All Forum Posts by: Courtney Fricke

I use Bob Norton out of the Northshore area. He is a real estate broker, investor and CPA/Accountant. He's very active in my local REIA and was the first CPA who knew what some of my creative strategies were! He's been super helpful!

For June, we will be discussing how you analyze if something is a deal or not and we will go over some negotiating tips. Deals are not easy to come by and the lingo "investment deal" gets thrown around frequently. Want to learn how to analyze if a property is a deal? Come join us!

Deal or No Deal: Have a specific deal you are looking at? Bring the numbers as we will be using some examples to digest as a group. Please bring the following data if you'd like to get your deal analyzed:

1. What the retail value of the property is if it is in excellent, retail condition. Based on MLS comps if possible.

2. What the estimated repairs of the property are to get it into either excellent retail condition or rental condition depending on your exit strategy.

3. What market value rent is for that size property.

4. IF a rental - what the estimated expenses paid by the owner will be (landlord policy insurance, property taxes, flood insurance if applicable, who pays the utilities, who cuts grass, who pays for trash, etc).

Interested in learning about this either for yourself or for your clients? Come join us!

We will be in the back side room on the parking lot side since there are multiple side rooms in that restaurant. We do encourage you to order something to eat and to bring something to take notes if that is helpful for you.

Interested in learning more about investing in real estate? We invite you for this “lunch and learn” type of setting. This will be an informal but educational based meet up that will reoccur once a month to cover an array of general topics that you would face in the real estate investing world. Come stop in on your lunch break and order some yummy food while you get a chance to learn and meet others.

New and experienced investors are welcomed to attend as well as agents looking to learn on behalf of their role in the industry. This event is FREE to attend thanks our amazing spons ors! So no worries, we aren’t looking to sell you anything just wanting to do deals. 😉

Actually, all of our events each month (we have more than just this one) are FREE to attend thanks to our amazing local sponsors. You can find out more about our local sponsors here: www.lanorthshorereia.com/our-spons ors. They are great resources for those looking to take action either by finding properties, getting a loan, insurance, a good contractor, etc. We've tagged those with Facebook pages below as well!

You don't want to miss this one! Mr. Leon Johnson out of Mississippi is coming in to share about some case studies on Seller Financing! Want to come add some creative tools to your investing tool bag? Come learn from a literal pro! With nearly 50 years of investing experience, come hear about how he gets sellers to sell to him on his terms. I'm telling you, anytime this man speaks, I shut up and listen. You'll want to make this one!

The event venue has changed their name recently to Comfort Inn & Suites from Country Inn & Suites. Same location, just don't let the new name fool you. Doors open at 6:00PM and the meeting will start at 6:30PM. If you have business cards and/or a deal, bring them! There will be plenty of opportunities to learn, network and share local deals.   Our goal is to provide education that is coupled with actionable steps and networking opportunities at our meet ups without any pressure of a sales pitch. We welcome new and experienced investors as well as those who provide services to the industry to join us! Can't make this meeting? No worries! Check out our Facebook page to find the live streams of our meetings as well as different meet ups we may have throughout the month. Like our page if you'd like to stay in the loop!
Our meet ups have been made available to the public for FREE thanks to our sponso rs! Find out more info on how to reach them here: www.lanorthshorereia.com/our-sponso rs.html. Please share our events if you get value out of them and consider using some of these spons ors when you are in the market for what they offer.

Originally posted by @George Lods:

@Courtney Fricke I didn't know of them but thank you so much for enlightening me. I will surely reach out and connect! On another note, is South Side Restaurant still open in Slidell? I used to enjoy going there for lunch years back. 

 Great! Yep, still open. 

Originally posted by @George Lods:

@Michael Babin

Im from Pearl River County but currently living in Northern California. We have just now positioned ourselves to be able to buy our first property. Ideally we are looking for at least a duplex and have been looking in the Hattiesburg and Mobile areas. I come back to the area 2-3 times a year, maybe sometime we can meet up for coffee or something and chat. 

 If you don't know of @Brent Moreno or @Adam Justin Johnson out of Hattiesburg, you're missing out on GREAT deals in that area. They are who you need to know!

Thanks for coming, y'all! Hope it was informative. Here's a meet up we're doing next week: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/702179-rei-101-intro-to-creative-real-estate-investing-wholesaling-b4d

Originally posted by @Nick Leonard:

Traffic is horrible on i-10

 Speaker starts at 730pm. Networking and discussions ahead of that time. Keep coming. Drive safely! 

For May, we will be introducing you to the creative side of real estate investing! Although there are many options (Wholesaling, Bond for Deed, Lease Purchase, Subject To, Seller Carry Back, etc) we will be focusing on Wholesaling and Bond for Deed. One is a way to flip real estate with little to no money while the other is a budget friendly way to acquire real estate. 

We could all use budget friendly options! What about you? Interested in learning about this either for yourself or for your clients? Come join us!

We will be in the back side room on the parking lot side since there are multiple side rooms in that restaurant. We do encourage you to order something to eat and to bring something to take notes if that is helpful for you.

Interested in learning more about investing in real estate? We invite you for this “lunch and learn” type of setting. This will be an informal but educational based meet up that will reoccur once a month to cover an array of general topics that you would face in the real estate investing world. Come stop in on your lunch break and order some yummy food while you get a chance to learn and meet others.

New and experienced investors are welcomed to attend as well as agents looking to learn on behalf of their role in the industry. This event is FREE to attend thanks our amazing sponsors! So no worries, we aren’t looking to sell you anything just wanting to do deals. 😉

Actually, all of our events each month (we have more than just this one) are FREE to attend thanks to our amazing local sponsors. You can find out more about our local sponsors here: www.lanorthshorereia.com/our-sponsors. They are great resources for those looking to take action either by finding properties, getting a loan, insurance, a good contractor, etc. We've tagged those with Facebook pages below as well!

Christina Blanchard Lowrance
Christina Rusca, NMLS #1379614
Mia Rogers, REALTOR
Shawn Hughes
All Saints Insurance Agency
Quillen Construction Group, LLC
Justin Harris with Parish Land Investments
Bob Norton, CPA/Accounting Services
Deep Roots Property Solutions

Have you ever wondered what happens when someone doesn't pay their property taxes? In the state of Louisiana, failure to pay can result in someone owning your property in exchange for paying the back taxes! Talk about a cheap way to buy a property! Come learn about how the Tax Sale process works in order to find out more how someone can buy properties inexpensively!

AND/OR....

Are you interested in investing in real estate but are you NOT interested in dealing with the ACTUAL real estate part of it? Come learn how to earn mailbox money through the Tax Sale! With returns more lucrative than what banks and the stock market offer, why not learn more about how you can earn 12-17% annually on your money! 😳

The event venue has changed their name recently to Comfort Inn & Suites from Country Inn & Suites. Same location, just don't let the new name fool you. Doors open at 6:00PM and the meeting will start at 6:30PM. If you have business cards and/or a deal, bring them! There will be plenty of opportunities to learn, network and share local deals.

Our goal is to provide education that is coupled with actionable steps and networking opportunities at our meet ups without any pressure of a sales pitch. We welcome new and experienced investors as well as those who provide services to the industry to join us! Can't make this meeting? No worries! 

@Michael Babin hey Michael! I live in Slidell, invest on the Northshore and run the local REIA. There are REIAs in Hattiesburg too in case you aren't aware. Great place to find contacts.