Monday is our next Atlanta REIA Main Meeting for at the Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites. Our special guest speaker will be Bob Massey who will be teaching us how to get and close more short sale deals using the assistance of Realtors along with professional short sale negotiators. We also have two Training Opportunity Webcasts this week, one on negotiating and one on Internet Marketing. The Creative Financing Group and the Havens & Wants Meeting takes place this week as well.

Have you ever heard of a fast short sale? “Fast Short Sale” sounds like an oxymoron doesn’t it? If you know the right approach, you can get short sales done in a fraction of the time they usually take. If you know what to say to the Real Estate Agent and what paperwork to use, that’s the first step. Had a hard time getting the BPO to come in where it should? There is a very simple approach that works almost all of the time (no one is perfect). Think you can’t get big discounts anymore? You certainly can!

Bob Massey, our guest speaker at this month’s Atlanta REIA Main Meeting on September 12th just got a $548,000 mortgage discounted to $99,000. And, it was done in less than 2 months from start to finish. Think you can’t get agents to work with you? Bob has them calling him all of the time with hot deals. It’s not rocket science, but you do have to know what to say and do. Short Sales are easy once you know how to do them right. Read More…

This newly scheduled Training Opportunity Webcast with Russ Hiner on “Nuclear Negotiation Tactics” on September 13th at 7PM. This FREE webcast training is especially important for anybody who has ever felt that they’ve left money on the table when negotiating a deal. This webcast training will teach you to improve your negotiation style and skills so you can respond better during critical negotiations. You will benefit from this special webcast training whether you have years of sales experience or are a newbie. You’ll discover how easy it is to effectively persuade and create new opportunities for all parties involved. Register for the Webcast Now or Read More about what Russ will teach on the webcast.

This month at our Creative Financing Group meeting on Wednesday, September 14th at 6:30 PM, mortgage expert Jim Duffy (frequently heard on John Adams real estate investment radio show) will teach you how to get your Lease Purchases and Lease Options sold.

Remember what Mark Durham taught you about selling Lease Purchase/Options… If you want to actually get your properties sold, (1) you need to have a good mortgage person qualify you’re tenant/buyer prospects up front so you’ll know if they will be able to get approved for a mortgage in the near future and (2) you need to have a good mortgage person work with you’re tenant /buyers throughout the lease term to make sure they actually do get approved for a mortgage. At this month’s Creative Financing Group meeting, Jim will teach you how to screen tenant/buyers and work with them to make sure they get approved for a mortgage so they can cash you out.

The Creative Financing Group is an Atlanta REIA educational and networking subgroup led by Mark Durham that is designed to teach real estate investors Creative Financing Strategies for buying, selling and leasing real estate. The group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Champps Americana located at 7955 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta, GA. This meeting is open to everyone and is FREE for Atlanta REIA Members with a valid Atlanta REIA Membership Card. There is a $5.00 cash fee for non-members and guests. The restaurant provides us with a private meeting room with the understanding that we will purchase food and beverages. We also ask that you tip the wait staff generously for good service.

Haves and Wants is a weekly investor’s networking, brainstorming and deal making jam session hosted by Joe Thompson and held at 5 Seasons Brewing located at 5600 Roswell Rd (map) inside the Perimeter at the “Prado” in Sandy Springs from 1:30 PM till approximately 3:00 PM. This group is all about doing deals and making money right now. If you are a real estate player or want to be, this is one meeting you don’t want to miss! Read more→

On Sept 15th at 7PM, Dustin Griffin is conducting another Training Opportunity Webcast on how you can use can use powerful Internet Marketing Strategies such as Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Social Networking, Video Marketing, Email Marketing and more to optimize your online marketing so you can dominate your competition and generate all the online leads your business can handle. If your website can’t easily be found online and/or if you are not getting all the leads your business needs to survive and thrive, be sure to Register Now and join us on Thursday night for this educational webcast!

On Saturday, September 17th from 8 AM to 5 PM at 1960 Skylar Hill Dr, Suite D, in Buford, GA and online via GoToWebinar, Russ Hiner will be teaching the Nuclear Negotiations 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! Read More…