I Survived Real Estate 2008 - Bringing together the real estate community to benefit the Orange County Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Thank you Short sale Processor and Nick Manredi for becoming Gold Sponsors of I Survived Real Estate 2008!

More information on The Shortsale Processor and Nickolas Manfredi: http://www.theshortsaleprocessor.com/

Nick Manfredi is a real estate investor, speaker and corporate business owner. He has been featured in Fortune Magazine and The LA Times, and contributed to articles in the news media including CNN Money Magazine, The Press Enterprise, and RISmedia.

In 2002 Nick established one of Southern California’s most respected real estate investment club’s The Inland Empire Investors Forum. Focused on volume, he continues to wholesale 80% of his acquisitions.

Eager to capitalize on California’s changing market Nick co-founded The Short Sale Processor LLC. As CEO of Forum Real Estate Investments Inc., Nick continues to buy residential & commercial property in California and Texas. Nick resides in Southern California with his wife Susan and 3 boys Gabriel, Nathan and Jacob.

http://www.theshortsaleprocessor.com/

Thank You Suzy Lacy and Cindi Monaco from Chicago Title for participating as gold sponsors in I Survived Real Estate 2008.

More info on Chicago Title -Click HERE

Throughout the years, Chicago Title Insurance Company has grown in stature with a solid reputation for integrity and standing the test of time. In 1920 the scope of the Company’s business extended beyond Cook County, Illinois where it started in 1847. In the late 1940s, Chicago Title moved to 111 W. Washington Street and continued developing and expanding its extensive statewide organization.

In the 1950s Chicago Title reached beyond its state borders to increase its title insurance business. It was then, Chicago Title Insurance Company, as we know it today, was developed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago Title and Trust Company.

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In March 2000, Chicago Title Insurance Company merged with FNF to become one of the largest title companies in the nation. Much has changed in 160-plus years, but the fundamental principles upon which the Company was founded are steadfast. They are outstanding customer service, untarnished reputation for integrity and a rock solid, enduring identity that is synonymous with the necessary expertise to insure your most prized asset: your home.

Thank you Foreclosure Trackers for being pat of I Survived Real Estate 2008.

More Information on Foreclosure Trackers: http://www.foreclosuretrackers.com/

Foreclosure Trackers, Inc. (”FTI”) is a true one-stop foreclosure investment center that gives its members the data and education necessary to succeed.

Foreclosure Trackers was the vision of two investors: CEO Robert Lee and President David Phelps. Frustrated with the amount of time they were spending gathering information instead of leveraging into deals, they began collecting property data into a single database. Amazed by the amount of time, money, and energy they were saving by using such a resource, both investors realized that other investors could benefit just as much from their hard work.

Today, www.ForeclosureTrackers.com is the internet’s fastest growing website for anyone looking to purchase a distressed property or a defaulted mortgage. The website’s powerful combination of proprietary data, professional-grade products and services, and top-notch education makes it an invaluable tool to both the novice and the professional, and to both homebuyers and real estate agents. We can vouch for the quality of our products and services, because we use everything on FTI’s website ourselves.

The strength of our data comes from the fact that we process and aggregate it ourselves, unlike our competitors, who merely publish incomplete data. With an FTI membership, you have the confidence of knowing that your information is days old—not months. We also make it easy to get mortgage lien information, actual property photographs, images of the Notice of Default and Notice of Trustee’s Sale, and more, and it’s all in one convenient location. FTI is the only website where you can obtain everything you need to accurately determine a property’s value and make an informed purchase decision.

What makes FTI different from our competitors is that we place every one of our members on a path to success. It is not enough that our members have access to the most detailed property information on the internet—we want to show them how to profit from the market by using that information. From our informative, free 90-minute previews and Home Study Library to our Interactive Intensive 2-Day Training, there’s a level of education that fits everybody’s needs and skill level. Simply put, we’ve made it our mission to give both the beginner and the experienced investor the tools they need to invest successfully.

http://www.foreclosuretrackers.com/

Thank you so much Sunset Hills and Chet Hitt for being part of our I Survived Real Estate 2008 event.

Information on Sunset Hills:

Sunset Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary is set among the majesty of Sycamore Rocks and provides a spectacular location for one of the most unique facilities of its type anywhere. Included in the park is the Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Chapel. This beautiful chapel hosts numerous events. Please visit their website for much more information.

http://www.sunsethills.cc/

Thank Michael Pines and the REVenture Team for help making I Survived Real Estate 2008 such a huge success.

Information on REVentures: http://www.reventuresrealty.com/

Our goal is to become the foremost solution provider in relation to distressed assets within the financial and real estate markets. We plan to accomplish this by:

• Establishing REventures as THE prominent resource for undervalued and distressed real estate assets in Southern California
• Providing superior returns to investors
• Leveraging economies of scale to allow individual investors to take part in this exciting market
• Developing a business model that can be quickly scaled and replicated in other markets nationwide

We believe the real estate business is about relationships.

Relationships with investors, banks, brokers, buyers, and the community at large. By matching distressed assets with buyers we believe we are providing a public service while attaining superior investment returns during these troubled times. There are a number of ways investors can participate in our success:

• Invest in REventures Private Placement Funds directed toward the acquisition of distressed assets within the real estate market
• Invest in customized opportunities tailored to your specific needs
• Invest in our overall business so we can exploit opportunities as they arise
• Participate in Joint Venture partnerships with us

Ultimately, our goal is to build a network of highly satisfied investors and homeowners. This is the key strategic lever to the success of our business and our ability to provide superior returns to our financial partners.

Information on REVentures: http://www.reventuresrealty.com/

Thank you so much NCREI and Sam Sadat for sponsoring a table at I Survived Real Estate 2008. 

Info on NCREI: http://www.ncrei.com/

The Los Angeles National Club of Real Estate Investors (NCREI) was created in response to an overwhelming demand for a networking forum from Real Estate Expert Sam Sadat and his associates. At the NCREI we are committed to helping real estate investors learn from the best speakers and materials available.

Our mission is to educate, enhance networking, and encourage you to take action to attain your financial freedom!

However, we believe that education alone is not enough. We are focused on motivating our members to take their future in hand by using what they’ve learned and taking action towards their goals. Sam and his associates help members through Education, Connection and ACTION!

http://www.ncrei.com/

Thank you so much LAREIC for sponsoring a table at I Survived Real Estate 2008. 

Info on LAREIC: http://www.realestateclubla.com/

The Real Estate Investor’s Club of Los Angeles was started in 1996 by 20-year veteran investor, Phyllis Rockower, who moved at the bottom of the market. Since she had no contacts in L.A., she formed a real estate investor’s club in order to network and to meet people of like minds. After having belonged to such a club in the other cities she lived in, she knew the value of mingling with people who can help you and won’t discourage you.

We are not professional seminar promoters. We are experienced investors who have been there and done that and are dedicated to helping you sort out fact from fiction and, educators from pure pitchmen.

We have thought about some of the things that these unscrupulous characters are doing that seem suspect and came up with some rules to consider when deciding what is a real club and what is not.

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   1. How long has the outfit been in business? If it’s only since the market got hot-beware!
   2. Do the meetings have no charge? Why would they not charge? What is their objective?
   3. Are they only promoting one person’s service or material? If so they are not objective.
   4. Do they have a professional staff of high powered sales people? This is not cool.
   5. Do they contact you with high-pressured sales pitches? Once again, they are not about teaching you, but selling you.
   6. Do they constantly try to get you to sign up for more and more expensive coaching services that run $5000 and more? If so, they do not have your interests at heart. You need to buy educational materials but most don’t run into the thousands of dollars.
   7. Do they offer money back guarantees on all the products and seminars they sell? Lots of luck with some companies that don’t.

There are many honest and reliable outfits and clubs that are genuinely beneficial to those looking to increase their knowledge. We always promote these people as they do for us.

http://www.realestateclubla.com/

Thank your Northern California Real Estate Investors Association (NORCALREIA) and David Granzella.

Thank you so much to the Northern California Real Estate Investors Association (NORCALREIA) and David Granzella for sponsoring a table at I Survived Real Estate 2008.  David and the NORCALRIE club could not make it down to Southern California for the evening but instead donated the table to cancer survivors. Thank you David and NORCALREIA for your huge hearts and for helping make the event even more special.

Info on NORCALREIA: http://www.norcalreia.com/

NORCALREIA is Sacramento’s premier real estate investment club. NORCALREIA provides quality real estate investment education and resources for our members, guests and friends. Our emphasis and commitment to solid real estate investor education enables our members to make CALCULATED investment decisions for continued wealth acquisition and wealth retention in this rapidly changing market environment. Since 2004, our associations and relationships with successful investors and educators such as Bruce Norris, Jack Fullerton, Peter Fortunato, Jack Miller, Dave Wilson and many others have allowed NORCALREIA to provide its membership with the most current and essential real estate investment techniques, strategies, and industry analysis. The capstone of success is not merely monetary, but relationships fortified by  honesty, integrity, consistency and hard work. In other words, “suit up - show up- be honest.” We invite you to build wealth and success together, as NORCALREIA provides you with real estate knowledge, and solutions for today’s real estate market!!

“Building wealth and relationships together”
David Granzella

http://www.norcalreia.com/

A very special thank you to Randy Grigg, Mike Grigg, Rick Werner, and Connie Waddel from Elite Auctions for not only being Gols Sponsors but for also helping Tommy Williams with our auctions during the program. With their help, I Survived Real Estate raised another $3,000 for the cause. Thank you Elite Auctions!!!

About Elite Auctions:

Elite Auctions was formed out of a need to sell residential real estate more efficiently. The owners of the company are investors who buy and sell property, primarily single family homes.

Obtaining the highest price in the shortest period of time has always been their priority. In traditional sales, where property is listed with the hope of attracting a buyer using the MLS and a sign in the front yard, the owners found that in most markets it takes much more to get the job done quickly. “Many times we had vacant houses that were fixed up. It was critical that our carrying costs (interest on acquisition costs, labor and materials for fix up costs, insurance and property tax expenses) be reduced by selling and closing as soon as possible after the rehab was completed.

Before we assisted others in selling their property, our own real estate was used as “guinea pigs.” After two years of selling our property using the auction method and after tweaking and adjusting our marketing program, we felt comfortable selling for others.

Our goal was to sell real estate quicker and more efficiently without sacrificing the net amount our clients receive at closing (compared to the traditional list and sell method).

Several of our clients are Realtors who make their living selling real estate. Due to the fact they come to us to not only sell their own properties but also properties for their clients, we must be doing something right.

Many people think when a property is offered for public auction, the resulting price will be much lower than if it was offered at a listed price. More than likely if the property is listed at exactly the right price the marketplace is willing to pay, and the market is properly reached, the property will most likely sell quickly. The problem is most properties are not listed at exactly the price the market is willing to pay.

Appraisals and comparable sales are just guesses. Unlike a bar of gold or a share of stock, where price is set daily by supply and demand, any piece of real estate has its own unique value. Its price has little to do with value, people make value. Real estate is worth whatever people will pay. The auction method, together with our state of the art marketing program, where much more than the MLS and a sign are used to attract buyers, allows the price to match what the property is really worth. By creating both urgency and emotional competition using the auction method, we’ve found our clients avoid selling too cheap or sabotaging a sale by listing at a price too high.

Hopefully this gives you some insight into how our service is designed.

http://www.sellwithauction.com/

If you are in need of auction serivices, please check out Elite Auctions. The Norris Group sold its commercial building and several other homes with Elite and have been extremely happy.

A very big thank you to Robert Frye, Nate Wiles, and the entire Frye l Wiles team for their contributions including the I Survived Real Estate 2008 logo, website, and look and feel concept for the event. Their work was a big part in helping The Norris Group win a Platinum Hermes Creative Award in the Events category.

Frye l Wiles is not only web design geniuses, they are a complete creative team that specialize in making Inland Empire businesses thrive. From illustration to websites, to search engine marketing to product photography, from illustration to copyrighting; the Frye l Wiles team combines all their skills to create what businesses in the Inland Empire must have to stand out as professional outfits.

The Norris Group contacted the team after admiring from a distance their work on such projects as the Riverside Renaissance, the Riverside Arts Museum, and the Riverside Plaza. Their beautiful web layouts, creativity, and impressive design skills had us hoping we’d get a chance to work with them.

If you’re in need of marketing assistance, web design, photography, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, branding, and anything else marketing related, please call Frye l Wiles first.

http://www.fryewiles.com/