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Property Sisters: Rehabbing…It’s in our Blood!

Doesn’t everyone want to go into business with a sibling….? Yes…? No….? Just us?! Alrighty then!

Suzanne and Rachel have been sisters their whole lives and now rehab partners for about 6 months, and they are still invited to Thanksgiving Dinner together. They each have full time jobs, families, and lives that got in the way…. yet they managed to forge through to create the ultimate “Fixer Upper”. Come find out what went well, what went not so well, and what they would have done differently. Learn why they decided to partner up and how they divvied up the tasks. We can all use some tips when it comes to rehabbing. Let these lovely ladies save you some dollars on your next rehab!

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[ Where – NEW LOCATION ]

Waters Edge Banquet Center

200 Salt Lick Rd.

St Peters, MO 63376

[ When ]

Thursday, November 21st, at 6 pm

Networking and Food – 6 to 6:30 pm

Discussion / Speaker – 6:30 to 8:30 pm

After Hours Social – join us right after the meeting for networking – there will be a cash bar within the party tent!

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You Are Just A Deal Away…

Traditional Real Estate in an Investor’s World presented by Matt Becker.

This month we thought we would let everyone in on a little-known secret in real estate investing – how we use traditional real estate agents to profit in a big way!

This strategy costs ZERO $$$$ and can be extremely profitable. This can be the gift that keeps on giving! Learn to work with traditional RE Agents and you have potential deal flow for LIFE!!! (Yes we used three exclamation points)

Real Estate Agents on are on the front lines and see many houses that do not fit the traditional retail sales model… those deals are golden nuggets for investors.

We asked Matt Becker of Magnolia Real Estate, if he could come in and share how he and his team at Magnolia are working with investors to help make them some serious money from the traditional real estate market and the MLS.

He agreed and put together a great presentation with 4 case studies from our local market. Plus, I believe the investors in the case studies have agreed to be there as well!

Here are the 4 case studies:
1. Wholesaling through the MLS for surprise profits
2. Using “As-Is” listings as an exit strategy
3. Finding “rental turn-key flips” – he will explain but the concept is very easy and these deals are everywhere
4. Mining for Vacation Rental Diamonds in the MLS

Over the years, Matt has worked with many investors including FasterHouse to find and sell deals. He completely understands where investors are coming from since he is an investor himself.

This should be a very informative night and we believe that all investors should be taking full advantage of using traditional agents to make more money!

See you October 17th…

P.S. You will have a chance to ask all the questions you want to a traditional broker/agent to find out how you can work with agents or why your previous attempts at working with an agent maybe didn’t go so well.

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Is your St. Louis real estate investing business everything you want it to be… is something missing or just not right?

2nd question: How good do you feel about your negotiations on real estate deals?

Hi there, I’m Jeremy Vlasich, and I’m really excited to announce that I will be training on investors mindset and negotiations for your next FasterHouse Buyers’ Club meeting on September 19th!

So, I’m an agent and investor with over 16 years of real estate investing experience and over 850 transactions under my belt. And because I’m passionate about this business—and about helping other investors succeed—I’m going to be presenting on investor mindset and real estate negotiations.

What can you expect to learn on September 19th:

• What is wrong with my mindset? I think it is good???
• Why most investors lose deals that they really should be able to get.
• What are some simple strategies to make win-win scenarios for the seller and buyer.
• Setting the right mood and tone for negotiations.
• Wow! You are going to give me multiple scripts that work in our market?  Yes. I will be giving you scripts that I personally use in the St. Louis market. 

Excited to see you at the September 19th FasterHouse Buyers’ Club Meeting!

Need to find out more about Jeremy go to:
https://www.apexcoachingandconsulting.com/

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[ Where ]

FasterHouse Party Tent (big white tent in New Town)

3556 Galt House Dr

St Charles, MO 63301

[ When ]

Thursday, September 19th, at 6 pm

Networking and Food – 6 to 6:30 pm

Discussion / Speaker – 6:30 to 8:30 pm

After Hours Social – join us right after the meeting for networking – there will be a cash bar within the party tent!

You Are Just A Deal Away…

Have you ever walked into a house and seen a repair or a situation that you had no idea how to fix or what the cost would be? Or are you brand new and thinking, “Where do I even start with a rehab?”

How do I know what the cost of a repair is going to be?

Most of us are not contractors. Luckily for you, our next speaker has worked on over 1000 rehabs and will show you how to estimate repairs accurately every time! Most of the time in under 10 minutes.

-Did I budget enough for repairs in my offer?
-Am I making the right repairs?
-How do I find my contractors?
-What repairs command the highest return?

Matt Hedstrom is going to answer all of these questions and more as he has worked as a general contractor and rehabber for over 20 years in Wisconsin.

Matt may not be from our market, but he has tested and used his numbers across the US, including the St. Louis market.

If you are interested in learning more about Rehab Estimator Pro or what Matt Hedstrom was offering feel free to reach out to him at [email protected] or visit his website at https://www.reiestimatorpro.com/

Cover Your Ass (ets) with Davis and Travaglini

Date: July 18, 2019

We are having fan favorite attorneys from Davis & Travaglini back at the club this month. Kathy, Christine & Chris are passionate about helping landlords maximize profits on their rentals while staying within their legal rights. They have some hilariously funny stories from being in the courtroom for so many years. Their specialty is in landlord – tenant law. If you have rentals or think you might one day you need to come out to the club this month so you know your rights. After hearing them speak you are going to want them on your team to help deal with the inevitable tenant issues you will encounter.

What is the craziest story you have heard a landlord do to get a tenant out of their house? The one I have heard a lot is, “I just take the front door off the house.” Well, that is not legal. The other one I used to hear a lot is, “I’ll just turn off the water or electric”. Yep, you guessed it, not legal either.

These guys know what is legal and the quickest, most cost-effective way to get that bad tenant out of the house so you can get it re-rented to an awesome tenant. Also, they come with lot’s of tip on how to attract and retain the best tenants.

PS Attn: Rehabbers and Wholesalers – This applies to you as well! How do you legally remove a stubborn (previous) owner or worse yet a relative of a the previous owner, after you purchase a property?

Bryan’s Journey to Financial Freedom Thru Real Estate!

Date: June 20, 2019

Bryan has had a huge desire for Financial Freedom ever since meeting Robert Allen back in the 90’s. Robert had an income stream WAY greater than his monthly expenses. He didn’t have to work another day in his life if he didn’t want to. Bryan thought, “holy shit, that would be a game changer.” At the time he was living pay check to pay check as a real estate appraiser.

Then one day in 2002 at breakfast he and his business partner Jim Stiegemeier decided to quit their jobs and jump into Real Estate Investing Full-Time. At first it was two men and a truck (Jim, Bryan and a Toyota Tundra) flipping one house at a time.

In one sense this gave a ton of Freedom. No boss, no time clock, no schedule. Just find deals, rehab then and sell them. Hopefully, for a HUGE profit. There were challenges along the way but they were WAY outweighed by the FREEDOM! But he wanted more…….

He wanted that income stream that came in whether or not he found that next deal. This is when they started buying rentals. One or two every month for the next 12 years. Damn, that is a lot of houses! Every time they bought another house, as long as it cash flowed, they increased their income. This is how Bryan eventually found Financial Freedom.

Come out to the club on June 20th. He is going to share some hilarious stories from the journey along with some incredibly valuable lessons he has learned over the years. Lessons that you can use in your business today whether you are a new real estate investor or if you have been in the business for many years.

Bryan loves to share what he has learned in the hopes to help others who also have that strong desire to find Freedom!

Mo’ Money. . .Mo’ Deals! Find out how to tap unlimited funds for your deals!

Date: May 16, 2019

Everyone says “You find a deal and the money will appear”, but really is that true?

YES!

If you have a true deal there is money everywhere.  The bigger question is what is the right money to go after for a given deal.

• What is the best money to go after if I’m a rehabber? 
• What if I’m a landlord that fixes the house first then places a tenant? 
• What if I just do “buy and hold” rentals? 
• What if I’m a wholesaler that just needs money for a couple of weeks?

You can do it all with just your own cash but will that reach your real estate goals?  Probably not!

So, how do you decide what source of money to use for a given deal? 

There are several different sources of money for deals.  Suzanne Hunn with FasterFunds Lending and her expert panel of Tim Nash of American Bank (local banker) and John Heinkel with USA Mortgage (mortgage broker) will be explaining how you can leverage various types of funds to reach your goals faster.

There are many variables or factors that go into which type of financing is best for a given deal:

• Are you going to live in it or is it strictly investment?
• How long you plan to own it?
• How fast you need to money to fund the deal?
• How many current personal real estate loans do you have?
• What area is the property in?
• Do you buy using an LLC, other type of Corporation status, or your personal name?
• Are you currently a W-2 wage earner or self-employed?
• What type of property is it?  (single family residence, multi-family, apartment complex, etc…)
• How often do you buy or how many deals do you want to purchase in a year?

Once you figure out your overall approach to real estate investing then it is much easier to know what type of financing or combination of financing will be optimal for you.

Suzanne and her expert panel will be covering different strategies that you can use a real estate investor which can really accelerate your net worth and monthly cash flow!

One such method that uses leverage is the BRRRR Method.  This is where you purchase a house, fix it up, place a tenant, then refinance the short-term construction loan for long term mortgage loan AND pull out the funds you personally have tied up in the property.

Then you do it again! 

Buy, Rehab, Rent out, Refinance, Repeat (BRRRR Method)

What if you are a rehabber?  Now you need money for the purchase and the fix.  How can you do that without using all your own money? Or how can you strategically use your own money and not have to go through construction disbursing.

Well, I have to leave a little cliff hanger.  Come on out May 16^th and Suzanne will tell you exactly how to fund that type of deal and more!

A Peek Behind the FasterHouse Flipping Curtain

Date: April 18, 2019

Join us in April while Sam Primm takes a deep dive into the FasterHouse Flipping team and how we buy and sell houses!

Sam will be sharing a few case studies of deals FasterHouse has done. Along with walking us through the process of what we do on a daily basis to get deals from the very beginning (marketing)…to the final closing table.

He will have real examples and real numbers! He will also share some funny stories along the way and really give people a chance to get to know our team and our processes.

Alternative Asset Investing: Leveraging Self-Directed IRAs

Date: March 21, 2019

We are excited about having Kent Kinzer with Equity Trust presenting on how to leverage self-directed IRAs!

Self-Directed IRA/401(k) investing, although widely misunderstood and underutilized, allows investors to architect a diversification strategy with assets often not found in traditional asset allocation models. Assets including, but not limited to, real estate, mortgage notes and trust deeds, small businesses, joint ventures, private equity, and precious metals. Kent Kinzer with Equity Trust will be covering:

-7 types of tax-advantaged accounts available at Equity Trust

-What type of self-directed IRA investments are allowable by the IRS Real-life case studies of self-directed IRA success

-Answers to other common questions about how the investment process works and what documents are required

Equity Trust Company offers a comprehensive self-directed IRA/401(k) educational program, providing useful tools, resources, and insight into the methods used by Equity Trust’s 130,000+ clients. The tactics discussed will demonstrate methods to potentially eliminate capital gains tax and ordinary income taxes within your real estate and or alternative investment assets through tax-advantaged retirement accounts. Attendees have the opportunity to leave this training with the knowledge and guidance to formulate and implement alternative investing into their financial plan. We look forward to seeing you there!

Mark your calendars for March 21st!

Share the Evening with a Local Successful Real Estate Investor – Bryan Schroeder

Bryan Schroeder is going to sit down with his Life and Business Coach Mike Kitko and share his story from being a beginner real estate investor to flipping well over 1000 houses, building a portfolio of 130 single family rentals and growing a hard money lending business.

Mike is an incredible interviewer who is going to bring out the stories, challenges and successes Bryan has had in his 16 year career in Real Estate Investing. There are no secrets. Everything will be covered including but not limited to:

• How he got started
• Who were his early mentors
• What was his biggest challenge
• How to buy houses with no money or credit
• How he built a portfolio of rental property worth over $10,000,000
• What aspect of investing he enjoys most
• How he navigated the financial crisis in 2008
• Where he believes we are in the market cycle
• How to take advantage of 2019

You will have time to ask your questions as well. So come on out to the big white tent in New Town on January 17th at 6:00 pm. There will be plenty of like-minded real estate investors to network with to help you grow your business in 2019.