What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA for the Week of July 22, 2013
Posted on July 22, 2013 by
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.
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 Atlanta REIA Wild Wild West Monthly Meeting led by Leslie Mathis.
Please join us on Monday, July 22nd at 6:30 PM at the Cherokee Cattle Company located at 2710 Canton Road, Marietta, GA (map) where special guest speaker Gordon Catts will discuss this important topic. Gordon brings 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 bring a guest for FREE this month. Non-members are only $5.00 cash at the door. Door Prizes, Give-aways, and a great time!
After the conclusion of the Atlanta REIA Wild Wild West Meeting (after 9:00 PM), we will be stay put at the Cherokee Cattle Company Restaurant and Bar for Late Night Networking, what we call the “Meeting after the Meeting”. This is where great friends and great deals are made! So please come eat, drink, network and have fun with us as we close the restaurant down at 10 pm. Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet and bond with folks that are actively doing deals in today’s market. See you there!
Hosted by Tom Boyer
The Note Buyers Group an Atlanta REIA educational and networking subgroup led by Tom Boyer that is designed to teach real estate investors how to buy and sell the mortgage notes that secure a property rather than buying the property itself. The group’s goal is to transact deals within the group and increase our professionalism through education in a changing credit market. The agenda for this month’s meeting is (1) Haves/Wants, (2) Notes for Sale – Bring yours for analysis, (3) Smaller investment amount opportunities and (4) Strategies using seller financing to buy/sell properties, and (5) Legislation update as appropriate.
The Note Buyers Group meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM at Olive Garden located at 2467 Cobb Parkway SE in Smyrna about 1/2 mile from I-285. If you are a new investor, this is a great opportunity to pick up pointers on what to do and what not to do when investing in notes. Atlanta REIA Members can attend at no charge.
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!
Hosted by Joe Thompson
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!
