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TREIA Founder Laura Farrell’s
Workshop For New Real Estate Investors
Two Saturdays this month on:
Getting Started
as a Real Estate Investor!
Laura Farrell is one of the founders of Triangle Real Estate Investor’s Association and served as our first President (1997).
She has been investing in real estate since 1992, worked as a mortgage lender for eight years and has a background in data collection for assessments, appraising properties for property tax appeals and property renovations. Laura has her brokers license in New York, as well as North Carolina and has been teaching real estate licensing, continuing education, professional development, real estate marketing and real estate investing for over 16 years.
Laura has consulted with real estate firms, real estate investors and business Entrepreneurs throughout the United States, helping them to streamline their business and maximize their profits.
In 1992, as a single parent with four children, bad credit and no experience, Laura purchased her first investment property, a duplex, with $150 cash out of her pocket…. and sold it four hours later, making $4,000 profit. And she never looked back. You can too! This is the perfect market for buyers! Learn how to do it right, while the opportunity is there and your cash needs are minimal. Laura will help you through the process in a clear, concise, easy to understand, format…. that can help you get on the road to real estate success now!
Laura takes beginning investors through a two part process. The first Saturday she will share in detail her secrets for how she got started, what she said to people, and how she finds properties. The second Saturday will be a detailed session on working the numbers, or how to determine if a property can work or be made to work.
Two Saturdays, April 21 and 28
Triangle Apartment Association (TAA)
7920 ACC Blvd, Suite 220
Raleigh, NC 27617
Schedule:
8:30-9:00 Registration and Networking
9:00- 2:00 Workshop
12:00-1:00 Lunch (There are lots of local places at Brier Creek to go for a quick lunch.)
1:00-3:30 Workshop
3:30-4:00 Networking
Registration- REGISTER NOW FOR LOWER RATES!!!
Pre-registration each Saturday: REGISTER HERE for April 21!
Members – $69
Non-members – $89
At the door registration each Saturday: April 18th IS CANCELLED and will be rescheduled at a later date!
Members – $79
Non-members – $99
TREIA South –
Posted by: | CommentsCome out and join us for TREIA South at the Golden Corral in Cary April 3 to see…
Matthew Payne Structural Engineer- Owner, Investment Engineering
Matt will do a 30 minute presentation on foundation and structural problems, corrective procedures, and estimating ball park numbers for repairs.
He will have references to qualified contractors for specific quotes,
followed by a Q and A. Come with your questions!!!
DATE: APRIL 3, 2012
PLACE: Golden Corral
5707 DILLARD DRIVE CARY, NC 27511
TIME: 6:30-8:30pm
American IRA
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What’s so HOT about those boring IRAs?
TREIA is pleased to host American IRA at our next Investor Series of Saturday Seminars on March 31. American IRA (www.americanira.com) is a National Self-Directed IRA administrator that offers administration of your self-directed IRAs and self-directed Solo 401(k)’s. They administer your account so you can invest in REAL ESTATE, private lending, limited liability companies, precious metals, and much more! Want a sneak peek? Join us at the MARCH General Meeting at the Hilton, to see what they have to say!
(March 20 6:00PM – FREE for TREIA MEMBERS- AND guests!!!!!!)
*UPDATE ON THE COST FOR SAT SEMINAR!!!*
March 31 Sat Seminar REGISTER HERE!
March 20 General Meeting REGISTER HERE!
American IRA’s Seminar…In case you missed it!!!
Posted by: | CommentsAmerican IRA, a self-directed IRA service provider, brought their office from Asheville, NC to the North Raleigh Hilton on Saturday, March 31 to teach the guests and members of TREIA that there are options for retirement. While talks of securities, stocks and rates can make the typical person’s eyelids droop, this presentation took a different direction and touched on two topics that lit up the eyes in the room: money and real estate investing.
What? My IRA Can Buy Real Estate?
Yes, you can use your mad skills in real estate investing to grow your retirement account. Exciting, considering that most of us don’t know there is an option outside of a standard 401K. It’s called ‘self-directed’; and, just as the name implies, the account is directed by you and your investment choices.
There are limitations: the IRS won’t let you buy a vintage bottle of wine or that 100-year-old rug you found at an antique auction (see IRS code 4975 for a list of more no-no’s). However, the list of items you can purchase is much longer and includes trust deeds and mortgage notes, rental property, condos, raw land, lease options, gold and silver, joint ventures, promissory notes, LLC shares, and tax liens.
March WIRE Luncheon
Posted by: | CommentsThis luncheon meeting is an opportunity for women to network as a way to get their business off the ground and to hear speakers address issues of interest related to real estate investors. This month, we are excited to welcome Carol A. Linden of Effective with People, LLC.
Playing well with others is good business!
Carol has spent 15+ years in the software industry, both as a documentation manager and as an internal organization development consultant at a $2.15 billion global software company headquartered in North Carolina. Since 2004, she has trained over 1,000 clients in all in Psychological Type and Temperament. She goes beyond the Myers-Briggs to conduct workshops on Temperament and Interaction Styles, as well as psychological type application workshops on topics such as conflict resolution, communications, the type mix of a specific team, interviewing, introversion and extraversion, teaching type to technical audiences, and using type in OD interventions with teams.
TREIA Members FREE Guests $15
(Lunch Cost: menu selections priced about $8 – $10)
TREIA WEST
Posted by: | CommentsWe will have three presentations at our March 26th subgroup meeting. Join us!!!
1. Dos & Don’ts for Investors/Landlords – Norm Praet, Esq. will be providing some valuable advice regarding the common everyday situations we face as investors/landlords. What can you say about your tenant when called for a reference? Can you turn off the utilities if the tenant is in arrears on the rent, or was supposed to take over the utilities and didn’t? Do you have to register any of your efforts to raise funds for your investments? Come and learn some dos and don’ts!
2. Did you know that as a member of TREIA you have access to the National REIA benefits? – Patrick Curley will provide information in particular on the various insurance plans available to TREIA members through our association with the National REIA.
3. Our Mystery Sizzle Speaker!
Advanced Investors March
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The purpose of this group is for advanced investors who have completed a minimum of 5 real estate investment transactions to network; share information; ideas; and strategize on deal making. The truth is, if you’ve completed 5 transactions, you’ve had extensive interaction in the business to get them completed, typically. With that said, this group is designed for those Investors that have advanced education and experience and able to actively contribute. This group is for TREIA members only.
Don’t forget…
We also have a new meeting place. The dates and times are the same, but we will now be meeting at our new location; The Comfort Suites Arena 1200 Hurricane Alley Way at Trinity Rd Raleigh, NC, US, 27607
WEDNESDAY, March 14 REGISTER HERE!
1:30-3:00 pm
TREIA North ~MARCH!
Posted by: | CommentsJOIN US THIS MONTH at TREIA North! 
March 13, come out and welcome…
Matthew Payne Structural Engineer- Owner, Investment Engineering
Matt will do a 30 minute presentation on foundation and structural problems, corrective procedures, and estimating ball park numbers for repairs. He will have references to qualified contractors for specific quotes, followed by a Q & A.
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Bio Information:
Education: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, California State Polytechnic University
Professional Registrations: Professional Engineer (NC, CA, SC, VA and TN)
Professional Summary: Matt and his family moved from Southern California to the great state of North Carolina in 2004 to enjoy the great quality of life, family atmosphere, and avoid over 4 hours of commuting on a daily basis. He wife and three children reside in Cary. REGISTER HERE!
TREIA Tax Lien Saturday Seminar
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Tax Lien Investing on Steroids!
The first TREIA Investor Series for 2012 will feature Corey Taylor and Tom DiAgostino of Fortris LLC (www.FortrisEducation.com) presenting an overview of TAX LIEN INVESTING at a Saturday seminar on March 3rd. Corey and Tom will expand their talk from the February 21st main meeting to go into more depth on their methods to make much bigger profits with tax liens than simply collecting interest and penalties.
Some states make it easier than others to invest in tax liens. They will explain the differences. North Carolina law makes it tough for the savvy investor to do much but collect interest and penalties on tax liens, unless you know the inside story. They will show how to acquire these properties in North Carolina.
You will also learn:
- how to generate double-digit rates of return on tax lien certificates
- how to acquire properties for pennies on the dollar!
- the best states for buying tax lien certificates; best states for buying tax lien deeds
- how to sell traditionally; sell on eBay; sell on other online sources
- how to buy to rehab, wholesale, buy and hold; how to buy vacant land and other deals
- how tax liens can be better than short sales; better than foreclosures; even better than a motivated seller
FORGET what you have heard on TV – this is the real nitty-gritty of tax lien investing!
Date:
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Check-in – 8:30
Seminar – 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
If you missed our March 3rd Saturday Seminar- Tax Sale Investing…
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Unpaid Property Taxes: A Goldmine For Tax Sale Investors
By Holly Larson
On Saturday, March 3rd, Corey Taylor of Fortris LLC presented “Tax Sale Investing: The Best-Kept Secret in the Real Estate Investment Business,” to members and guests of the Triangle Real Estate Investors Association (TREIA) in Cary, NC. Corey and his business partner Tom DiAgostino focus their real estate investing almost exclusively on tax lien and tax deed purchases and started Fortris to educate others about how to do the same.
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