA North Group on Wednesday, November 20th at 6:30 PM where he will discusses this important and exciting real world topic. Find out how Gordon is making deals happen and how you can too!

Atlanta REIA North is a of the Atlanta Real Estate Investors Alliance that meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D, Buford, Georgia in North Gwinnett County just a few miles from the Mall of Georgia. There is no charge to attend this meeting for Atlanta REIA members and the cost is $5.00 at the door for non-members.

After the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA North Meeting (after 9:30 PM), we will be reconvening at the Mall of Georgia located at 3250 Woodward Crossing Blvd in Buford, GA for the “Meeting after the Meeting”. We may arrive late if the Atlanta REIA Meeting runs late. So please come eat, drink, network and have fun with us as hang out late into the night!

Haves and Wants is a weekly investor’s networking, brainstorming and deal making jam session hosted by Joe Thompson and held every Thursday at 5 Seasons Brewing at the Prado from 1:30 PM till approximately 3:00 PM. This group has been meeting for over 6 years and is all about networking, sharing information, doing deals and making money right now. Be sure to bring lots of your business cards and flyers and be prepared to promote your business and/or your haves, wants and deals with our group. If you are a real estate player or want to be, this is one meeting you don’t want to miss!

5 Seasons Brewing is located at 5600 Roswell Rd (map) inside the Perimeter at the “Prado” in Sandy Springs. The all natural, organic food at the 5 Seasons is excellent and the hand-crafted beer is even better! Come out and eat, drink, network and share your deals with us! There is no charge to attend this meeting for Atlanta REIA Members or guests. Please come early and stay late. We would love to have you!

How to Buy Houses Fast with as
Little as $275 Using Tax Sales
A Full Day Workshop with Tom DiAgostino
On November 23rd from 9AM – 4PM
1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D, Buford, GA

Elite Tax Sale Training: How to Create Generational Wealth with Tax Liens & Deeds & get Out of the Rat Race Forever!

• How to CONSISTENTLY buy properties at 10-30% of Repaired Value so you make more money EACH Deal
• Where to get great liens at the maximum rate allowed by the state and double your money in half the time
• How to get Valuable properties for FREE with simple mail done for you
• How to use your IRA to keep 100% of the profits, compounding your wealth building
• What kind of diligence is necessary for the property and for title work to avoid mistakes
• Strategies for wholesaling, retailing, rehabbing, and landlording for maximum profit
• How to get the same savings on material as Tom’s 20yr relationships – for more money in your pocket!

Tom says… I’ve been around the block for 21 years and done it all. This is not the flavor of the week. This training will change your financial life, and your generations to come. Stop trying to ride the next wave, only to find you’re on the back end, left at sea. We’re not just trainers, we’re your investment partners. Trust us and come spend Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 with us, where I’ll explain why this is the best deal source on the planet for every type of investor & show you how to do it.

Join us at the Beginning Investors Group on Monday, August 19th at 6:30 PM at the Hudson Grill located at 6317 Roswell Rd NE in Sandy Springs, GA where property evaluation expert, Linda Dana, will be teaching new investors the art and science of “Determining Accurate Property Values”. Linda is a long time real estate investor and “transaction engineer”, a mentor and the President of Charlotte REIA.

Knowing “How to Determine Accurate Property Values” is a highly critical skill that we must master as real estate investors in order to create profitable deals. As investors, we determine a property’s value by “pulling comps” using property evaluation websites, software or the MLS. By “comps” we mean recent “comparable sales” of other properties in close proximity to our subject property that are similar in age, bedrooms, baths, square footage, lot size, style, amenities, etc. We base our offers to sellers on these numbers.

If we get these numbers wrong and think the property is worth less than it really is, we may offer the seller too little and lose the opportunity to buy the property and any profit we would have made to another buyer who is willing to offer more. If we think a property is worth more than it really is in its present, as-is condition or fixed up, we may pay too much and lose thousands of dollars when we sell.

Join us at the Beginning Investors Group on Aug 19th where Linda will teach us…

• What criteria to use in your comp search
• How to know a good comp from a bad comp
• Which comps to include and which to eliminate
• How to determine a property’s value based on comps
• How to pull comps without being a Realtor
• All this and much more…

*FREE BONUS: Linda will be giving BIG attendees a trial version of the Comp Service she uses to pull comps and determine accurate property values. This is the very same online software that many Realtors use! Certain terms and conditions do apply. Join us at BIG for the details.

If you want to learn to put more money in your pocket and leave less on the closing table, this is a BIG Meeting you don’t want to miss!

This month, on Tuesday, August 20th at Noon, the Onsite Renovation Group meets at 3702 Sandy Shoals Ln, Decatur, GA 30034 (map). This project is fairly far-afield for our humble group, but it’s a great opportunity to see what a ‘lightweight’ project looks like. By applying a little paint, carpet, and some fresh cabinets, we take this newer-construction project from a clunker to real estate gold.

The Atlanta REIA Onsite Renovation Group (ORG), led by Aaron McGinnis of Craftbuilt Properties, is an new educational and networking group that focuses on the acquisition, renovation and retail resale (fix and flip) of single family residential homes inside the I-285 perimeter and the in-town neighborhoods. The purpose of this group is to allow both new and experienced rehabbers and investors to meet, network and share knowledge and experience with “hands on” access to real property. The Onsite Renovation Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at NOON at an active renovation site, build site or rental property which will vary from month to month. There is currently no charge to attend these meeting.

Join Gordon Catts and John Mangnum at the Atlanta REIA North Meeting on Wednesday, August 21^st at 6:30PM located at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D in Buford, GA as they discuss the “Real Numbers” on:

• How much does a paint and carpet rehab really cost?
• What should I set aside for holding cost?
• Do I really need granite in the Kitchen?
• Do I need to replace the toilets in Dekalb County?
• They “harvested” the copper, can we just patch the electrical service.
• The house has been vacant for 3 years, why won’t the power company turn the power back on?
• What hidden things should I look for?
• Does someone really have to look under the house?
• How much does a new roof cost? Do I need one?
• Someone stole the AC Compressor, can I buy a used one?
• Can I put a section 8 tenant in this house?
• Why are there long thin holes in the walls?
• The contractor wants $10,000 up front for “materials”, should I give it to him?

Join us this Wednesday as we discuss the numbers all investors, new and seasoned, should be familiar with.

After the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA North Meeting (after 9:30 PM), we will be reconvening at the Mall of Georgia located at 3250 Woodward Crossing Blvd in Buford, GA for the “Meeting after the Meeting”. We may arrive late if the Atlanta REIA Meeting runs late. So please come eat, drink, network and have fun with us as hang out late into the night!

We have a special guest speakers for the Cash Cows Commercial Real Estate Group on Thursday, July 25th. Bill Ham is student and trainer for David Lindahl, the Apartment Guru, who has purchased over 400 hundred apartment units in Macon, GA using Dave’s System. Come join us and learn how you can too!

The Cash Cows Commercial Real Estate Group is an educational, networking and call to action subgroup, led by Steve Brown for new, intermediate and advanced investors with a serious interest in purchasing commercial real estate. The Cash Cows group meets on the 4th Thursday of each month at 11:30 AM, before the Haves & Wants Meeting, at 5 Seasons Brewing located at 5600 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs, GA at the Prado. If you yearn to learn, come learn to earn!

Haves and Wants is a weekly investor’s networking, brainstorming and deal making jam session hosted by Joe Thompson and held every Thursday at 5 Seasons Brewing at the Prado from 1:30 PM till approximately 3:00 PM. This group has been meeting for over 6 years and is all about networking, sharing information, doing deals and making money right now. Be sure to bring lots of your business cards and flyers and be prepared to promote your business and/or your haves, wants and deals with our group. If you are a real estate player or want to be, this is one meeting you don’t want to miss!

5 Seasons Brewing is located at 5600 Roswell Rd (map) inside the Perimeter at the “Prado” in Sandy Springs. The all natural, organic food at the 5 Seasons is excellent and the hand-crafted beer is even better! Come out and eat, drink, network and share your deals with us! There is no charge to attend this meeting for Atlanta REIA Members or guests. Please come early and stay late. We would love to have you!

Real Estate Investing 101 is a new Atlanta REIA workshop designed to give students an overview of the exciting world of real estate investing. Please join Russ Hiner for Real Estate Investing Made Simple on Saturday, August 24th at 8:30AM at 1960 Skylar Hill Drive, Suite D, in Buford, GA (map).

Here is what you will achieve in this workshop:

• Learn which area of real estate will put money into you pocket the fastest!
• Learn which exit strategy will work for you to make your financial independent dreams come true!
• You will know about money making strategies which are used in Real estate.
• Learn How to do deals with no money out of your pocket.
• Learn how to do deals without credit, or cash out of your pocket!
• Get the Correct the numbers are for the buy fix, and sell!
• You will learn the different techniques that are available to put money into your pocket quickly and efficiently?
• All this and much, much more. Read More >>

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Monday is Atlanta REIA West Meeting where Gordon Catts will be discussing the ever changing real estate marketplace. Tuesday is the Note Buyers Group with Tom Boyer in Smyrna. Thursday is the Cash Cows Commercial Group with special guest, Bill Ham, at 5 Seasons Brewing in Sandy Springs, GA. Thursday is also Joe Thompson’s Haves & Wants Meeting at 5 Seasons Brewing in Sandy Springs, GA. Read More→

Monday is the Beginning Investors Group with Dustin Griffin who will be teaching you multiple ways to generate leads for your real estate investing business. Tuesday is the Onsite Renovation Group which is a networking and educational group for new and seasoned rehabbers that meets this month at a property located at 651 Holderness St SW in Atlanta, GA. Wednesday is the Atlanta REIA North Meeting which will be discussing making offers and turning leads into deeds. Thursday is by Joe Thompson’s Haves & Wants Meeting at 5 Seasons Brewing in Sandy Springs, GA. Read More→

How many of you have leads coming to you everyday at a low price and high quality? What is the most effective marketing in today real estate market? How many of you are marketing on line? Do you have a website? Do you have a video? When are you going to get one?

Video is hot. Websites are the way to go. Russ Hiner has plenty of videos out there and will show you how you can too. Russ will be speaking at the I Love Marketing Group on Wednesday, June 12th at 7PM at Ariana Afghan Cuisine located at 5785 Roswell Rd NE, Atlanta, GA (map) where he will demonstrate and talk about the benefits of Google AdWords and marketing videos.

Here are a few reasons why you may need to attend this meeting…

• You Want To Figure This Whole Internet Thing Out.
• You Will Be Presented With The Latest In Online Marketing.
• Learn How To Generate An Organic Profile In The Market Place.
• Get You Name And Website On The First Page On Google.
• Get More High Quality Leads Coming To You.

Learn marketing from someone who is doing it and using it now!

Haves and Wants is a weekly investor’s networking, brainstorming and deal making jam session hosted by Joe Thompson and held every Thursday at 5 Seasons Brewing at the Prado from 1:30 PM till approximately 3:00 PM. This group has been meeting for over 6 years and is all about networking, sharing information, doing deals and making money right now. Be sure to bring lots of your business cards and flyers and be prepared to promote your business and/or your haves, wants and deals with our group. If you are a real estate player or want to be, this is one meeting you don’t want to miss!

5 Seasons Brewing is located at 5600 Roswell Rd (map) inside the Perimeter at the “Prado” in Sandy Springs. The all natural, organic food at the 5 Seasons is excellent and the hand-crafted beer is even better! Come out and eat, drink, network and share your deals with us! There is no charge to attend this meeting for Atlanta REIA Members or guests. Please come early and stay late. We would love to have you!

The Atlanta REIA South Monthly Meeting, run by Reggie Jackson and Gordon Catts, is held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM at The Barbecue Kitchen located at 1437 Virginia Avenue in East Point. Please show up at 6:30 PM to eat and network before the meeting officially starts at 7:00 PM. Atlanta REIA Members may attend at no charge. Guests may attend for $5.00. We hope you will come out and eat, network, learn and have fun with us!

On Saturday, June 15th from 9 AM to 5 PM at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D, in Buford, GA, Russ Hiner will be teaching the Negotiations 101 Workshop to really help you sharpen your negotiation skills. This professional training will be fast-paced, high-energy and is going to get you over the hump in your negotiation techniques. Your life depends on the knowledge that you will learn at this training and will surely improve as a result!

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The Beginning Investors Group (BIG) meets this month on Monday, June 17th at 6:30 PM at Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd NE in Sandy Springs, GA. This meeting is FREE for Atlanta REIA Members. Guests and Non-Members can pay $20.00 at the door or RSVP Online for $10.00. If you Join Atlanta REIA before attending or at the door, you can attend at no charge.

As a new or “new again” investor, have you ever asked yourself what you’ll do with your first or next property once you buy it? Will you quick turn it? Fix and flip it? Rent it? Lease-option it? Sell it with owner financing? How long will it take you to sell or fill your new investment property? These are common questions many new investors face when considering their first purchase.

Not having a clear “exit strategy” is an obstacle that often prevents many new investors from doing their first deal. If you would like to get a better understanding of how to quickly sell or fill your investment properties once you buy them, be sure to join us on Monday, June 17th at BIG where real estate expert and trainer, Don DeRosa, will be teaching our new investors how to market for tenants and buyers and how to choose thei right exit strategies for maximum profits and minimal out of pocket expenses.

Don will teach you:

• How to choose the correct Exit Strategy so you can buy the house right
• Marketing the property for a quick sale
• Numberous proven methods of Don’s to put more dollars in YOUR pocket
• Questions & Answers with the audience
• All this and much more…

Don will use his 17 years of real estate investing experience to help you overcome many of the challenges you may be facing as a new investor. After his presentation, we will do some buyer and seller role playing to give you a chance to practice your negotiation skills. So come out and join us. Come early and stay late for Late Night Networking after the meeting.

On Tuesday, June 18th at Noon, the Onsite Renovation Group meets at 1010 Brookdale Dr, East Point, GA 30344. Come out to Onsite Renovation Group as we explore the changing market of East Point, GA. Forces have been changing the face of the Atlanta Real Estate Market and East Point has not escaped the tidal wave of rising sales. Join us and see what a sub-$200k resale and a moderate renovation looks like in the new market.

This is a project that was sourced to the investor by New Western Acquisitions and is being renovated by Craftbuilt. We should be deep into framing and rough mechanical installations at the time of the meeting.

The Atlanta REIA Onsite Renovation Group (ORG), led by Aaron McGinnis of Craftbuilt Properties, is an new educational and networking group that focuses on the acquisition, renovation and retail resale (fix and flip) of single family residential homes inside the I-285 perimeter and the in-town neighborhoods. The purpose of this group is to allow both new and experienced rehabbers and investors to meet, network and share knowledge and experience with “hands on” access to real property. The Onsite Renovation Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at NOON at an active renovation site, build site or rental property which will vary from month to month. There is currently no charge to attend these meeting.

Monday is the Beginning Investors Group with Russ Hiner who will be teaching “Negotiating Tactics for Newbies”. Tuesday is the Onsite Renovation Group which is a networking and educational group for new and seasoned rehabbers that meets this month at a property located at 1338 DeKalb Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. Thursday is the Cash Cows Commercial Group Meeting with Gordon Catts and Steve Brown on “Real Estate Strategies For a Changing Marketplace” which will be followed by Joe Thompson’s Haves & Wants Meeting, both of which take place at 5 Seasons Brewing in Sandy Springs, GA.

JUST ANNOUNCED: The Beginning Investors Group (BIG) is going back to a monthly meeting format starting Monday, May 20th at 6:30 PM at Hudson Grille located at 6317 Roswell Rd NE in Sandy Springs, GA. This meeting is FREE for Atlanta REIA Members. Guests and Non-Members can pay $20.00 at the door or RSVP Online for $10.00.

This month at BIG, local real estate expert and mentor, Russ Hiner, will be teaching new investors how to negotiate win-win real estate transactions with buyers and sellers. As you know, having the right negotiating skills is essential for putting together real estate deals that are not only profitable for you, but meet the needs of your buyers and sellers. If you want to learn how to start negotiating like a pro, this is a BIG Meeting you don’t want to miss! Join us and Russ will teach you:

• The number one reason why most people will not negotiate
• How to break negotiation deadlocks
• How to spot and stop negotiation tactics that will put you on the defensive
• How to “read” people so you can be a better negotiator by giving them what they want and getting what you want
• Tips and tactics for face-to-face negotiations
• All this and much more!

After his “Negotiating for Newbies” presentation, Russ will be calling for volunteers to join him in the “hot seat” for some live, face-to-face role playing negotiations.

After the meeting, there will be Late Night Networking for anyone who wants to hangout, network and have some late night fun. This will be a terrific meeting with powerful information, an interactive crowd and networking with experienced investors who will be in attendance as well so come join us!

The Atlanta REIA Onsite Renovation Group (ORG), led by Aaron McGinnis of Craftbuilt Properties, is an new educational and networking group that focuses on the acquisition, renovation and retail resale (fix and flip) of single family residential homes in the Atlanta area. The Onsite Renovation Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at NOON at an active renovation site, build site or rental property which will vary from month to month.

On Tuesday, May 21st at Noon, we meet at: 1338 DeKalb Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307. This is a true Candler Park renovation that should resell in the upper-300s or lower-400s. The project was funded by Lima One Capital, and a Lima One executive will be on site during the meeting to answer questions about the numbers, funding and the hard money process. Come on by for a great afternoon of networking, education, and gawking at what a few hundred thousand will buy in Candler Park!

The Onsite Renovation Group will focus on properties inside the I-285 perimeter and the in-town neighborhoods. The purpose of this group is to allow both new and experienced rehabbers and investors to meet, network and share knowledge and experience with “hands on” access to real property. There is currently no charge to attend these meeting.

The real estate market in the Atlanta Metro Area has changed dramatically in the last 6 months. It has gone from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market due to the inventory shortage.

• Hedge Funds are stepping all over each other purchasing foreclosures and are running up the prices.
• The “courthouse gang” is now being routinely out bid by kids with cell phones and iPads who are receiving their bidding instructions from people we never see, who are sitting in front of multiple computer screens hundreds or thousands of miles away from the fray.
• Listed REO’s are often selling well above the list price. When a new listing hits the market, within 24 hours there are multiple offers and the house is put under contract.

With all this excitement going on, it’s the perfect time to get together and examine other possible investment strategies and that is exactly what we are going to do at our next Cash Cows Commercial Group Meeting.

Please join us on Thursday, May 23rd at 11:00 AM at 5 Seasons Brewing located at 5600 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs, GA where Steve Brown will be joined by Gordon Catts to discuss this important topic. Together Steve and Gordon bring decades of valuable insight to this topic. Bring your questions, concerns, answers and insights for discussion with the group. Atlanta REIA Members can attend for FREE and non-members for only $5.00.

Haves and Wants is a weekly investor’s networking, brainstorming and deal making jam session hosted by Joe Thompson and held every Thursday at 5 Seasons Brewing at the Prado from 1:30 PM till approximately 3:00 PM. This group has been meeting for over 6 years and is all about networking, sharing information, doing deals and making money right now. Be sure to bring lots of your business cards and flyers and be prepared to promote your business and/or your haves, wants and deals with our group. If you are a real estate player or want to be, this is one meeting you don’t want to miss!

5 Seasons Brewing is located at 5600 Roswell Rd (map) inside the Perimeter at the “Prado” in Sandy Springs. The all natural, organic food at the 5 Seasons is excellent and the hand-crafted beer is even better! Come out and eat, drink, network and share your deals with us! There is no charge to attend this meeting for Atlanta REIA Members or guests. Please come early and stay late. We would love to have you!

Wednesday is the Atlanta REIA North Meeting with Gordon Catts and Steve Brown on “Real Estate Strategies For a Changing Marketplace” which will be followed by Late Nite Networking at the Mall of Georgia Taco Mac after the meeting. Thursday is Haves & Wants with Joe Thompson at 5 Seasons Brewing in Sandy Springs, GA. Read More→