October 20 – Tom Wilson

This coming month, popular Investor Tom Wilson speaks at NorCalREIA!  With over 35 years of experience, Tom is an authority on flipping and finding/managing cashflow property – come hear how to find the best cashflow property in the US!

Tom is a 35 year real estate investor and engineer who transitioned from a 30 year career managing Hi Tech companies in Silicon Valley to a full time investor in 2000.

Since then he has bought and sold over $100M of real estate, including 7 apartment buildings, 3 condo conversion projects, 3 syndications, 1700 total units and has flipped over 260 houses.

One of his companies, Wilson Investment Properties, provides to other investors quality turnkey high cash flow rental homes in Dallas/Ft. Worth where he holds 230 doors in his personal portfolio.

Tom will be able to cover several topics, including;

•Tom’s Top Tips – Tom will share his secrets from 35 years of successful investing.
•Is it better for me to invest for appreciation or cash flow?
•How much does each rental property variable affect the returns?
•How do rents vary across the country as compared to purchase prices?
•How long will it take for the market to turn around?
•How can I tell if a market is going to go up or down?
•What is the best investment choices methodology?
•How do I select the best region & products to invest in?
•How does Texas & Dallas/Ft.Worth compare to other regions for investing?
•What is Tom’s business model that locates and produces such successful products?
•What is the best way to protect my assets?
•What is one of the most overlooked and easiest ways of maximizing sales of properties and to beat your competition?
•How big is the shadow inventory?
• Are the government and banks going to open up the floodgates of the shadow inventory?
•     Are loans for investors going to get better?
See you on the 20th!

September 15, 2011 — Bo Snell and Eric Grathwol

This coming month we will have Bo Snell and Eric Grathwol join us to speak about Financing.  We will learn pros and cons from both the private lender and the conventional financing side of the coin for flipping or rental ownership.

I Survived Real Estate 2011 – Benefit for Susan G Komen

On October 14, 2011 The Norris Group will put on their yearly ‘I Survived’ event at the Nixon Library.  It is not only the premier real estate event of the year but also a great fundraiser for the Susan G Komen foundation.

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for more information and to donate!  We’ll see you down there!

August 18, 2011 — John T Reed

This Month – August 18, 2011

John T Reed.

Sought-after National Speaker and real estate investing expert John T. Reed makes a rare appearance in Northern California at NorCalREIA!

Mr. Reed has been investing in Real Estate for over 23 years.  He has appeared on numerous TV shows including 60 Minutes and Larry King and is an expert with many investment strategies.

Mr. Reed has owned 117 rental units and 3 SFR properties over his career. He writes about various aspects of real estate acquisition and cashflow.

This coming meting he will discuss how the game has changed since the 1960’s – why he has changed his game plan and why he sees most investors operating in an outdated and ineffective way.

See His Bio Here

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Wow!

Mr. Reed spoke nonstop for two and a half hours and

every single sentence

was a valuable nugget of time tested experience from an expert investor.  Bringing knowledge from not just Real Estate but all walks of investing, Mr. Reed provided us with a grounded and impressive perspective on the benefits and pitfalls of investing in Real Estate.

If you would like to hear more from Mr. Reed, you can find all of his resources on his page  Right Here.

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