What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA – July 11, 2026

In Today's Atlanta REIA Update:

1. MON, JULY 13TH at 5:30PM: Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Meeting & Vendor Trade Show on “The Apartment Advantage – Building Extraordinary Wealth With Multifamily” with Todd Robinson, Esq. PLUS Live Preview: AI for Real Estate Investors with Don DeRosa (Watch Videos)
2. MON, JULY 20TH at 11:30AM: Atlanta Landlord Luncheon
3. MON, JULY 20TH at 6:30PM: The Beginning Investors Group (BIG) with John Mangham, CPA
4. TUE, JULY 21ST at NOON: Onsite Renovation Group meets at 63 Mortimer St SE, Atlanta, GA
5. WED, JULY 22ND at 7PM: Property Protege Group Coaching in Duluth
6. SAT, JULY 25TH at 9AM: AI Investor Blueprint: Build a Real Estate Business That Runs on Systems, Not Tasks. Discover A Smarter Way to Operate Like a Full Team as a Single Investor with Don Derosa
7. Our Facebook Groups for Posting & Finding Deals

Atlanta REIA Members Can Attend for no charge.
Guests Can RSVP Online Now for $20 or Pay $25 at the Door.

Join us in person at the Atlanta REIA Main Meeting & Vendor Tradeshow on Monday, July 13th from 5:30PM-9PM at the City of Light located at 3125 Presidential Pkwy, Atlanta, GA special guest speaker with Todd Robinson, Esq, who will be discussing investing in multi-family real estate investments.

Most investors spend years grinding through single-family deals without ever learning the game the wealthiest real estate investors actually play. In this high-energy, story-driven keynote, commercial real estate attorney and multifamily operator Todd Robinson, Esq pulls back the curtain on how apartment buildings are really valued, how operators manufacture millions in equity on purpose, and why buying 100 units is often easier than buying 10 houses.

There will be no jargon, no theory, no theatrics — just the audience does the million-dollar math themselves, out loud, in the room.

Watch Short Video from Todd Robinson

What the you will learn…

• Why apartments are valued on income — not comps — and why that changes everything (Value = NOI ÷ Cap Rate).
• Forced appreciation: how a $50/month rent increase across 100 units creates roughly $1,000,000 in value.
• The dozen value levers beyond rent — RUBS, laundry, storage, parking, pet fees, premium units, and more.
• Why bigger is easier: one loan, one closing, one team — and the property pays for its own professional management.
• The four profit engines that run at once: cash flow, appreciation, loan paydown, and tax advantages.
• Why apartments hedge inflation and why housing demand keeps growing.
• How to get into a deal without millions — GP, LP, KP, and the working roles that earn ownership.

The Signature Moment

$50/door Rent Bump = $1,000,000

The whole room calculates it together — call-and-response, live on the whiteboard.

Who It’s For

• Single-family investors and wholesalers ready to scale.
• New investors who want the right foundation.
• W-2 professionals seeking passive income.
• Realtors and small multifamily owners.

Why This Speaker

• An attorney-operator who owns and runs what he teaches.
• Hundreds of closings reviewed from the other side of the table.
• Interactive format featuring polls, exercises, and live whiteboard math every 10–15 minutes.

Reserve Your Seat

RSVP Now below and come network, learn, and hear how to think differently about real estate investing.

About Your Speaker…

Todd Robinson is a founding partner of Robinson Franzman, LLP, a boutique corporate and commercial real estate law firm serving clients throughout the United States. His practice includes multifamily acquisitions and development, commercial real estate finance, private equity, financial services, commercial real estate development, and investment matters.

Todd focuses on multifamily finance transactions and syndications, commercial real estate development, commercial lending, and general corporate and business law. His experience allows him to represent clients from all sides of a transaction, whether they are buying, selling, or financing a deal.

He also specializes in structuring and negotiating private equity real estate investment transactions for multifamily sponsors and investors. His work includes negotiating and structuring investment waterfalls, preferred returns, advising clients on securities regulations related to private placements, and counseling clients on capital market matters.

Todd’s clients include multifamily investment firms, family offices, commercial real estate developers, community and regional banks, institutional non-bank lenders, investment and asset managers, national REITs, commercial real estate investors, and small business owners.

In addition to transactional work, Todd handles complex litigation matters. He has represented clients in both federal and state courts in cases involving investment disputes, landlord-tenant matters, breaches of fiduciary duty, allegations of fraud, and lender liability claims.

Before co-founding Robinson Franzman, LLP, Todd practiced commercial real estate and commercial litigation at several of Atlanta’s largest and most prestigious law firms.

Todd currently resides in the Oak Grove area of Atlanta with his wife and children. Outside of work, he enjoys golfing and spending time with his family.

Join Don DeRosa on July 13th at 6PM SHARP at our Meeting-Before-the-Meeting that we like to call the High Tech Home Buying Creative Deal Structuring Subgroup that meets one hour BEFORE the Atlanta REIA Main Monthly Event.

How much of your week disappears into busywork? Pulling comps, running numbers, guessing at repairs, chasing sellers, and playing phone tag until you’re worn out. Here’s the hard truth: while you’re doing all of that by hand, your competition isn’t — and every lead you don’t get to fast enough is money walking out the door.

There’s a small group of investors right now who’ve learned to do the work of ten in a fraction of the time. They evaluate a deal in minutes, build a full contractor scope of work in minutes, make hundreds of offers automatically, and have AI making and taking their calls around the clock. It’s not theory and it’s not the future — it’s happening right now, and most people have no idea it’s already here. On Monday, July 13 at 6PM, I’m hosting a live preview where I’ll walk you through the exact problem holding most investors back and show you the AI solution that fixes it — working, with your own eyes.

Watch Short Video from Don DeRosa

Here’s a taste of what you’ll see:

• Evaluate a deal and get your max offer in minutes — not an afternoon of spreadsheets
• Build a full, contractor-ready scope of work in minutes
• Make hundreds of offers automatically instead of a handful by hand
• Put AI on the phones to call, qualify, and book appointments 24/7
• A CRM that already knows what to do with every kind of seller

And Monday is just the appetizer. If you like what you see, it leads straight into the full, hands-on 8-Hour AI Day on Saturday, July 25 (9AM–6PM, 1960 Satellite Blvd, Duluth, GA) — where we don’t just talk about this, we build it in your business before you walk out the door. Seats are limited and this is only for people ready to stop working harder and start working smarter. Click this link to save your spot for Monday, July 13 at 6PM — don’t get left behind.

Join us to find out for yourself at the Meeting-Before-the-Meeting each month where Don will teach you about different real estate investing purchase and sale strategies to put more money in your pocket as as well as state-of-the-art tools and techniques you’ll use to evaluate deals and figure out how to make them work. You'll learn to work less and earn more so you can spend more time where you want, when you want and with whom you want. RSVP Now!

Atlanta REIA Members Can Attend for no charge.
Guests Can RSVP Online Now for $20 or Pay $25 at the Door.

At 5:30 PM, we have a Vendor Trade Show that lasts throughout the meeting where you can come out and meet many of our participating Business Members and Vendor Guests who help sponsor our meeting.

Vendor tables are limited, so any vendors wanting to reserve a table for the Atlanta REIA meeting can Register for a Vendor Table here at https://Vendor.AtlantaREIA.com. Vendor tables are reserved and setup on a first-come, first-serve basis.

On Monday, July 20th, The Beginning Investors Group (BIG) meets at Hudson Grille, 6317 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs, GA — featuring special guest speaker John Mangham, CPA.

Real estate investing isn’t just about timing — it’s about strategy. And the investors who grow the fastest are the ones who understand the language of wealth.

At this month’s Beginning Investors Group meeting, John will deliver a fast-paced, plain-English session on Investor Speak — how successful investors think, talk, and make decisions that build long-term wealth.

You’ll discover how to go beyond simple cash flow and appreciation by mastering the forces that will truly move the needle in your real estate investing business:

• Leverage
• Amortization
• Depreciation
• Refinancing
• Portfolio Optimization

You’ll also get a clear, practical review of the essential elements of 1031 Exchanges — a must-know tool for anyone serious about scaling tax-efficient wealth.

John will also break down five can’t-miss wealth-building strategies every real estate professional should understand.

RSVP Now and be in the room — this session will sharpen your thinking and change the way you approach every deal. Don’t sit this one out. Your future portfolio will thank you. Come network, learn, and level up your real estate game!

Atlanta REIA Members can attend the meeting at no charge and not-yet-members can RSVP Online for $15 or pay $20 at the door.

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About Your Speaker…

John Mangham began providing property management services for clients in 1982. Today he also provides consulting and education services to real estate investors. He consults primarily in the area of tax planning and specifically with respect to “tax deferred” exchange strategies, such as those contained in the Internal Revenue Code Section 1031. In addition, John coordinates EpiCity’s Special Asset services for clients with unique needs. He has a solid background in accounting and finance, combined with two decades of real estate investment experience.

Prior to his current position, he was President/Owner of Georgia 1031 Exchange Services, Inc. John also owned Excalibur Group, Inc., a real estate investment, management and maintenance company working with clients in acquisition, operations and disposition of performing real estate assets.

John is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Real Estate Exchangers, the Georgia Real Estate Investors Association, the Real Estate Educators Association, the Federation of Exchange Accommodators, and the Atlanta Board of Realtors.

He is past president of both the Georgia Chapter of the Real Estate Educators Association and the Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). He also served five years as a Director for NARPM, as well as serving as editor of Residential Resource, its national newsletter, chair of the Publications and Education Committees, and three years as Treasurer. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from Auburn University.

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About BIG…

The Beginning Investors Group (BIG) is an educational and networking group 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 get back in the game.

BIG is hosted by Don DeRosa who will be bringing in local and national real estate experts to teach new investors how to survive and thrive in our ever changing economy and real estate market. The entire purpose of the group is to help new investors get their first deal and help new again investors get their next deal.

This is a “dinner” group and we kindly request that you buy dinner and/or drinks since the Hudson Grille allows us to meet there. There will be lots of learning and lots of networking. Bring your deals and your haves, wants and needs to the meeting for discussion.

As always, Atlanta REIA Members can attend the meeting at no charge and not-yet-members can RSVP Online for $15 or pay $20 at the door.

Let Me Be Straight With You: AI Is Moving FAST!

A lot of people think they have a few years to figure out AI.

You may not even have 3 months. It’s moving and evolving that quickly.

This isn’t hype. It’s the reality of the world we now live in. We have never seen anything grow this fast — and if you don’t know which AI tools actually work for your real estate business RIGHT NOW, it’s going to cost you deals, money, and time.

There’s a flood of AI tools out there. Most are a waste of time and money. You need to know what works — and you need to know now.

That’s why Atlanta REIA is hosting a full-day AI Investor Blueprint Workshop on Saturday, July 25th in Duluth, taught by Don DeRosa — a 25+ year real estate investor and coach who isn’t just teaching this stuff. He’s using these exact tools in his own business every single day and sharing them with his inner circle of coaching students.

No theory. No hype. Real tools producing real results — today.

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A Quick Video Message from Don DeRosa

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Something Big Is Happening in This Business

Some investors are suddenly moving faster than everyone else.

They’re analyzing more deals. They’re making better offers. They’re reaching sellers before anyone else even knows the property exists.

And most investors have no idea how they’re doing it.

This is not something coming in the future. It’s happening right now — and on July 25th, Don is pulling back the curtain and showing you exactly how it works.

Imagine:

• Analyzing a deal in 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes — comps, repair estimates, and your maximum offer, done before your coffee gets cold
• Walking into every seller conversation already prepared — a full seller script and negotiation plan generated before you ever pick up the phone
• Follow-up that never sleeps — automated systems that nurture your leads 24/7 so no deal slips through the cracks
• Eliminating hours of busy work every week — the repetitive tasks that eat your day, handled by AI

That’s not the future. That’s what you’ll learn to set up at this workshop.

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What This Full Day Will Show You

This is a hands-on, step-by-step training — not a sales pitch and not a demo reel. You will learn how to:

• Generate consistent seller opportunities using AI
• Evaluate deals quickly and accurately with real numbers
• Structure smarter offers with less effort
• Approach every seller conversation with total confidence
• Automate your follow-up so leads never go cold
• Move deals to buyers faster
• And most importantly: turn your business into a system instead of a never-ending list of tasks

You’ll leave with a clear blueprint you can plug directly into your business the moment you walk out of the room.

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The Gap Is Widening

Most investors are still doing everything manually. They write their own marketing. They analyze one deal at a time. They spend hours researching properties and chasing leads.

The investors who’ve learned to operate differently are pulling ahead — making faster decisions, seeing more opportunities, and closing more deals with less effort.

Every month you wait, that gap gets wider. You can learn this now, or spend the next few years catching up to the investors sitting in the room on July 25th.

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Is This Workshop for You?

• New investors who want a clear path instead of guesswork
• Active investors who want to move faster and do more with less
• Investors who feel stuck doing everything themselves
• Anyone serious about building a business that runs on systems, not sweat

You do NOT need to be a tech person. If you can send an email, you can do this. No overwhelming complexity — just a step-by-step blueprint.

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Your Take-Home Blueprint

• A clear, repeatable process you can follow immediately
• Real examples and real tools you can apply the same day
• A new way to approach deal flow and decision making
• The exact AI tools that work right now — and which ones to skip
• A plan to implement AI into your investing career, your business, and your life

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Event Details

Date: Saturday, July 25th
Time: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Keller Williams, 1960 Satellite Blvd, Ste 1500, Duluth, GA
Registration Link: Register Today!
Instructor: Don DeRosa — 25+ year investor, coach, and AI implementation expert
Format: Full-day, in-person, hands-on training

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Your Next Step

This is one of those moments where everything changes.

You can either learn it now — or spend the next few years trying to catch up to the people who did.

Seats are limited. Registration is open.

Don’t get left behind. Secure your seat and stay ahead of the curve. This will be a learning experience you won’t forget.

*PLEASE NOTE: Tuition price will increase after by $20 at midnight on July 22nd, 2026 when Early Registration Expires. Register now and save! Don’t procrastinate and pay more! If you have any problem registering, please call or text Chrissy at 770-379-4501.

Post Your Deals or Find Deals on Our Facebook Groups. Be sure to join…

1. Atlanta Real Estate Investors Network
2. Georgia Real Estate Investors Network
3. Atlanta Wholesale Real Estate Deals
4. Georgia Wholesale Real Estate Deals

See Our Full List of Facebook Groups at: https://atlantareia.com/facebook-groups-real-estate-investors/