Archive for April, 2018
Real Estate SHARK TANK is Back at BIG!
Posted on April 24, 2018 byThe Real Estate Shark Tank is back to attack the Beginning Investors Group (BIG), hosted by David Minor, on Thursday, April 26th, 2018 at 6 PM at the Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore located at 2225 N Lois Ave in Tampa.
If you need to sell a deal or learn how to sell deals, this is the meeting you don’t want to miss!
WHOLESALERS, bring your deals and pitch them to a group of people ready to write checks on the spot for your deals!
INVESTORS, if you’re looking for a deal to buy, bring your check books. We will have plenty of deals, agreements and blue ink pens to write up contracts.
Be ready to network and pitch your deals to Tampa’s top Buyers & Wholesalers. Financing will be available if needed and resources in developing your power team as you grow your real estate investing business.
Contracts will be provided by the Vesado team and you have the right to bid on properties being offered. You will leave with a deal done, an outline on how to pitch the deal and a team that will walk you through the process. Get ready, you don’t want to miss this new meeting!
Tampa REIA Members can attend at no charge. Non-Members can pay $20 at the door or RSVP online at BIGTicket.TampaREIA.com for Only $15.
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Learn to Know Your Numbers at BIG Online on April 24, 2018 with Roger Blankenship
Posted on April 23, 2018 byon Tues, April 24th @ 7PM Online
Get a Complimentary APP for Helping You Rate a Potential Property Deal Just for Attending!
the Flipping America Guy
When it comes to investing in real estate for fun and profits, it’s all about knowing your numbers. If you’re off on your numbers, you may barely break even on a deal or even worse… you may lose big time! Losing money on deals is definitely not fun and not profitable. Therefore, you must know your numbers to minimize your risks!
Roger Blankenship, the Flipping America Guy, will be our special guest this month at the Beginning Investors Group Online on our NEW MEETING DAY of Tuesday, April 24th at 7:00PM on Zoom Video Webinar.
Roger will teach you the importance of knowing your most important numbers such as After Repair Values (ARV), Repairs and Cost of Funds. Being too far off on any of these numbers can make or break your deal.
On the BIG Online Webinar, Roger will cover…
- How to find an ARV if you’re not a realtor.
- How to find an ARV if you are adding square footage to the house.
- Know what your repairs are going to cost.
- Initial estimate
- Due Diligence estimate
- Contractor Bid
- Do you really need three bids?
- Know what the money is going to cost.
- Cost of Hard Money
- Cost of Equity Partnership
- Cost of using cash.
- Answers to your questions and much more!
Don’t miss this edition of the Beginning Investors Group Online using our new Zoom Video Webinar on our NEW MEETING DATE… REGISTER NOW!
No Charge to Attend for Members & Guests
RSVP to Attend Online via Zoom Video Webinar
Attend the Webinar to Get a FREE APP from Roger to Quickly Help You Determine if You Have a “Deal or No Deal!”
TO ATTEND ONLINE: To attend the Beginning Investors Group Online via your PC, smart phone or tablet, Register for the Online Meeting on Zoom.us and you will be emailed a Webinar Confirmation Email with instructions on how to attend the event.
Once you get your Webinar Confirmation Email, you can click the “Please click this URL” link in the email about 5-10 minutes prior to the 7PM start time to reserve a spot using your PC, Mac, Tablet or Smart Phone.
The web browser client will download automatically when you start or join your first Zoom meeting, and is also available for Download Zoom for Your Computer.
You can also download the Zoom.us App here on for your mobile device.
Download the April 2018 Edition of The Profit Newsletter
Posted on April 13, 2018 byThe April 2018 edition of The Profit Newsletter is now available for download as a High Quality PDF (print quality) or Low Res PDF for mobile devices. The Profit Newsletter is the official newsletter of the Tampa Real Estate Investors Alliance and is a digital, interactive newsletter for serious real estate investors delivered as an Adobe PDF file to read on your computer, tablet, or smart phone with a PDF reader. Many of the articles and ads in The Profit contain hyperlinks you can click to get more information online. The high res version of The Profit is “print ready” while the low res version will load faster on your mobile device. Also, be sure to Subscribe to The Profit so you don’t miss a single monthly issue.
Savvy Investor Networking Meets on April 11, 2018 in Tampa Westshore
Posted on April 4, 2018 byBuy – Sell – Trade – Promote – Network
Wed, April 11th, 2018 @ 6:30PM
Del Frisco’s, 4138 W Boy Scout Blvd, Tampa
Everyone Welcome at No Charge!
RSVP on Facebook or RSVP on Meetup
Savvy Investor Networking (SIN) is a brand new Tampa REIA Networking Subgroup that meets on Wednesday, April 11th (2nd Wednesday) from 6:30PM to 9:30PM at Del Frisco’s Grille located at 4138 W Boy Scout Blvd in Tampa (Westshore) near the airport. SIN is hosted by Dustin Griffin, David Minor, Denise Brown and Tangie Cousins.
The entire purpose of Savvy Investor Networking is to bring that Beach REIA vibe to the Tampa Bay Real Estate Investing Community together in a fun, festive environment where we can network, discuss real estate opportunities, share resources, brainstorm ideas, ask questions, get answers and figure out additional ways to support one another, our community and all make more money.
Invite your friends and co-workers and be sure to bring your business cards, your flyers and come prepared to promote yourself, your deals and your business!
Tampa REIA on Vacation Rentals with Duncan Wierman on April 12, 2018
Posted on April 3, 2018 byat the Doubletree Suites Tampa Bay
Learn Just How Simple It is to Start Your Own Vacation Rental Business!
with Duncan Wierman
RSVP on Facebook or RSVP on Meetup
Tampa REIA Members Can Attend for no charge.
Guests Can RSVP Online Now for $15 or Pay $20 at the Door.
Join us at Tampa REIA Main Monthly Event on Thursday, April 12th from 5PM at the 3050 North Rocky Point Dr. West in Tampa, FL where our special guest speaker will be Duncan Wierman on the Vacation Rental Business you’ve been hearing so much about like AirBNB, VRBO and others.
Are you tired of tenants and toilets? Are you tired of having to work so hard wholesaling houses or fixing and flipping? Are you looking to earn some more passive income or “mailbox money” without having to deal with all the problems associated with tenants? If so, you need to join us at Tampa REIA for Duncan’s 90 minute presentation on Vacation Rentals where he will cover…
- How to control properties with the lowest risk and investment
- How easy it is to double your rental income with less work
- Decide whether a Bed and Breakfast or a Whole House Vacation Rental works best for you
- How to pick the perfect location for a vacation rental – Hint: the rules have changed! You will be surprised how easy this is now
- Learn the formula to calculate for yourself how much money you can really make with vacation rentals
- Eliminate all of your worries with the “Trifecta of Safety” which insures your investment and protects you from damages, theft or vandalism
- Learn the importance of the difference between “renting to tenants” and “hosting guests”
- How to simplify the guest screening process from days to a matter of minutes
- Answers to your questions on vacation rentals and more!
If you are serious about building passive income while minimizing your risk and workload and have considered vacation rentals, you owe it to yourself to join us at the Tampa REIA and learn more about this exciting real estate investing niche. Take Action and RSVP NOW!
As always, Tampa REIA Members can attend our March Main Meeting event at no charge and Non-Members can Register Online for $15 or pay $20 at the door. Be sure to bring your business cards and flyers and join us for an evening of real estate deals, vendors, networking, education and fun on Thursday, April 12th! See you there!
*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.
Deals Creatively
with Don DeRosa
When you come across a lead, do you know how to look at the information, analyze it and determine what to do with it next? There’s nothing worse than losing a deal because you don’t know multiple ways to structure the deal and how to present multiple offers to the seller.
At the Meeting-Before-the-Meeting this month, I am going to teach you 3 methods to buy houses with little to no money down and without borrowing money from a bank.
I’m also going to show you what paperwork you need for subject-to deals, wrap around mortgages and wholesale lease-option deals.
Join Don DeRosa every month at our High Tech Home Buying Creative Deal Structuring Subgroup that meets one hour BEFORE the Tampa REIA Main Monthly Event at the Doubletree Suites Tampa Bay. Don will teach you about the state-of-the-art tools and techniques you’ll use to evaluate deals and figure out how to make them work – so you can work less and spend more time where you want, when you want and with whom you want.
Its an amazing time to be a real estate investor. Don’t look back 5 years from now and wish you had acted. Learn how to plan right… Learn to Make More and Work Less, Right Now!
At 5:00 PM in the Main Lobby, 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. See a full list of our vendors and sponsors below as they are added.
Vendor tables are limited, so any vendors wanting to reserve a table for the meeting can RSVP for a Vendor Table here. Vendor tables are reserved and setup on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Starting at 6:00 PM, Dustin Griffin kicks off the Tampa REIA Main Monthly Event with updates and announcements. Dustin covers what’s happening at Tampa REIA in the upcoming weeks and months such as upcoming workshops, webcasts, special events, members benefits and much more! Be sure to be in the main meeting room at 6:15 PM for your chance to be one of the first to receive a printed copy of The Profit Newsletter while supplies last.
At approximately 6:30 PM, we will be having the Haves & Wants Speed Marketing Session which gives our members the opportunity to quickly market deals they HAVE and to find deals they WANT. We also give our business members the opportunity to get up and say a few words about their businesses. Members who want to participate in the Haves & Wants Marketing Session must bring your flyers and get to the meeting early to get on our list of participants.
Door Prizes & Giveaways!*
All members who check in and attend the Tampa REIA Meeting will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win several Flat Screen LED TVs, a variety of Gift Cards (such as Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, Amazon, etc), Flashlights, Phone Chargers and all sorts of other miscellaneous items that vary from meeting to meeting each month. *You must be present and in the room during the drawing to win. Door prizes and giveaways can change at any time for any reason. Non-Members and Vendors are not eligible to win.
After the conclusion of the Tampa REIA Main Meeting (around 9:30PM), we will be reconvening at Bahama Breeze located at 3045 N Rocky Point Dr E in Tampa for the “Meeting after the Meeting” with Tampa REIA Crew. Come eat, drink, network and have fun with us as hang out late into the night on Tampa Bay!
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Property Protege Group Meets on April 13, 2018 on Buying Houses Subject-To
Posted on April 3, 2018 byJoin Us for PPG Coaching
This Month We’ll Cover Marketing, Deal Structuring & Buying Houses Subject-To
Friday, April 13th at 6PM-LATE
Are you wanting to learn how to invest in real estate but don’t know where to begin, how to really crank things up or don’t want to do it alone?
If so, please join us Friday at 6PM at the Property Protege Group Open House hosted by Don DeRosa and Dustin Griffin at Vesado Office, 2203 N Lois Ave, 12th Floor, Suite 1210, Tampa, FL.
ALL TAMPA REIA MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THEIR FIRST PPG MEETING AT NO CHARGE, but seating is extremely limited, so arrive early to get a seat.
The Property Protege Group (PPG) is a private coaching group led by Don and Dustin that meets in-person in Tampa, Atlanta or Online via Facebook Live for PPG Members that cannot attend in-person (Replays are available for PPG members who can’t attend live). The first part of the meeting is educational and the second part is where we evaluate your deals and decide if they are a deal or no deal.
If you are interested in becoming a better, more profitable investor, those of us in PPG are here to help! PPG was created for new investors and existing investors who want to take their investing to the next level and beyond with the help of others!
If you are interested in learning more about the PPG program, we invite our Tampa REIA Members to attend their first Tampa PPG Meeting as our guest at the Vesado Office in Tampa at 6PM so you can check us out. We look forward to seeing you there!
At PPG, we will be coving topics such as:
- How to locate properties and motivated sellers
- How to pre-screen sellers and properties
- How to analyze deals
- How to determine repair costs
- How to determine property value before and after repair
- How to construct multiple offers
- How to present and negotiate your offers
- How to put properties under contract and complete the paperwork
- Where to find the money to fund your deals
- How to find buyers and sell houses fast
- Wholesaling and how it works
- Buying & selling pretty houses with creative terms
- Finding deals with the most profit potential
- How to avoid pitfalls and minimize risk
- How to find leads on your mobile device
- How to automate and systematize your business using mobile technology
- And much more!
If you would like to take your investing business to the next level, don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of the Property Protégé Group!
Opportunity Workshop
Join Duncan Wierman on Saturday, April 14th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (Registration starts at 8:30 AM) at the Doubletree Suites Tampa Bay located at 3050 North Rocky Point Dr West in Tampa, FL for an amazing introductory half day workshop on the Vacation Rental Business!
Tampa REIA Members can attend this workshop at NO CHARGE to…
- Learn how to take an existing home that you rent or own, underperforming rental property, or even a timeshare and turn it into a vacation rental.
- Learn strategies that maximize your vacation rental income that beats standard rentals, hands down!
- Learn how to start a vacation rental empire, even if you don’t own any property.
You will also learn…
- What the 3 key elements are that will generate the highest returns
- Identifying niche markets in your area to attract more visitors
- The best floor plan for a vacation rental property
- How much you can expect to spend on starting up a vacation rental
- Answers to your questions and so much more!
BRING YOUR LIST OF POTENTIAL PROPERTIES AND WE WILL BRAINSTORM AND WORK ON THEM IN CLASS.
To learn more about the exciting opportunites of the Vacation Rental Business, Register Now!
*PLEASE NOTE: Current Tampa REIA Members with a valid membership card can attend at NO CHARGE. If you are not yet a Tampa REIA Member, you can join and attend this event at NO CHARGE as well. Because we are offering this event to members at NO CHARGE, it will fill up fast. Seating is extremely limited. RSVP Now and show up early to reserve your seat.
When it comes to real estate investing, it’s all about knowing your numbers. If you’re off on your numbers, you may barely break even on a deal or even worse… lose big time! YOU MUST KNOW YOUR NUMBERS.
So, when it comes to knowing your numbers…
If you answered “NO” to any of these questions, unfortunately you may be going to a real life, expensive, school of hard knocks seminar very soon!
Instead of learning these valuable due diligence skills the hard and expensive way, be sure to attend the upcoming half day Determining Property Values Workshop with Don DeRosa on Saturday, April 14th, 2018 following the Vacation Rental Workshop from 2PM to 6PM at the Doubletree Suites Tampa Bay located at 3050 North Rocky Point Dr West in Tampa, FL.
Tampa REIA Members can attend this workshop at NO CHARGE to learn…
- How to determine the different types of property values
- Using different property valuation models
- Reliable sources of “comparable” information data
- How to find and run comparables
- How to decide which comparables to use and which to ignore
- How to use your computer or mobile device to do your due diligence
- Determining how much an investor should pay for a property
- Identifying the target market (buyers) for the property
- How to utilize public and near public information
- Pitfalls to Avoid
- All this, answers to your questions & so much more!
Sign Up Today and make 2018 your most profitable year ever in real estate investing by knowing how to run your numbers and how to buy right! REGISTER NOW!
*PLEASE NOTE: Current Tampa REIA Members with a valid membership card can attend at NO CHARGE. If you are not yet a Tampa REIA Member, you can join and attend this event at NO CHARGE as well. Because we are offering this event to members at NO CHARGE, it will fill up fast. Seating is extremely limited. RSVP Now and show up early to reserve your seat.
Onsite Renovation Group Meets on April 17, 2018 at a Fire Damaged Rehab Project
Posted on April 3, 2018 byHands-On Learning “Onsite” at Real Renovation Projects. This Month…
Fire Damaged Rehab
Tuesday, April 17th at 1:00PM
1000 Oakview Ave, Clearwater, FL
Please join us on Tuesday, April 17th at 1:00PM for the Tampa REIA onsite Renovation Group (ORG) to learn all about finding, funding, fixing, and flipping houses for big profits. This month’s meeting will be held at a fire damaged house located at 1000 Oakview Ave in Clearwater, FL.
This was a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with a 2 car garage before it was transformed into a pile of ash and rubble by fire. Now Nick and Connie Nichols are transforming it into a beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bath home with a 2 car garage once more!
This will be the first time we’ve ever used a fire damaged home as a case study. So come and join us to learn what potential problems and opportunities await when dealing with a fire damaged home such as this. We look forward to seeing you there at 1PM on April 17th!
The Tampa REIA Onsite Renovation Group is an exciting educational and networking group that focuses on the acquisition, renovation and retail resale (fix & flip) or rental (buy & hold) of single or multi family residential homes in the Tampa Bay Area.
The purpose of the group is to allow both new and experienced rehabbers and investors to meet, network, share knowledge and learn from each others successes and mistakes while getting “hands on” experience at real rehab properties.
The Onsite Renovation Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 1:00PM at an active renovation site, build site or rental property which will vary from month to month and be announced prior to the meeting on the Tampa REIA Calendar.
Come join us to learn how to rehab houses for big profits the right way… you will be glad you did!
Rest in Peace Scott Siegle – You Will Be Missed
Posted on April 2, 2018 byIt is with deep sorrow that we regret inform you that our good friend Scott Siegle passed away after his battle with cancer. Scott was a very close friend, an active member of the Tampa Bay real estate investing community and very supportive of his fellow real estate investors and friends. Scott’s family and friends are in our prayers.
Scott’s Memorial Service will be held on April 21st, 2018 from 11AM-1:30PM at the Bayou Club located at 7979 Bayou Club Blvd in Largo, FL.
A GoFundMe Account has been setup to help with Scott’s funeral arrangements at: https://www.gofundme.com/scott-siegle-funeral-fund
With Dustin Griffin & Tangie Cousins
Webinar Recorded Live March 28, 2018
Tangie Cousins, the Hot Lead Chick, was our special guest at the Beginning Investors Group Online that we recorded live on Wednesday, March 28th.
On the webinar replay, Tangie will be teaching us about the “Hottest Leads in Today’s Market” and her Unique Marketing Strategies for targeting these hot leads.
She will be teaching you a lot of different marketing techniques and strategies such as… How to write your letter if you are an Investor verses a Realtor. How often you should mail and how many times. What to say and what not to say in your letter.
- The 5 hottest leads with the most equity
- Consistency in marketing
- How to write your letter
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Marketing
- Reasons why you should invest in today’s market
- Answers to your questions and much more!
Watch the BIGO Webinar Replay 24/7/365 and be sure to register for next month’s Beginning Investors Group Online Webinar at http://bio.co!