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“Atlanta Real Estate Market Update for 2012” with Deborah Harris & Joe Thompson at Atlanta REIA North on January 18th
Posted on January 13, 2012 byYou keep hearing it time and time again… there’s no better time to buy than right now. This is very true if you know what and where to buy. Come join us on January 18th at 6:30 PM for the Atlanta REIA North Meeting held at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D in Buford, GA (map) to find for yourself. Atlanta REIA Members can attend for FREE and Guests may attend for $10 each at the door or Guests can RSVP Online for Only $5!
Deborah Harris, a real estate agent and associate broker for Keller Williams Realty and a 30 year veteran of the real estate industry, is going to give us a very thorough, Atlanta Real Estate Market Update for 2012. She is going to share what has been happening over the last few months and what is likely to happen in 2012 so that you can make an informed decision on what and where to buy in the Atlanta Metro Area this year. If you missed her brief presentation at the January Main Monthly Meeting, Deborah will be back for a full length presentation with the very latest statistics, graphs, charts and industry trends.
After Deborah’s presentation, she and local real estate expert, Joe Thompson, will provide detailed analysis of what all the numbers mean from both an agent/broker and real estate agents point of view and well as answering your questions. If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what is going on in the Atlanta real estate market, don’t miss this very exciting meeting. You will get valuable information here you can’t get anywhere else!
After the Atlanta REIA North Meeting, Deborah, Joe and the rest of us will be reconvening a that the Mall of GA Tilted Kilt (map) for the “meeting-after-the-meeting” also known as “Late Nite Networking”. So come join us for an evening filled with information, education, networking and fun!
Haves & Wants Speed Marketing Session: June 6, 2011
Posted on July 8, 2011 by
This was the Haves and Wants Speed Marketing Session that we recorded live at our June 6, 2011 Atlanta REIA Meeting. This is a new 30 minute session at our Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting that starts at 6:00 PM on the 1st Monday of the month and is hosted by Joe Thompson. The purpose of this marketing session is 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. Thanks to all those of you who participated. And special thanks to Joe for hosting the session and to Alan McDonald for recording the session and improving the quality of this video each and every month. Read More→
There Are No Bad Real Estate Markets
Posted on June 10, 2011 by
“Down” and “depressed” – according to the news, that’s the real estate market these days. And thanks to continuing tight credit and sluggish job growth, the United States isn’t likely to see anything like a booming real estate market for many years. But although reports about today’s real estate market sound grim, here’s something you probably haven’t heard: there’s no such thing as a “bad” real estate market. Let’s take a look at some of the patterns the real estate market can fall into, who is hurt by them and who stands to benefit. Read More→
Haves & Wants Speed Marketing Session: May 2, 2011
Posted on May 15, 2011 byThis was the Haves and Wants Speed Marketing Session that we recorded live at our May 2, 2011 Atlanta REIA Meeting. This is a new 30 minute session at our Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting that starts at 6:00 PM on the 1st Monday of the month and is hosted by Joe Thompson. The purpose of this marketing session is 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. Thanks to all those of you who participated. And special thanks to Joe for hosting the session and to Alan McDonald for recording the session and improving the quality of this video each and every month. Read More→
Haves & Wants Speed Marketing Session: Mar 7, 2011
Posted on March 17, 2011 byThis was the Haves and Wants Speed Marketing Session that we recorded live at our March 7, 2011 Atlanta REIA Meeting. This is a new 30 minute session at our Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting that starts at 6:00 PM on the 1st Monday of the month and is hosted by Joe Thompson. The purpose of this marketing session is 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. Thanks to all those of you who participated. And special thanks to Joe for hosting the session and to Alan McDonald for recording the session and improving the quality of this video each and every month.
Download Mar 7, 2011 Speed Marketing Flyers (pdf). Read More→
Haves & Wants Speed Marketing Session: Feb 7, 2011
Posted on February 17, 2011 byThis was the Haves and Wants Speed Marketing Session that we recorded live at our February 7, 2011 Atlanta REIA Meeting. This is a new 30 minute session at our Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting that starts at 6:00 PM on the 1st Monday of the month and is hosted by Joe Thompson. The purpose of this marketing session is 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. Thanks Joe and Alan for helping make this Speed Marketing Session possible! Read More→
Haves & Wants Speed Marketing Session: Jan 3, 2011
Posted on January 10, 2011 byThis is our very first Haves and Wants Speed Marketing Session that we recorded live at our January 3, 2011 New Year Atlanta REIA Meeting. This is a new 30 minute session at our Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting that starts at 6:00 PM on the 1st Monday of the month and is hosted by Joe Thompson. The purpose of this marketing session is 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. Thanks Joe and Alan for making this Speed Marketing Session possible! Read More→
Happy New Year & Thank You For Attending Our New Year Meeting and VIP Party
Posted on January 5, 2011 byHappy New Year Everyone! Wow, what a great New Year Meeting and VIP Party we had on Monday. It was definitely our BIGGEST & BEST meeting yet!
Our first Haves and Wants Speed Marketing Session was a huge success! Guests and members alike really enjoyed taking the stage and telling our group all about their deals for sales, their businesses and any other haves and wants they had. Thank you Joe Thompson for hosting the session and all of those of you who participated. We will be posting the video of the Haves and Wants Speed Marketing Session on the website later this week.
We were also blessed to have real investing master, Ron LeGrand, spend nearly 2 1/2 hours teaching us “The 7 Top Requirements For You To Prosper As A Real Estate Investor”, answering questions from the audience and networking with members and guest during the New Year VIP Party. Ron gave away some really great bonus training material for all those who attended and especially to those who signed up for his Fast Track to Wealth Training that takes place in Atlanta on January 15th. If you have not signed up for the Fast Track training, register here now!
Jan 3, 2011: Atlanta REIA Meeting with Ron LeGrand
Posted on December 26, 2010 byRon LeGrand is Coming to Atlanta REIA on January 3rd!
Atlanta REIA is very proud to announce that real estate investing legend and millionaire maker, Ron LeGrand, will be speaking at the January Atlanta REIA Main Meeting on how to make money investing in today’s real estate market without using your own cash or credit. If you are new to real estate investing, there is perhaps no one better to learn from than Ron LeGrand! The meeting will be held January 3rd, 2011 at the Doubletree Hotel in Roswell, GA and starts at 5:30 PM. Guests can attend this special meeting at no charge. This includes members of GaREIA, North Metro REIA or any other REIA Group. Come celebrate the New Year and kick it off the right way with Ron LeGrand and Atlanta REIA!
Haves & Wants Speed Marketing Comes to Atlanta REIA Main Meeting Starting January 3rd!
Atlanta REIA has asked Joe Thompson of the weekly Have’s and Wants Meeting to host Atlanta REIA’s new Have’s and Wants Speed Marketing Session starting January 3rd at 5:30 PM at the Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting. Our goal for this session is the same as at Joe’s Thursday meetings. Joe says “Were looking to aid our members who HAVE things they no longer wish to have as well as those members who WANT things they have been unable to find through their own networks. Our Mission is to increase our members networks and their ability to access the resources necessary to increase their business.” This session is all about making deals happen, so bring in your have’s and wants and share them with our live audience. It gets even better… we will be video recording the Speed Marketing Session and putting it on AtlantaREIA.com for 24/7 playback. This is a great way to spread the word about what you may have or want with our members, guests, friends and followers online and off. Come join us, bring your deal flyers and share your haves and wants and make deals happen!
Shooting Photos & Video, Uploading & Tagging on Facebook
Bring your digital camera to the Atlanta REIA Meeting and Party and take lots of pictures and videos of you and your friends during the event. After the Speed Marketing Session, Dustin Griffin is going to show you how to upload pictures and videos to Facebook from your PC or cell phone and tag yourself and your friends if you don’t already know how. Using pictures and video is a great way to network and make friends in-person and to continue networking online long after the meeting and party is over.
Our 1st Atlanta REIA / Late Nite Networking VIP Party of the New Year on January 3rd!
There will be a very special Late Nite Networking VIP Party after the Atlanta REIA Meeting starting around 8:30 PM. There will be a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres. Dress to impress (business attire). All local speakers, vendors, business associates are welcome to attend at no charge as well as members of other local REIA groups. Come out network, have fun and celebrate the New Year with us! If you are interested in sponsoring this meeting or future meetings, please contact Chrissy at 770-904-2408 ext 1.
Atlanta REIA Charter/Founding Member Status Ends in Jan 2011
We founded the Atlanta Real Estate Investors Alliance back in June of this year, had our first meeting on July 5th and have been getting stronger and stronger each and every month thanks to your help and support. Our Charter Membership Drive, which began on October 4th, will end on January 31st, 2011. This does not mean that you can’t still become an Atlanta REIA Member, it just means that you will not forever be classified as a “Charter” or “Founding Member” of the Atlanta Real Estate Investors Alliance. If you do choose to become an official Atlanta REIA Charter Member, it will be a designation and honor that you can put on your “resume” for many, many years to come. We will also be forever listing you on our website, as well as a plaque at our headquarters, as an official Atlanta REIA Founding Member of organization. This way, many years from now, you can look back and say I helped make Atlanta REIA the #1 real estate investor alliance in the South! Join Atlanta REIA Now! Again we thank you for your support!
Joe Thompson
Posted on December 7, 2010 byJoe Thompson is an experienced business and financial consultant with over 28 years in the financial arena and business ownership experience dating back to 1973. Joe entered the financial consulting field in 1982 and has been awarded numerous awards for his achievements and quality of work. Joe focuses his practice on working with Real Estate Investors, Entrepreneurs and Business Owners, all of whom have unique challenges and opportunities, which require experience and additional skills not commonly found in the advisement industry. Read More→
What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA for the Week of October 18, 2010
Posted on October 18, 2010 byAll Week: Atlanta REIA Charter Membership Drive
Our Atlanta Real Estate Investor Alliance Charter Membership Drive has begun and will last for a limited time only. Now is your chance to join the hottest new real estate investor association in town as a Founding Member! Charter Members will get additional member benefits for life that other regular members who join later will not receive. Right now, Charter Members can become Atlanta REIA Ambassadors and receive up to $150 for every new member referred to Atlanta REIA during our Charter Membership Drive! Read more about Atlanta REIA Charter Individual Memberships or Business Memberships right now!
Monday, Oct 18th: The 90 Day Extreme Internet Marketing Makeover Webinar Workshop
Monday at 7PM ET is Week 4 of the 90 Day Extreme Internet Marketing Makeover Webinar Workshop, the SEO/SEM Edition. Dustin Griffin will be introducing you to blogging, helping you setup and customize a WordPress blog and link it to your new blog to various SEO profile pages for maximum search engine optimization power.
Tuesday, Oct 19th: What’s Hot in Real Estate Investing Webcast
On Tuesday evening at 7PM, we will be having our first Atlanta REIA “What’s Hot in Real Estate Investing Webcast”. This Tuesday and on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7PM ET, we will be bringing in local and national real estate industry experts to tell us what’s hot in real estate investing, 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. Dustin Griffin will be kicking this first webcast talking about how Atlanta REIA is what’s hot in real estate investing in Atlanta and how you can be involved and how you can make up to $150 cash flow for each new member you refer to us. Register for the webcast now!
Wednesday, Oct 20th: Atlanta REIA North Meeting (New Date)
Atlanta REIA North has a new meeting night… the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D in Buford, GA just a few miles from the Mall of Georgia. This Wednesday we’re going to talk about using offline guerrilla marketing techniques to generate all the buyer and seller leads we can handle in addition to our online marketing techniques. We will also be doing a marketing segment, so bring in your haves, wants, needs, flyers and any deals you wish to market and share with our group. Also, immediately after the Atlanta REIA North Meeting, we will break and reconvene at the Mall of Georgia Taco Mac for Late Nite Networking. We hope you will come out and eat, drink, network and have fun with us!
Thursday, Oct 21st: Haves and Wants Meeting
Every Thursday, Joe Thompson hosts the Haves & Wants Meeting from 1:30 to 3:00 PM at 5 Seasons Brewing located at the Prado in Sandy Springs, GA. This is a meeting for serious real estate investors and players looking to buy, sell or swap real deals and not just sit around and talk about it.
Thursday, Oct 21st: Business Opportunities Webcast
This Thursday at 7PM ET on our Atlanta REIA Business Opportunities Webcast, Credit Repair Expert Rick Harper of Summit Credit Group will tell you how to repair your credit and your life and that of your family members, customers, tenants and buyers. Don’t miss your chance get all your questions about credit repair answered. As you know, lenders have changed their lending criteria dramatically and credit bureaus have changed their rules for how they score you and your customers, tenants and buyers. Have you and your customers been able to adapt to these ever changing rules and requirements? Perhaps you’ve been scratching your head wondering if a credit repair company would actually be reliable enough to help. Now is your chance to find out. Register for the Webcast on Credit Repair Now!
What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA for the Week of October 11, 2010
Posted on October 11, 2010 byAll Week: Atlanta REIA Charter Membership Drive
Our Atlanta Real Estate Investor Alliance Charter Membership Drive has begun and will last for a limited time only. Now is your chance to join the hottest new real estate investor association in town as a Founding Member! Charter Members will get additional member benefits for life that other regular members who join later will not receive. Right now, Charter Members can become Atlanta REIA Ambassadors and receive up to $150 for every new member referred to Atlanta REIA during our Charter Membership Drive! Read more about Atlanta REIA Charter Individual Memberships or Business Memberships right now!
Tonight, Monday, Oct 11th: The 90 Day Extreme Internet Marketing Makeover Webinar Workshop
Tonight at 7PM ET is Week 3 of the 90 Day Extreme Internet Marketing Makeover Webinar Workshop, the SEO/SEM Edition. Tonight, Dustin will be covering “On-Site Search Engine Optimization and Marketing” and how to tweak your website for maximum search engine exposure and lead conversion. If you don’t have an investor website, Atlanta REIA Charter Business Member SuperSmartWebProfits.com is offering other Atlanta REIA Members 50% off of the best real estate investor websites on the planet!
Tuesday, Oct 12th: Foreclosures Gone Wild Webcast
On the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7PM ET, short sale expert Kimberlee Frank will spend an hour answering your questions and discussing the latest trends and profit potential in the short sale and foreclosure industry. If you’re thinking about investing in short sales or are currently investing in short sales, this is a webcast you don’t want to miss. Register Now for the Foreclosure Gone Wild Webcast!
Thursday, Oct 14th: Haves and Wants Meeting
Every Thursday, Joe Thompson hosts the Haves & Wants Meeting from 1:30 to 3:00 PM at 5 Seasons Brewing located at the Prado in Sandy Springs, GA. This is a meeting for serious real estate investors and players looking to buy, sell or swap real deals and not just sit around and talk about it.
Thursday, Oct 14th: Atlanta REIA South Monthly Meeting
The Atlanta REIA South Monthly Meeting, hosted by Marc Fordham, is held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM at Ryan’s Restaurant located at 5425 North Henry Blvd in Stockbridge, Georgia. There is currently a $5.00 cover charge to attend this event.
Saturday, Oct 16th: Fuller Center Volunteer Workday
If you haven’t yet come out and joined Atlanta REIA and the Fuller Center of Atlanta on Project Lakewood yet, now is the perfect opportunity for you to get involved and help us build, renovate and repair more homes for needy Atlanta families than ever before. We need your help, so please come to 10 Gould St and lend us a hand. RSVP on Facebook Now!
