New Jersey Investors Club Has Social Side

New Jersey Garden State Real Estate Investor Association (GSREIA) members not only meet to discuss real estate investing issues, but also enjoy the social side together.

GSREIA also hosts special engagements such as the Yearly Winter Skiing Retreat, and Semi-Annual Rehab Bus Tour, the National REIA Annual Cruise, and the Yearly Christmas Celebration.

The next event for GSREIA members is the Rehab Bus Tour in October 2006. During the trip GSREIA members will visit 3 to 4 homes in various stages of rehab. They will learn to estimate repairs and financially analyze properties to help gain financial independence through your rehab profits.

Each month GSREIA features a number of local and national guest speakers hosting seminars that include Short Sales, Note Buying, Foreclosures, Accounting for Investors, Property Management and more.

GSREIA hosts national and local speakers during monthly general meetings, weekly LIVE Conference Calls and during special All Day Workshops.

GSREIA and New Members

New Member Orientation is an event that the GSREIA Board and volunteers offer to help new members get started. It is a full day event. Prospective new members will learn about the benefits offered by the association and how to best use it for real estate investment. During the orientation, the Board, volunteers and experienced members present various aspects of real estate investment, including lease options, rehabbing, financing, asset protection, estate planning and more. This is to give new members a brief overview of what is available. Each attendee is provided a new member binder, which includes information and forms.

Garden State Real Estate Investor Association (GSREIA) Meetings

GSREIA General Meetings are the 4th Wednesday of every month and the Tuesday preceding the 4th Wednesday. The Early Session begins at 6pm. General Meetings are held at the Sheraton Hotel in Iselin, NJ on Tuesday and at the Sheraton Hotel in Newark, NJ on Wednesday. Sub-Groups are held at the GSREIA Headquarters in Maplewood, NJ.

GSREIA currently offers 10 sub-groups or focus groups that meet to discuss specific topics on a regular basis:

Accounting For Real Estate
Discuss accounting as it relates to real estate.

Advanced Investors Session
Discuss trusts, foreclosures, lease options, and mortgages.

Beginners Brunch
Beginners ask questions and share information.

The Cash Flow Game
Members play Robert Kiyosaki’s Cash Flow game.

Creative Acquisitions
Members discuss investing using other people’s money.

For Sale By Owner Call Session
Members call homeowners from their local newspaper.

Full Timers Session
Full Timers & beginners welcome.

Investors As Realtors
Members discuss investing as Realtors.

Marketing
Exploring the topic of marketing.

Property Management
Discuss techniques and issues involving property management.

Rehabbers/Wholesalers Round Table
Members discuss rehabbing & wholesaling properties.

Ohio Is Home To Toledo Real Estate Investors Association (Toledo REIA)

The Real Estate Investors Association (REIA) of Toledo is dedicated to promoting the welfare and education of real estate investors. REIA helps it's members learn to build wealth through real estate investing while at the same time educating them on how to be good landlords.

Here is some helpful information from the Toedo REIA website:

Whether you are just starting out in real estate investing or are working on your hundredth deal, Toledo REIA can help you learn more, make more, and have more fun doing it.

• You have found the right place to learn how to make money in Real Estate
• Learn how to become financially independent through Real Estate
• Find the secrets of those that have successfully made their fortunes via Real Estate Investing Learn how to maximize your profits in the affordable housing rental market
• Discover how to protect your wealth once you attain it!
• Explore the many possibilities that Real Estate Investing offers when it comes to tax strategies that will make you wealthy.
• OPM - Learn how to use Other Peoples Money to accumulate a fortune over time.
• Avoid the many pitfalls that typical landlords fall into when they don’t have the knowledge to profit from opportunities disguised as problems

REIA on the Radio

Listen to the live radio show: Sunday mornings 10:00-11:00 am "DIY-Do It Yourself Real Estate Radio" 1370 AM radio. Call 419-240-1370. Hosted by Dan Cunningham, Anna Mills, and Akrum Youssef (Real Estate Lending Solutions)

New York Investors To Hear Larry Goins Speak

The Real Estate Investors of Central New York (REICNY) is a non-profit educational association organized to provide an exchange of information in the area of effective real estate investment.

On Wednesday, October 11, 2006 the Real Estate Investors of Central New York will host Larry Goins. Larry buys and wholesales 10-15 houses per month and is past president of Metrolina Real Estate Investors Association in Charlotte, NC. Larry Goins is also creator of the real estate investing program "Creating Your Own Ultimate Buying and Selling Machine."

The October presentation is titled "Taking Real Estate Investing to the Highest Level" and will expand on the Michael Gerber concepts of putting together a system that produces the results.

Larry Goins is a licensed Mortgage Lender, Mortgage Broker, Real Estate Broker and a General Contractor. He has a system to produce the sellers of property, the techniques of negotiation and the easy calculation of his offering prices.

The Real Estate Investors of Central New York October 11 program is Dinner: 6:00 p.m., Meeting 7:00 p.m., Speaker 7:30 p.m.

Kentucky Property Investors Share Ideas

The Kentuckiana Real Estate Investors Association (KREIA) is a networking forum to help real estate investors create wealth. The organization attends to all aspects of the real estate investing process from the basic to the complex. Like other property investor associations, the goal of the Kentuckiana Real Estate Investors Association is to establish a forum whereby a real estate investor can get the information needed to make informed decisions which will enhance the investors' wealth.

The Kentuckiana Real Estate Investors Association Provides:

• A forum for meeting with other investors
• Idea exchange
• Investment Enthusiasm
• Knowledge of market and investment techniques

For the real estate beginner the Kentuckiana Real Estate Investors Association provides a forum for meeting with other investors, exchanging ideas, keeping up your enthusiasm about investing, and adding to your knowledge of the market and investment techniques, all designed to help acquire a property and financial status.

For the intermediate investor the association provides the support necessary to continue increasing your knowledge and skills, keep abreast of new developments, and get the motivation necessary to keep on the investment track.

For the experienced investor the association has educational programs to update on changes in the investing arena. The experienced property investor will make contacts with others and exchange ideas with peers and help the beginners.

What Is REIA And What Has It To Do With Property Investing?

REIA stands for Real Estate Investors Association and there are several available for property investors to join.

Joining a REIA has several benefits including:

1. Learn the ins and outs of your local market from experienced investors.

2. Keep abreast of changes in market trends in your area.

3. Learn about current and proposed legislation that will affect you as a real estate investor.

4. Meet with professionals who are potential members of your "power team."

5. Meet and network with other investors - pick each other's brains!

6. Learn of good deals coming on the market before they're made available to the general public.

7. Attend sponsored seminars which often include national speakers and other updates.

8. Finally, keep you motivated! It's tough doing this all alone.

If you live in Illinois then you might want to join your local REIA.

The Central Illinois Real Estate Investors Association is a non-profit organization committed to providing members with a balance of education, motivation, and networking for all real estate professionals - prospective, new, and experienced, in and around the Central Illinois area.

Panel Of South Florida Landlords To Share Knowledge

Dade Real Estate Investors Association (formed in October of 1996) will have three guest speaker at the September meeting.

The Dade Real Estate Investors Association will present a panel of experienced landlords to talk about their experiences, headaches and triumphs. Attendees will hear remarkable stories of three successful South Florida Landlords Yvonne Hunter, Frances Rolph and Alex Burns. The three landlords will answer questions on managing tenants, dealing with housing agencies, etc.

The event is planned for Wednesday evening, September 20th, 2006. 6:30pm - Registration / Exhibit Hall Opens. 7:00pm - Q&A. 7:30pm - Meeting Starts

The Dade Real Estate Investors Association September meeting will be held at the HOWARD JOHNSON PLAZA HOTEL, State Road 826 & NW 103rd St Intersection, 7707 NW 103RD STREET, HIALEAH GARDENS, FL 33016.

Discuss A Range Of Topics At A Local Property Investor Club

For anyone starting out in property investing, it is usually worth joining a local property investors club. This is a good way for people interested in real estate investing to come together and share ideas. Most property investment clubs are non-profit and hold regular meetings, run seminars and invite guest speakers. Topics of interest often include:

• How to get started in property investment
• "Nothing Down" real estate purchases
• Lease Options / Land Contracts
• Finding finance and money sources for investing in real estate
• Creative financing solutions for buying properties
• How to use self-directed IRAs to buy real estate
• Finding bargain under-valued properties
• Improving credit scores
• Short sales
• Searching for properties and snapping them up before other investors
• The pros and cons of buying foreclosures
• Refurbishing & rehabbing existing properties
• Discounted Notes and Mortgages
• Marketing techniques to find motivated sellers
• Asset protection
• How to be a good Landlord and get a good return on your investment properties
• 1031 Exchange
• Cash flow analysis
• Flipping properties
• Writing contract offers to buy and sell real estate

Why Join A Property Investment Club?

Anyone interested in learning about property investment could start by joining a local investor or property investors club. These are usually non-profits clubs set up by individuals interested in sharing knowledge about real estate (or general) investing.

Sometimes these clubs focus specifically on property investment, but many also share ideas on taxes, stocks and mutual funds etc. It is not uncommon for investment clubs to have members from all levels, backgrounds and interests.

Investment club members usually receive a monthly newsletter/notice with articles on real estate, landlording, buying/selling tips, useful web sites and more.

These investing clubs often invite a guest speaker to meetings. The guest speaker could be a local seasoned investor, attorney, CPA, stock broker or real estate guru.

Investment clubs, and more scpecifically property investment clubs, are usually a good entry point for newcomers to learn about the advantages/disadvantages, threats/opportunities of buying and selling real estate.