Atlanta REIA Welcomes Virtual Office VA Staffing
A conversation with Elsa Palmer, Owner of VA Staffing, a new business member with Atlanta REIA. Hello Elsa and welcome to the Atlanta Real Estate Investors Alliance. Tell our membership a little about...
View ArticleDoes the Real Estate Market Follow Economic Trends?
Okay, the media in general is touting the US economy is doing better than it has over the last bunch of quarters. People across the country are working again. Typically this news leads people to feel...
View ArticleThe Art Of The Conversation With Motivated Sellers – Part 2
So how are we going to get ready to have a conversation with our motivated sellers? I believe that readiness is a state of mind, and I have put together some ideas for you designed to help you have...
View ArticleCommercial Real Estate Broker’s Liens
I am consistently asked about liens. Who can file a lien? How can I file one? What are my rights? These are all common questions I hear from real estate brokers, contractors, landlords and others....
View ArticleSelf-Directed IRA and Real Estate – A Popular Combination
Combining a self-directed IRA and real estate is a trend that is picking up speed fast! Real estate investors are redirecting their focus and purchasing homes with their self-directed IRAs in mass....
View Article7 Deadly Mistakes You Can Avoid – Part 2
(This article is continued from Part 1 in the July 2013 Edition of The Profit Newsletter.) Listening to poor advice. This is something you probably already know. As you go through life, there will...
View ArticleGetting Back Up – Making Failure into Success
It is as easy to succeed as it is to fail. Why does this sound untrue? Because most of us forget that we have a choice: we can enjoy the good and overcome the negative. What we must remember is that...
View ArticleRehabbing with Creative Financing
If you have looked at more than a few deals over the last year you have undoubtedly seen a distressed asset. Repairs needed, low occupancy, bad management (or tenants) are some examples, just to name a...
View ArticleCASH or CASH FLOW???
Hope everyone is doing well and out there putting out their marketing, getting leads, and doing deals. You can’t make much money in real estate if you aren’t doing deals, right? Real estate “Deals” can...
View ArticlePutting It All together – Bento 4
“To say that I am organized is an understatement, but my car tells a different story.”~ Emily Procter I love summertime, don’t you? So many memories in the making! Barbecues with the family. Long, lazy...
View ArticleIs Buying a Note a Good Deal?
Which is better for real estate investors – buying a note in pre-foreclosure, buying the house through a short sale, or waiting until the house comes on the market as an REO? That depends on the...
View ArticleGot QuickBooks Questions? We’ve Got Answers!
It is the goal of this column to answer questions about QuickBooks and how it is used in the REI arena. Know how to record transactions in the proper way and have your set of books in good shape when...
View ArticleUsing Trusts to Own Real Estate – Part 2
OTHER TRUSTS There are numerous possibilities for the name given to a trust. Such names are often chosen to reflect the primary function of the trust: Education Trust; Wealth Replacement Trust;...
View ArticleReal Estate Investment Hats
When in real estate, a person wears many hats and learns to adapt to a ton of situations. This mean, however, you must be knowledgeable enough to do so. You may be a buyer’s representative, seller’s...
View ArticleLandlords: How to Increase Cash Flow WITHOUT Raising Rents
One of the biggest mistakes we continually see real estate investors make is buying a rental property that produces a NEGATIVE monthly cash flow. When it comes to rental properties, positive cash flow...
View ArticleHow to Get a FREE Phone Number to Use in Your Business – Part 1
Today, I’m going to combine marketing & technology to share an extremely powerful tool that you can use for a TON of different uses in your home or office – all for absolutely FREE! As anyone in...
View ArticleIf You Want to Be a Successful Investor Always Do Everything On Purpose
Hello fellow investors, I hope you enjoyed the 4th of July last month and took a moment to think about the fact that this country has fought many wars to give each one of us independence and the...
View ArticleDriving for Dollars and Farming with Flyers
One of our favorite and most cost effective ways to market our home buying business is through the frequent use of flyers. In fact, flyers are one most versatile and low cost forms of advertising we...
View ArticleThe Profit Newsletter August 2013 Edition
Download The Profit Newsletter for August 2013 (PDF) The August 2013 Edition ofThe Profit is Ready for Download! The August 2013 edition of The Profit Newsletter has arrived just in time for our...
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