May 19, 2012

Put Your Rental Properties on Cruise Control

Put Your Rental Properties on Cruise Control with Don Beck’s Property
Management Training at REIN. Learn how to become a part time landlord
with a full time income.

Additional details can be found at www.reintn.org/don .

Bring your Sweetie to REIN for….

Valentine's Expert Panel Night!

REIN Members Share the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Making Real Estate Investing Teams Work

Valentine's Day is all about loving your Sweetheart. But don't pay full retail by eating out or buying roses and candy on this night! Come to REIN and hear your fellow married and unmarried REIN members share their tips and tricks on how they successfully invest in real estate - with or without help from a spouse.

[original image by Carmela Nava]

A Quick Message for You from Wendy Patton

Please be advised that we have been in contact with Wendy and she will be in Nashville to present the Lease/Option Workshop this Saturday, January 15 at a special low rate if you sign up soon.!

[ more info on wprkshop]

End of Year Special REIN Event – This Monday night!

Just a reminder of our "Snow Meeting" this coming Monday at the REIN Education Center.  As you know we called off the regularly-scheduled REIN Main Monthly Meeting.  But several of our Presenters have such time-sensitive info that they have agreed to come this Monday, December 20, 2010, to the REIN Education Center for a special, one-time-only Event.

At this meeting, you'll learn more about:

- recent tax law changes that affect your business
- year-end tax planning you should do right now
- finding the right people for your real estate success team
- how to make driving for dollars really pay off
- how 3 of our experienced investors are buying and holding their way to long-term wealth
- what they are doing right now with this economy to keep their properties filled with tenants who pay on time

You won't want to miss this Special Event this coming Monday Night, starting at 6 pm (and ending by 8:30 pm - or whenever you finish networking)

EVENT LOCATION: REIN Education Center - near Opryland Hotel
2416 Music Valley Drive - Suite 151 (look for the big, lighted REIN sign)
Nashville, TN 37214

If you have questions, visit www.reintn.org or call the REIN office at 615-885-5454.

See you Monday!

REIN brings Tax Saving and Landlording Tips to your December meeting!

Taxpayers! Learn about year-end Tax Planning (while you still have time to act), and 2011 pending Tax Law Changes you MUST know. Plus, learn how Buy & Hold Rentals can produce long-term wealth for you. <More>

All of the Info You Need to Make $5,000 or more!

Real Estate 101 - November 6-7

Sure, there are tons of expensive, out-of-state bootcamps and seminars out there that will help you take the first steps toward becoming financially independent. But...there is Vena's Real Estate 101 workshop that is affordable, comprehensive and will teach you what you need to know to make money in real estate, Guaranteed! Best of all, Vena's workshop takes place November 6 & 7 in Nashville!

RE101 will build your knowledge from the ground up. It will give you the education you need to start making deals and making money right away! You will learn:

  • How to create a business plan that guarantees success
  • How to choose the best strategy for YOU
  • How to appraise properties accurately
  • 8 ways to buy properties using none of your own $$
  • How to wholesale, retail, lease/option, and rent properties successfully

When you register to attend this class today you will receive:

14 hours of live, up-to-date strategies, Vena's 200 page course manual, a CD Rom with all contracts from the manual, the RE101 "Forms and Contracts Supplement," and 3 months of personal email support!

Even if you've never bought or sold a property in your life, Real Estate 101 will teach you how to make money and build wealth in the highly profitable, proven business of investing in real estate

Register today!

Fixin’ & Flippin’ in Today’s Real Estate Market – Nashville Main Presentation – June 14th spea

An Unfiltered Q&A with Fellow Investors

REIN Members Ray Burkhalter, Mark Hayes and George Mitchell have mastered the art of fixing and flipping properties. And at the June meeting they will be sharing tips and secrets including:

  • Which improvements add value (and which don’t)
  • Importance of a detailed property inspection
  • Which properties make the best investments
  • How to make the most money when you sell

Ray Burkhalter has been an active Real Estate Investor in Tennessee since 2004 and a real estate agent from 2009. After 12 years working as a mechanical engineer, he made the transition to full time investor in 2008 and opened Sugarbush Investment Group, Inc. with his wife Gail. Together they have purchased over 30 properties using a combination of owner financing and private lenders. They currently own and manage 16 investment properties in Rutherford County. A number of their investments have employed the fix and flip strategy which they continue to use on a limited basis today.

Mark Hayes was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina, and is a 1997 graduate of Vanderbilt with a degree in Civil Engineering. From 1997 to 2001, Mark was a project manager for a geotechnical engineering firm. In 2002 he started RE Investing. Mark worked 5 part-time jobs for the next two years to pay the bills & worked on real estate during the day. He has been a full-time Real Estate Investor since January, 2005, having renovated over 35
homes. He currently has 35 rental units but his specialty is rehabbing homes to sell in the West Nashville area. He rehabs 6-8 homes per year.

REIN member George Mitchell made his first real estate purchase when he was 18 years old. He has built new houses, renovated multiple properties from houses to small apartment complexes, and is a licensed real estate agent. George buys, sells, and manages properties throughout Nashville.

[ Nashville June Monthly Meeting Summary ]

An A-to-Z Guide to Getting $$$ from Bad Tenants – Nashville Main Presentation – April 12th

Most tenants are great! They pay on time. They take care of your place. They don’t park their cars in the yard.

However, there are a few that don’t follow the rules… and you want to know what you can do to stay within today’s laws.

This month’s General Meeting Presentation will feature two Metro General Sessions Judges and a Real Estate and Collections Attorney. (Info about them below) [Read more...]

Nashville May Monthly Meeting Summary – May 10th @ REIN Ed Center

Due to the flooding, this meeting has been altered to a new location & change in program.

LOCATION: REIN Education Center - 2416 Music Valley Drive, Suite 151, Nashville, TN 37214 [map]

SIG [4:15p]
Investing Across State Lines - Kenneth Kraft

As many investors grow, they begin to look in other markets. The geography of Tennessee and the proximity of other states to the Middle Tennessee area make it very likely that you will invest in another state before you in one of the other major markets of Tennessee. Kenneth will speak on this topic many are contemplating today.

Table Topics [5:30p]
Government Affairs - Mark Hill and Andy Neuman

Mark & Andy will share their knowledge on a new law that will affect all landlords. Lead paint has been an issue for years and the government is now trying to solve this problem. These men will explain how this government regulation will affect landlords, rehabbers and flippers for replacement windows in the future.

Protecting Insurance Coverage Immediately After a Disaster - Rob Dodson, attorney

Property owners sustaining losses resulting from the unprecedented recent rains in Tennessee may have insurance coverage available to respond to some or all of their losses.  Rob will share the steps to conserve and protect your insurance coverage.

Main Presentation  [7:00p]
Ask The Expert - bring questions to asked seasoned investors.

This will be a time where you can ask questions of seasoned investors, life members of REIN, and other experts in their field.

FOOD - there are several local resultants in the immediate area including:

No food will be available for purchase at the meeting, we encourage you to pick up food on the way, or during the break.

Than Merrill
Than will *not* be presenting at this meeting, we will attempt to reschedule him for later this year.

Asset Protection by Lee Phillips – Main Speaker – Nashville – March 8th

Lee R. Phillips - the main speaker at the March 8th Nashville Monthly Meeting.

More information to be added.