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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022, 6:00-9:00 PM. Live
CREIANC Presents: The 2022 Greater Asheville Real Estate Investing Expo
Free and Open to the Public!
What it Is:
The Asheville area’s premier event for new and experienced landlords, flippers, note buyers, wholesalers and lease/option fans to build their team and their investing skills in the Greater Asheville real estate market.
Why You Should Attend:
You’ll meet dozens of vendors and service providers that help you run your rentals, rehabs, wholesale deals, and business more profitably and with less hassle
You’ll network and get connected with of like-minded Western North Carolina area real estate entrepreneurs, who can provide everything from moral support to experienced, local advice to referrals to make your journey to financial independence easier
You’ll find sources of deals, money, and expertise that will accelerate your success, whether you’re brand-new or an active investor
You’ll build your skills and knowledge at our mini-seminars on how to get all the deals, money, and help you need, save taxes, get funding without banks, and make sure you have the insurance you need
You’ll have the chance to win hundreds of dollars in door prizes (including our $1,000+ mega-door prize)
What’s on the Schedule?
- 6:00 PM: Doors open, free food, networking, meet the exhibitors
- 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM: Vendor Mini-Seminars are held every half-hour from. Varied topics. Go to CREIANC.org for the most to date information.
- 8:55 PM: Mega-door prize drawing worth over $1,000; must be present to win!
How to Get Your Free Ticket: Go to www.CREIANC.org to create an account and get your free ticket!
Do You Have A Product or Service that Our Attendees and Members Should Be Using? Our members spend over $5 million a year on products and services related to their real estate businesses. If you think they should be spending some of that with you, be an exhibitor! A limited number of expo tables are still available! Members, non-members, current vendors and prospective vendors...Go to www.CREIANC.org to reserve one through the sales page! Or, click HERE to go directly to the sales page now.
Please don’t miss these amazing opportunities!
ARE YOU IN? 🙋
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Saturday Intensive Class:
A Virtual Property Inspection
& Repair Cost Estimation Masterclass
with Jerry Fink
Saturday, August 13th, ONLINE
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Eastern
Learn to AVOID
The BIGGEST Mistake New Investors Make
At Our Virtual Property Inspection
& Repair Cost Estimation Masterclass…
When new retailers lose money on deals, or new wholesalers can’t sell deals, or new housing providers don’t get the cash flow or rate of return they thought they would, the problem almost always comes down to one thing…
…They didn’t know what needed to be done to the property, or what it would cost, BEFORE they closed the deal.
Until you have a grip on these basic skills, you can’t even make smart offers.
So it’s worth a day of your time and a few bucks to REALLY learn what to look for, how to recognize problems, and what it costs to fix them—and we’re so sure this online Masterclass will do it for you that if we’re wrong, you won’t pay.
Get the details (yes, it will be recorded and yes, every registrant will get the recordings, and yes, there are bonuses) and get registered HERE.
Click to register for each 3rd quarter event right here, right now!
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MEET WILL AND CHARLENE THIBODEAU
CREIANC MEMBERS OF THE MONTH
JULY 2022
CREIA NC would like to congratulate Will and Charlene Thibodeau – Members of the Month for July 2022!
Please find an inspiring message from the Thibodeau’s…
We married in 2016 when we met at AB Tech. Charlene received a degree in Office Management and my degree was in Web Technologies.
In 2018, we decided to get back into the building business, only to build for ourselves. We build what we can sell or rent. In 2020 we completed our first duplex. In 2021 we did a small house in Woodfin and now we are finishing a house with a tiny house on the same lot in Kenilworth. Our next project will be 2 duplexes on a lot off Charlotte St. We are looking for land suitable to use for a small apartment project (8 to 15 or 20 units) in the next year.
Charlene is a native of Asheville. Graduating from Erwin High School, she has 2 beautiful daughters living in the area. She has a background in childcare and has been a member of the Richland Baptist Church since 1977. So, her roots run deep in this area.
Will is native to Kansas and moved to Asheville from North Port Florida in 2007. Will has been a licensed contractor since 1990 and worked as a City of Asheville building inspector from 2007 to 2012. He held a real estate sales license for a brief period in the early 1990’s but never worked actively as an agent. Will has built and rented homes and bought and sold land for many years.
We have found that attending the monthly meetings at CREIA has many benefits. Networking is very important to any business and the relationships that we have established are very important to us. The camaraderie and the fellowship with like-minded investors is always fun. The education presentations that we have attended have all been very informative and professional.
Community Counts! Congratulations again Will and Charlene Thibodeau on all your accomplishments. We are glad you are a part of the CREIA NC community!
MEET MICHAEL OUTAR
CREIANC MEMBER OF THE MONTH
JUNE 2022
CREIA NC would like to congratulate Michael Outar – he is our Member of the Month for June 2022!
Please find an inspiring message from Michael…
My career in real estate started by accident in 2016 when my wife and I had the opportunity to purchase the house I grew up in from my mom. We used it as a long-term rental. After learning as much as I could about real estate, I acquired my general contractors license in 2017. We purchased a house in Swannanoa to remodel with a bank loan. The home had land attached that we thought had potential to develop. After working out an easement with a neighbor for a sewer extension, we were able to create 2 small lots for future structures. The beauty of this was that once the flip sold, we had 2 unencumbered lots that were ready to build on. By this time, we started to understand the power of passive income. We believed that to maximize our NOI we needed to concentrate on multi-family.
We started to build our first duplex in 2018 on the land created from the first flip. Once the first duplex was completed and leased to a tenant, we performed a cash out refinance from a commercial loan to a traditional mortgage and rolled the cash into the next one. After completing two duplexes on the land from the first flip, we purchased some land in Swannanoa that had road frontage with utilities. I began building more duplexes and we are about to complete our seventh duplex, two of which are short term rentals. This model has worked well because of the low expenses and instant equity due to saving the contractor’s fees. The low interest environment and very little capital expenses create higher rates of return compared to purchasing an older structure. Over the past several years, in addition to the duplexes, I have flipped homes and purchased more rentals. We now manage all of our properties. Recently, I have started to branch out further and use my GC license to build specs and duplexes for other investors.
I joined CREIA in 2017 and the knowledge and confidence that I have gained through the classes and networking has proven to be invaluable. I cannot overstate the gratitude that I feel for all of the experienced members taking the time to explain what they have learned over their investing careers. I’m definitely still a novice and have so much to learn, but I would like to offer my time and insight to anyone who has questions about how to start or what their next steps are, just as other members did for me.
There are so many various ways to make money in real estate and sometimes a little guidance can go a long way. We have all been blessed by God to live in America where anything is possible with hard work and perseverance. I appreciate the honor of being selected as the CREIA Member if the Month. Please feel free to reach out with any questions. 828-275-2970.
Community Counts! Congratulations again Michael on all your accomplishments. We are glad you are a part of the CREIA NC community!
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST: Please be reminded to join our *email list at https://groups.io/g/creianc.
*Important Note: *Yahoo shut down all groups effective December 15, 2021. The CREIA Board selected a superior email and message board service called Groups.io, to replace Yahoo Groups. Here you may network, build relationships, and get to know other CREIA community members. Members may post properties, haves, wants, buy, sell, needs and other properties. To sign up is easy.
How to become a member of groups.io.
Step 1: Go to https://groups.io/g/creianc, Scroll to the bottom to find the blue box the reads: +Apply for Membership In This Group,
Step 2: click on that box.
Step 3: Input your email address,
Step 4: Hit the green box that says Confirm Email Address. If possible, please input your first and last name.
That’s it! From there the moderators will approve all active CREIANC.org memberships within 24 hours. You’ll receive communication from Groups.io. Welcome to the community!
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MOVING AHEAD…IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Note: Your Physical Health is Most Important to Us, But Your Financial Health Runs a Close Second. CREIA NC is committed to providing continued education, networking opportunities and connections to its members.
AS OF JULY 20, 2021 CREIA HAS LIVE AND SIMULCAST MEETINGS AT HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY. JOIN US!
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For ~29 years, Carolinas Real Estate Investors Association, Inc. (CREIA) has been training, connecting, and supporting real estate investors throughout the region through a non-profit community of new and experienced investors.
Our members buy, sell, rehab, hold, and manage properties in the Western North Carolina area with the goal of achieving financial independence for themselves, and a better housing market for the neighborhoods in which we live. CREIANC members meet to learn the best strategies for making money in today's real estate market, share resources, and network with like-minded people from all over the region. Our monthly meetings feature the best local, regional, and national experts, and our many special-focus subgroup meetings cater to your favorite strategy or area of town.
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