DC MD VA Real Estate Investors and Agents Blanket Drive For Homeless Youth!

We are so excited the success of DMV REIA and it's members! The amount of information that is going to be shared with you is overwhelming. We have set funding, training, construction, rehab, inspection and property management partnerships to ensure that you receive priority services.

DMV REIA takes our motto "Where Investors work together for the success of us ALL!" to heart.

It is now the time of year where we all come together not just for the success of ourselves but for the benefit of everyone.

We have adopted the Covenant House. Every year, children and youth living in the District of Columbia and surrounding areas face challenges no young person should have to endure. They are homeless, living in poverty, lacking adequate healthcare and victims of violence.

Covenant House Washington was established in May 1995 to address widespread problems of homelessness and poverty among teenagers and young adults. With an open intake philosophy, CHW readily embraces those youth who take the first step to change their lives. No youth in crisis is ever turned away.

Hypothermia season is the time of year when the temperature is likely to drop below freezing levels. Hypothermia is a life-threatening condition occurring when a person's body temperature goes below 95 degrees due to exposure to cold and wet conditions. Hypothermia season last until March 31st. Every year the Covenant House host a Blanket Drive. Their goal this year is to collect 400 blanket.

When we heard about the lack of support for homeless youth, we knew our members would help. DMV REIA is going to have a Blanket Drive at the November 7th meeting. We will be collecting new and gently used blankets. You can support this effort by bringing a blanket, simply spreading the word about this effort or reposting this to your facebook page.

As usual, we appreciate you and all of your support. Please forward this message to your contacts so that we can help fight hypothermia for our area homeless youth.

Meeting:
Hilton Garden Inn
7810 Walker Dr., Greenbelt., MD 20770
9:00am to noon

RSVP at http://www.dmvreia.com

WE WILL STILL EDUCATION,TRAINING and NETWORKING!

SPEAKERS:

Jeff Levin, Specialty Lending Group

Learn how to acquire hard money lending for up to $7,500,000 for your real estate deals. Specialty Lending Group specializes in lending for fast closings and has helped hundreds of investors find solutions to the special investor needs! He will also share tips the make this sometimes difficult process run smoothly.

Don't miss the opportunity to speak directly with the person who makes the final decisions for these deals. As you know, this can sometimes make all the difference!

Barrett Matthews, Real Property Solutions

Learn how to protect yourself on your insurance policies when dealing with tenants or a a homeowner yourself.

Learn who to contact and what to do before contacting the insurance company to make a claim.

What are the insurance mythes and lies that make your protection cloudy?

Speak with and ask questions directly to Barrett Matthews, Public Adjuster, before speaking with your insurance company!@

We hope to see all of you at this event. Prizes and raffles will given out during the throughout the day.

See Ya there!

Valarie Jacobs and Dante Mayo
DMV REIA Presidents
DMV REIA
"Where Investors Work Together For The Success of Us ALL!"

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1. To be the premier networking organization for real estate professionals in DC, Maryland Virginia and surrounding areas.
2. To provide a forum for the exchange of the most relevant and timely investment ideas and knowledge.
3. To foster the creation of capital formation in all areas of real estate investment.

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Valarie Jacobs - Maryland DC & VA Real Estate Investors - "Get on the Internet and Get your Money!"

Maryland, DC and VA Real Estate Investors Learn to Get Famous on the Internet

If you are not learning and keeping up to date with the latest technology, "YOU ARE LOSING MONEY!"

I know that during your busy daily lives sometimes it doesn't seem as though we have the time to learn new techniques and strategies for our business especially if your old strategies and techniques seem to be working.

The facts are...if you haven't incorporated Internet Marketing into your marketing game plan, you have just put your business on a death sentence. People use the Internet to find everything especially real estate.

You must make your presence known on the Internet via social media, blogs, videos or a combination of all. You will notice an instant increase in customers and sales if you take the time to market your real estate business via the Internet. Whenever I want more business, I simply go to the Internet. Once you begin, you will not believe all of the business that has been passing you by.

HERE'S THE BEST PART...IT'S FREE !!!!!!

If you are already using Internet marketing, decide today to increase your efforts to get more business. If you are not doing Internet marketing, decide today that you will learn and implement what you have learned immediately.

I truly desire for real estate investors and Realtors with a true passion for this industry to make it and make it big. This is the reason that I am so willing to share the techniques that I use to be successful. There is no need for any real estate secrets.

There is more than enough business for all of us to do well. Always be willing to help your fellow real estate investor or agent. It really bothers me when people act like crabs in a pot...always pulling each other down...and guess what...nobody makes it!

Let's change the old habits of the real estate industry and build each other up and support one another. Is anybody with me?

I've added a short video segment of a course that I teach called "How to Get Famous on the Internet"

Valarie Jacobs

Realtor

Real Estate Investment Coach

Co-President of DMV REIA

President of Female Real Estate Alliance (F.R.E.A)

You can also find me on Twitter and Facebook

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"Quit Real Estate Investing!" That's What They Said Until I Showed Them My "Never Say Die" Investing System MD/DC/VA

Never Ever Quit.......Never Say Die........Never

Investors,

I know that many of you are ready to throw in the towel. Your mind says "Maybe this just isn't for me....I think I just missed the time to get into to real estate investing. Then your closest friends say "You are just wasting your time...it's time to move on....you gave it your best shoot...you can't say you didn't try" Does this sound familiar?

No matter what you decide to do in life, there are going to be obstacles, dry times, and times where it seems as though nothing is going your way. There is no way to avoid this. You must hold your position until you have the strength to move forward. Never go backwards. Now you have to be wise when you are a real estate investor or anything else. If what your are doing isn't working, try a different angle. Find another way to support your ultimate goal. This way you're not quitting. You are just taking a different means to an end. If you were flipping homes, master wholesaling. If you were wholesaling, master how to do lease options or shortsales. You must always be willing to increase your knowledge in order to move with the market demands.

If you analyze anyone who is where you want to be or anyone who you look at as a mentor, they have gone through major trials. If they had given up, you would not admire what they have accomplished.

There are certain things that you must do to remain on course through rough times in the real estate investing business.

1. Don't focus on what is going wrong.

If you focus on what is wrong with your business, that is all that you will see. Focus on the one thing that is positive and build on that.

2. Stay connected to a mentor.

I know that you have heard the saying "Nothing is new under the sun". We normally tell this to our children. Well, the same holds true with real estate investing. Someone has already dealt with the challenge that you are having. Learn as much as you can from their mistakes.

3. Education yourself.

Education is invaluable. Always keep yourself abreast of new terminology, new funding sources, new creative ways of financing. There are so many ways to do more than just survive in this industry. Commit to paying for some type of education on a monthly basis. It can be coaching, seminars, classes or tapes as long as you are always increasing your knowledge.

4. Pass it on

When you are doing well, always be willing to help the person coming behind you. There are so many shady investors. We need as many ethical investors to support one another as we can find. Helping someone else always ends up helping you in the end!

Everything has a time and a purpose. The sooner you figure out what the purpose of the time you are in - the sooner you will move on to a new one.

You Can Survive As A Real Estate Investor!

Blessings to your Real Estate Investing Career

Valarie Jacobs

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Why Haven't YOU Invested in Real Estate? (DC/MD/VA)

Why haven't YOU Invested in Real Estate?

You always wanted to....You know that wealth is in real estate....so what is stopping you!

Well, I'll tell you what is holding back most new investors that I meet " I DON'T WANNA LOSE MY MONEY!"....Does that sound familiar? Everything is new for you so you are not confident in your decisions regarding what property to purchase. Well, that's what I'm here for so just sit back, keep reading and learning and when you are ready, I'll be here to guide you.

The first thing that you should know is that you don't have to have the perfect deal for a real estate deal to make money for you. Don't pass by good deals waiting for the perfect flawless deal. I'm gonna let you in on a little secret...."There's no such thing".

No one says it better than Nike "Just Do It". You will never reap the benefits of investing in real estate until you....invest in real estate.

The main blockers for new real estate investors are:

1. afraid of risk


2. afraid of maintenance and repairs


3. afraid of vacancies

Let dissect these fears:

Afraid of Risk

"YOU WILL NEVER EVER FIND A RISK-FREE INVESTMENT!" Some of you want no risk. If this is what you want, you don't want to make any money anywhere. Just put your money in your ceramic pink piggy bank but watch out for Mr. Inflation because he'll eat away at that with out a sound. If you follow the advice that I gave you before about investing in Metropolitan areas, good rental market areas, stable market areas and low median areas, you are already reducing your investment risk. You also want to invest in fairly good neighborhoods. Pay attention to safety, schools, shopping etc. In decent neighborhoods, your tenants tend to stay longer, pay on time and take better care of the property.

Afraid of Maintenance and Repairs

Just because you own the property doesn't make you and automatic handy man. Hire a property management company. Your time is more valuable than touch up paint, plumbing and carpeting. We hire professionals for everything else. It's worth it!

Afraid of Vacancies

If you take my advice and invest in a good neighborhood in a good market, vacancies are very unlikely. Normally, if your house is not renting the problem is the owner. It's not that there isn't anyone to rent to...you are asking to much. Think long term. It better to occupy your property for a little less than to pay a mortgage on a vacant property. You can always gradually raise the price of your rent and end up getting what you want. Even if you have a negative cash flow at first, the tax benefits will offset this.

Hopefully, this has helped ease some of your fears regarding investing. It's time to start securing your financial future with real estate investing.

Blessings to your real estate investing,

Valarie Jacobs

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Caution: Read This Before Investing In Real Estate!

Caution: Read This Before Investing in Real Estate

Many investors are hesitant about investing in this market. If you watch the news or read the paper, reports would have you believing that the sky is falling. Well, the sky falling should be the ONLY reason why you would be leery about investing in real estate. The question is not "Should I invest in real estate right now?" it's "Where do I invest in real estate right now?"





There are four key factors when deciding where to invest in real estate:

1. Metropolitan Area


2. Good Rental Market


3. Low Median Price


4. Stable Market

Let's look at each of these key factors a little closer.

Metropolitan Area

A metropolitan area offers a wide variety of possible tenants. The last thing you want is a great VACANT property. Small towns often only have one source of employment. If that company closes, so does your rental market. Larger areas also offer a great selection of property management companies so if you are to busy to play landlord you have options.

Good Rental Market

A good rental market has single family homes that keep up with or surpass the amount of the mortgage payment. This does not mean that a property with a temporary negative cash flow doesn't still make a good investment in the long run.

Low Median Price

You want to purchase most of your investment properties in the median range. This should keep you mortgage payment below what you can reasonably ask for in rent. You also want to avoid jumbo loans. Jumbo loans ask investors to put down 25% on non-owner occupied homes. This can tie up to much of your cash that you could be using for another investment.

Stable Market

Believe it or not you don't want to invest in a booming market. During a booming market, there are many offers being made on one property. You have to compete with to many buyers. This drives up the prices for the houses and you don't get the best deals. You want to buy in an area that simply has a steady rise in market prices. It doesn't have to be rapid.

Blessing to Your Real Estate Investing,

Valarie Jacobs

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Real Estate Investing vs. Stock Market Investing

Breaking Investment Discovery

Invest in the Real Estate Market or the Stock Market?

Everyone should have a well rounded financial portfolio. This means that you should at least have some investments in the stock market. Over the past years the stock market does appear to have kept up with the rate of inflation; however, investment in real estate is a far more stable investment.

The stock market has made many people wealthy. The problem with the stock market is that profits can be wiped away in the blink of an eyes. An unexpected drop in the stock market can destroy an investors portfolio. If you have a large percentage of your investments in the stock market you must move a large portion of your investments into a more stable real estate investment.

One of the greatest benefits of investing in the real estate market is the leveraging opportunity. With real estate investing, you can leverage your investment 10 to 1. With stock market investments, you can only leverage your money 2 to 1.

What does leveraging your money mean?

When you leverage money, it means that you can use the money of someone else to raise money. Just like a lever raises something up, in real estate, you can leverage money 10 to 1. If you have $10,000, you can use this to get (or raise) a loan of $90,000 for a total of $100,000 towards a real estate investment. With stock investments, $10,000 would only get you $20,000 for stock investments. This is called buying on margin in the stock market (very risky).

Now of course, no investment is perfect. If property values fall, this leverage can work against you. The solution to this is to hold on to your real estate investments for the long term. This will begin to secure your financial future.

Blessings to Your Real Estate Investing,

Valarie Jacobs

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Negotiations - The First 5 Seconds in Real Estate!

Hello Investors,

Did you know that you can literally lose a sale before a single word is spoken? People make a large percentage of their decision about whether they want to do business with you within the first 5 seconds of laying eyes on you. This bit of knowledge can have a hugh impact on the amount of deals that you are able to close. When you have an appointment with a client pay close attention to the non-verbal as well as the verbal messages that you are giving off to people. I have listed a couple of behaviors for you to pay attention to on your next appointment.

1. SMILE and think nice thoughts about the person you are meeting. You would be surprised at the non-verbal messages that the mind picks up.


2. Make sure that you are very well groomed. Pay attention to your jewelry, hair style, cologne or perfume, wrinkles in clothing, shoes etc. It's better to have one very nice outfit from head to toe that you have to repeat until you are on your feet than to have several mediocre outfits.


3. People are more comfortable with people who are like themselves. Pay attention to cues that you can pick up about their beliefs and values. Now is not the time to try and convince someone about your viewpoints on anything outside of the deal.


4. Do not invade personal space. Pretend that there is an 18 inch bubble around the person you are meeting.


5. Be certain to know what your clients needs are before the appointment so that you can properly prepare. Make sure that you are addressing their specific need. Is their need cash now, cash later, tired of being a landlord, payments to high...etc?


6. Pay attention to the pace at which your client speaks. Mimic and mirror. If your client speaks slowly, then you must slow down. If you talk to fast, they won't trust you. If your client speak fast ,then you must get on with your presentation. If you speak to slowly, they will get bored.


7. If you are meeting with a woman, whether you are a man or woman, keep your eye level below hers. You don't have to look down, try taking a seat. Research has shown that many woman feel less intimidated if their eye level is higher than the people around them.


8. If a client gets emotional, don't mimic and model this emotion. Show concern but maintain an emotional balance throughout the meeting.


9. Be familiar with the terminology of your business. This makes your clients feel more comfortable about your knowledge and experience which will make them more likely to do business with you.


10. Nothing is more important than building rapport. Show a genuine interest in your client. Put your clients concerns first and focus on solving their problem instead of make your sale.

All of this takes time and effort but this will improve your closing ratio for your deals. Take the time to change these behaviors because..."You Can Survive As a Real Estate Investor in Maryland, DC and Virginia!"

Supporting Your Real Estate Career,

Valarie Jacobs

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How to find Real Estate in MD, DC & VA for 50% off

Real Estate for .50 cents on the dollar.

With the sub prime market being absolutely unpredictable, investors can not depend on their buyers to come thru with loans. Try this little technique of acquiring property. It will help you to survive as a Real Estate Investor in Maryland, DC and Virginia.

Stop looking online and finding REO (bank-owned) properties to buy. Find an agent and tell them you want to make about 30 offers a month on REOs that have been listed for 180 days or more. Tell the agent to make the offers at 50% of the listing price and make them contingent upon inspection. Each time the bank asks for a counter, send the offer back $5000 less. Of course, all of the offers won't be accepted, but if you can get two or so accepted out of 30+, you have hit the jackpot. All you need to do is fund the deals using cash, private money, hard money or other sources. Agents are not super-busy right now, so they will jump all over this idea.

The reason this technique is going to help you survive as a real estate investor is you don't have to count on traditional loans that aren't dependable right now. Just find a hard money lender. They are listed right in the yellow pages. Most will lend on properties that are 70% below market minus repairs. This method leaves enough of a spread to add any repairs right into your loan. Many hard money lenders don't even care about your credit rating, they decide whether to loan you the money based on the deal. Don't let the cost of money discourage you from using hard money lenders. The availability of money is more valuable than the cost. Look at your bottom line after the deal is done. Acquiring half priced real estate, will ensure your survival as a Real Estate Investor!

Supporting your Real Estate Investor Success,

Valarie Jacobs

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