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Join us at Tampa REIA Main Monthly Event on Thursday, March 8th from 5PM at the 3050 North Rocky Point Dr. West in Tampa, FL. If you are a new or experienced investor who is looking for passive income, please read on. Fast cash from flipping properties is great, but isn’t the REAL goal to generate passive income in amounts big enough to support your family for your life and beyond; without you working all the time?

That’s some seriously ambitious thinking, but we have as our special guest presenter this month who is a master expert at teaching normal folks how to think like the very wealthy and put together deals that create the maximum return with minimum risk, Paul Rossano.

Get yourself and your partners, friends, family and anyone else that you want to be influenced to think bigger and please RSVP and come to our Tampa REIA Main Monthly Meeting, on Thursday, March 8th at 6:00PM at Doubletree Tampa Bay located at 3050 North Rocky Point Dr. West in Tampa, FL where The Passive Income Course’s top trainer, Paul Rossano, will share:

• The most closely guarded strategies of the TOP 1% of investors in the world
• How to STRUCTURE your real estate investments to MINIMIZE risk and maximize upside
• How to QUANTIFY risk and return, and how to adjust both METRICS to make deals work for you
• What key MISTAKES to avoid in order to earn CONSISTENT and dependable passive income
• Develop massive CONFIDENCE in your deals by structuring them with perfect precision like the best of the best
• How to live a dream LIFESTYLE with less work and less stress but more money and more FREEDOM!

This training was developed by George Antone, the author of the 3 best-selling books The Wealthy Code, The Bankers Code and The Debt Millionaire. George is an award-winning educator, financier, investor and entrepreneur. He is also the creator of the largest network of private money lenders in the world, and the go-to person that the big players turn to for help in structuring their larger deals.

If you are serious about building passive income while minimizing risk; and you have been looking for a serious discussion of how that works, THIS IS IT! Join us for this motivational meeting and learn how to take your real estate career to the next level!

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, March 8th! See you there!

*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.

Most people only use their smartphones and tablets to talk, text, play games, and watch videos. But did you know that you can also use your mobile devices to successfully operate and automate most of your real estate investing business so you can work less and earn much more?

Join Don DeRosa this month at 5PM at our NEW “Meeting-Before-the-Meeting” called the High Tech Home Buying Creative Deal Structuring Subgroup (1 hour before the Tampa REIA Main Meeting) where he will show you uses technology to be 99% paperless. Don will show you how to turn your iPad, Android or Surface into a super productivity machine you can’t get along without!

He is going to give you tips and tricks on:

• How to pull comps
• How to perform “Due Diligence”
• How to use your mobile device in the field for things like inspections, accounting, etc.
• Answers to your questions and more!

Don will give you practical tips with real life examples. Prepare to be fascinated and blown away by what all today’s technology offers and what tomorrow can bring! You don’t want to miss this meeting if you too wish to be a High Tech Homebuyer!

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 attendees 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!

Foreclosures & Probates Daily – We are a nationwide lead provider for Investors, Realtors and Attorneys. We provide leads to suit your real estate needs such as Probates, Pre Probates, Inheritance, Lis Pendens, Auctions, Absentee Owners, Tax lates and Cash Buyers just to name a few. Read More>>

Auction.com – The nation’s leading online real estate marketplace, having sold over $34 billion in real estate assets. Auction.com’s mission is to provide the most trusted online real estate marketplace, making transactions easier and more transparent. Read More>>

VESADO – Our team of experts have an intricate understanding of every aspect of real estate investing. Whether you are working on your first investment property or you’re buying your fiftieth we have the resources and knowledge to exceed your expectations. More>>

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Please join us on Tuesday, February 20th at 1:00PM for the Tampa REIA Onsite Renovation Group (ORG) to learn all about finding, funding, fixing, and flipping houses for big profits in the Tampa Bay Area.

This month’s Onsite Renovation Group will be held at a property located at 15910 Winding Dr, Tampa, FL that is nearly complete.

Working a short sale on a house can be one of the most profitable ways to acquire a deal in our market today. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage home in Northdale needed a FULL rehab to start, but had so many possibilities with it’s open floor plan, screened in pool, and lakefront view.

Come join us at the Onsite Renovation Group and see this newly transformed home before it flys off the market!

This renovation case study is being sponsored by New Western Acquisitions and managed by Ryan Groff. Don’t be late as we will be sharing some exciting information about this project at 1PM sharp on February 20th!

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!

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!

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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, February 8th from 5PM at the 3050 North Rocky Point Dr. West in Tampa, FL where our special guest speaker this month is will be our own David Minor who is the founder and managing partner of Vesado Investment Group in Tampa, Florida which has experienced explosive growth in its first few years of operation having facilitated the purchase and sale of over $20 million dollars in real estate since inception.

At this event, David is going to share his story of how he went from zero to hero in just a few short years through real estate investing. He is also going to talk about how to take your real estate investing business to the next level through Wholesaling.

At the meeting, David will share…

• What wholesaling is and what it isn’t
• How wholesaling REALLY works in today’s hyper competitive market
• Which properties make the most profitable wholesale deals, and which to avoid
• How to make the right offer… the one that will make you $5,000 or more in cash every time
• How to put a property “under contract” in a no-risk way that allows you to get out if you can’t sell the deal
• How to find tons of anxious cash buyers so you can sell your deals fast and get paid
• How to get your cash up front, and never have to buy a wholesale deal before you sell it
• Real life examples of real deals
• Answers to your questions and more!

We guarantee that whether you’re a brand-new investor or seasoned pro, you will learn something new from David that WILL MAKE YOU MONEY in 2018! Join us for this motivational meeting and learn how to take your real estate career to the next level!

As always, Tampa REIA Members can attend our February 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, February 8th! See you there!

*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.

If you’re brand new to real estate investing, one of the biggest challenges buying a property is understanding your numbers. Is it a good deal or not? And how do you know what to fix, and what not to fix?

The sad part is, even if you manage to do a good job, it only takes a little miscommunication with your contractor to turn a good deal into a nightmare. Contractors can make or break your deals, so making sure you get off on the right foot is crucial.

Creating a detailed scope of work and a clear understanding of what is expected is paramount. The easiest way to do that is through a detailed Scope of Work (SOW) which is part of your agreement where you describe in detail, what work you want performed.

At this month’s Meeting-Before-the-Meeting on Thursday, February 8th at 5PM, that is exactly what I will be talking about… How to create a detail scope of work so that there are no misunderstandings.

Here is what you will learn:

• What is a scope of work
• What elements do you need to include
• How to use a simple checklist to create your SOW
• How important deadlines are
• How to set deliverables
• What verbiage you should have in each contract
• And what happens if things go sideways
• Answers to your questions and more!

These are just a few of the tips and tricks I will teach you at the meeting. I’ll see you there!

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 buy right… Learn to Make More and Work Less, Right Now!

Join Don DeRosa every month at 5PM at our NEW Meeting-Before-the-Meeting that we like to call the High Tech Home Buying Creative Deal Structuring Subgroup one hour BEFORE the Tampa REIA Main Monthly Event. 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.

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!

Foreclosures & Probates Daily – We are a nationwide lead provider for Investors, Realtors and Attorneys. We provide leads to suit your real estate needs such as Probates, Pre Probates, Inheritance, Lis Pendens, Auctions, Absentee Owners, Tax Lates and Cash Buyers just to name a few. More>>

Auction.com – The nation’s leading online real estate marketplace, having sold over $34 billion in real estate assets. Auction.com’s mission is to provide the most trusted online real estate marketplace, making transactions easier and more transparent. More>>

First Rehab Lending – We are a Nationwide, Direct Private Lender offering Million Dollar Lines of Credit to Speculators & Investors for the purchase and rehab of 1-4 units & Condo properties. Lending 90% Purchase, 100% Rehab (max 75 ARV). More>>

VESADO – Our team of experts have an intricate understanding of every aspect of real estate investing. Whether you are working on your first investment property or you’re buying your fiftieth we have the resources and knowledge to exceed your expectations. More>>

CREE meets every Thursday at 9AM at Denny’s located at 4999 34th St, St. Petersburg, FL. The Creative Real Estate Exchangers (CREE) is group of Real estate investors and exchangers who meet with the sole purpose of finding inventory and creating transactions that benefit everyone involved. In this type of setting, even the beginner can find a deal and make a creative transaction. It’s educational, informative, and a great experience for all investors. Everyone, no matter their skill level or situation, has the opportunity to be the catalyst in a transaction in this type of meeting. CREE is led by Wayne Arnold who presents deals along with Peter Fortunato

There is no fee to attend. Everyone is welcome! So come on out and network with us and let’s have a good time and talk about deals! Bring your deals and business opportunities to discuss.

Beach REIA meets every 3rd Thursday at 6:30PM at Hooters located at 192 W Boardwalk Pl in Madeira Beach, FL Hosted by Courtney Potter, Mark Lepzinski and Rex Gaugh. Come join your fellow real estate investors in a fun networking atmosphere at Beach REIA (Formerly the “Real Estate Investors Happy Hour”) held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30PM. Our goal is to get the Real Estate Investing community together in a fun setting where we can discuss opportunities, ideas, brainstorm, network, and figure out additional ways to help each other make more money investing in real estate.

There is no fee to attend. Everyone is welcome! So come on out and network with us and let’s have a good time and talk about deals! Bring your deals and business opportunities to discuss.

Please join us on Tuesday, January 16th 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 we will revisit a renovation project located at 1716 23rd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL that is now complete. We last visited this project back in September 2017, and now we get to see how much progress has been made in the last four months.

This renovation case study is being sponsored by Vesado and managed by David Minor. Come watch and see how a 1951 block 2 bedroom, 2 bath will be transformed into a 4 bedroom, 3 bath home with another room that can be a den or 5th bedroom, all with a 2 car garage! Come see the final amazing project and why this sexy fully renovated house may push the market and sell for $495,000!

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!

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.

We have a special treat for our first meeting for 2018! Mark your calendar for the Tampa REIA Main Monthly Event on Thursday, January 11th from 5PM at the Doubletree Suites Tampa Bay, 3050 North Rocky Point Dr West in Tampa, FL with our special guest, Roger Blankenship.

At the meeting, Roger will tell his story of how he started investing in 2002 out of curiosity, then became a full-time investor in 2006 out of desperation, made millions, lost it all and then re-made it again. Along the way he learned several lessons about real estate, business, and life. He shares them with you in a unique mix of candor, humor, practical insights, and actionable steps.

Roger is going to tell you how you can make $5000 in the next 30 days, even if you have never done a deal before. Perhaps you’ve ventured into real estate investing only to get hit with roadblocks you can’t get around. Analysis takes knowledge. Deals take money. Pulling the trigger requires a special kind of courage that can only come when you combine the right ingredients for success.

Roger knows the ingredients and he knows how to combine them for success. He will tell you, having done over 800+ deals, he’s made just about every mistake in the book, but he kept a good list of those mistakes so you can avoid them!

Come join us at Tampa REIA and spend an unforgettable evening hearing Roger’s roller coaster ride to real estate prosperity!

As always, Tampa REIA Members can attend our January 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, January 11th! See you there!

ABOUT ROGER: Roger Blankenship is the host of Flipping America, a nationally syndicated radio show about real estate investing. You can get to know all about him at rogerblankenship.com. but here’s what you need to know before he begins to speak: This man has personally bought, fixed, and sold more than 800 houses in his career.

*Please Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change.

WIN A VIP EXPERIENCE JUST FOR YOU: All participants who attend the Tampa REIA Meeting will entered into a drawing for a chance to win a *Complimentary 6 Day, 5 Night Stay for You and a Guest at One of 6 Incredible Mexico Destinations! *You must be present at the meeting to win. Giveaway does not include dining, transportation, transfers, taxes, upgrades, etc.

Are you spending money on marketing and not getting any deals? Are you able to take any lead and make a deal out of it? Do you know how to make multiple offers that actually get accepted? Are you using technology to your advantage? If the answer is “NO” to these questions then you MUST attend this subgroup meeting. There is no one better to teach you how to get started in real estate than Don DeRosa. Whether you want to be a full-time investor or just getting started part-time, let Don show you how to get started in real estate and get paid within 30 days.

During the mini workshop Don will share the following:

• Developing Your Marketing Plan on a Limited Budget
• Branding Your Business
• Prospecting for Leads vs. Advertising for Leads
• Using the Internet, Websites & Online Resources
• Many Different Low Tech, Low Cost Lead Generation Strategies & Techniques

It’s 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 buy right… Learn to Make More and Work Less, Right Now!

Join Don DeRosa every month at 5PM at our NEW Meeting-Before-the-Meeting that we like to call the High Tech Home Buying Creative Deal Structuring Subgroup one hour BEFORE the Tampa REIA Main Monthly Event. 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.

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!

Savvy Investor Networking (SIN) is a brand new Tampa REIA Networking Subgroup that meets on Wednesday, January 10th (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!

Everyone Welcome!
Attend This Meeting at No Charge!

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 Wednesday, January 10th at 7PM at the Property Protege Group (PPG) Open House hosted by Don DeRosa and Dustin Griffin at Vesado Office, 2203 N Lois Ave, 12th Floor, Suite 1210, Tampa, FL. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND YOUR FIRST PPG MEETING, 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 joining the PPG program, we invite you to attend your first Tampa PPG Meeting as our guest at the Vesado Office in Tampa at 7PM 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!