All Forum Posts by: Virginia Marphis

Join us for an essential update on the state legislative session.

We are pleased to announce our guest speaker, Jamie Rodriguez, Government Affairs Director for Nevada REALTORS®. Jamie will share expert insights and analysis on the legislative landscape and its direct impact on real estate investments.

Our discussion will be organized by topic to provide a clear and concise review of the legislative landscape. Topics include:

- Rent Control

- Housing Assistance

- Taxes

- Fire & Insurance

- Development

- Property Managers

- Tenants

- Corporate Ownership

- Government/Othe

This is an excellent opportunity to gain insight into the laws that impact your business and investments. We will focus on providing you with the knowledge you need to stay informed and prepared.

Join us to learn, network, and share ideas!

Mark your calendars for our next investor meetup on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Our guest speaker will be Robert Hughes of PMI Reno, who will be speaking on Mastering Multi-family: A Discussion on Property Management and Nevada's New Laws. He is a broker, property manager, and realtor and will also provide a quick Nevada legislative update.

You don't need prior real estate experience—just a strong desire to grow a profitable portfolio and learn from other investors about the best methods and tools.

If you have any expectations or requests, please message me at least two weeks before the meeting so we can do our best to accommodate them. We're also looking for speaker ideas or topics to keep our discussions engaging and educational, so feel free to submit your suggestions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us to learn, network, and share ideas!

Mark your calendars for the third Wednesday of every month. You don't need prior real estate experience—just a strong desire to grow a profitable portfolio and learn from other investors about the best methods and tools.

If you have any expectations or requests, please message me at least two weeks before the meeting so we can do our best to accommodate them. We're also looking for speaker ideas or topics to keep our discussions engaging and educational, so feel free to submit your suggestions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Don't miss our Real Estate Investor Meetup on June 18, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the Builders Association of Northern Nevada!

This month's topic: "Get Rich Slowly." Our speaker, David Book of Black Rock Rat (blackrockdesert.org), will share his remarkable 20+ year journey in real estate, showcasing how he converted Bay Area properties into a successful portfolio of 9 rental homes in Reno/Sparks. Learn how these initial $150K investments are now worth $450K each, yielding $2.2 million in equity and $100K in annual cash flow!

It's a testament to the power of patient, strategic investing. Come ready to learn, network, and ask your burning questions. This is your chance to discover proven strategies for building long-term wealth through real estate!

Don't let property damage erode your real estate investments! Join us on Wednesday, May 21st, for an informative session led by Josh Nelson, owner of PuroClean of (South) Reno.

Learn essential strategies for water damage mitigation, understand the risks of mold growth, and discover effective odor removal techniques.

This event is perfect for real estate investors of all levels looking to safeguard their assets and gain valuable knowledge.

Connect with fellow investors and expand your network.

We look forward to seeing you!

Join us to learn, network, and share ideas!

You do not need any prior experience in real estate to participate, just a strong desire to grow a profitable real estate portfolio and learn from other investors the best methods and tools to use.

Keep the 3rd Wednesday of every month open to join us.

Our guest speaker for the month of April will be Jeff Ogan. He will be speaking about Storage Units Acquisition and Ideas. Jeff has spoke to our group in the past, and you won't want to miss this!

✅ Unlock Lucrative Investment Opportunities – Discover why storage units are a recession-resistant, high-demand asset class.

✅ Smart Acquisition Strategies – Learn how to identify, analyze, and acquire profitable storage unit facilities.

✅ Financing & Creative Funding – Explore SBA loans, private investors, and alternative funding methods for storage unit investments.

✅ Maximizing Revenue Streams – Beyond just storage, uncover additional profit centers like truck rentals, climate-controlled units, and ancillary services.

✅ Operational Efficiencies for Higher Returns – Learn how technology and automation can streamline management and boost profitability.

✅ Market Trends & Future Growth – Understand industry trends, emerging markets, and key factors driving the storage industry.

✅ Avoiding Common Pitfalls – Learn from real-world experiences on what to watch out for when acquiring and managing storage units.

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Jeff is Founder & Managing Member of Redwood Capital LLC, a private, Real Estate Investment & Asset Management firm that helps clients achieve superior risk-adjusted returns through the acquisition of value-add self storage assets nationwide.

Jeff Ogan, CCIM has been in commercial real estate & finance for the last 20 years and worked as a consultant, as a equity investor, and as a source for debt financing and has funded over $100 million in Commercial & Business loans.

Mr. Ogan brings a unique perspective having been both a Real Estate Investor, Asset Manager , Developer, Business Owner & a Commercial Banker.

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I'm looking forward to seeing you all!

Join us to learn, network, and share ideas!

You do not need any prior experience in real estate to participate, just a strong desire to grow a profitable real estate portfolio and learn from other investors the best methods and tools to use.

Keep the 3rd Wednesday of every month open to join us.

Our guest speaker for the month of March is Carl Dexter of Abritrage LLC (Sacramento, CA). Carl will be speaking about the Pre-Foreclosure Dragnet System

Carl Dexter has extensive knowledge and experience in real estate pre-foreclosures. He bought his first home the conventional way in 1980 at the age of 20. In 1984, he started buying investment properties the same way in 1984. By 1987, he discovered pre-foreclosures but didn’t know squat nor where to find information.

Fast forward, several years later through to power of association he enrolled in a foreclosure class as it relates to acting as a foreclosure trustee. Also, he started Capitol City Foreclosures, which conducted foreclosures in the greater Sacramento area. In that business, he would buy Notes and Deeds of Trust from his clients and properties after the foreclosure sale.

Over the 30 years of being involved in pre-foreclosures and experiencing just about every imaginable real estate problem, he created the Pre-Foreclosure Dragnet system. This system allows real estate entrepreneurs to profits from real estate deals where most investors would pass up tens of thousands of dollars because of a lack of knowledge.

He's been teaching his system locally for 5 years now. With much material and success, the Pre-Foreclosure Dragnet has been franchised to complete against HomeVestors (We Buy Ugly Houses) franchise.

I’m looking forward to seeing you all!

Join us to learn, network, and share ideas!

You do not need any prior experience in real estate to participate, just a strong desire to grow a profitable real estate portfolio and learn from other investors the best methods and tools to use.

Keep the 3rd Wednesday of every month open to join us.

Guest speaker the month of February 2025 is Russell Marsan, Senior Vice President of IPX 1031.

As the real estate market shifts, it may be time for investors to re-evaluate their real estate holdings to make sure their financial objectives will continue to be achieved. We will share how to use the 1031 Exchange to build long-term wealth with real estate.

We will cover:

• What types of properties qualify.
• What is like-kind.
• Buying and selling in other states.
• How to buy a dream home/second home/vacation home with a 1031.
• Solutions for investors tired of the management headaches from tenants.
• Why now is a great time to sell your single family rentals.

You will leave with a better understanding of how to use the greatest wealth-building tool in the Internal Revenue Code… the 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange!

BRING YOUR QUESTIONS

With over 27 years experience in the 1031 Exchange industry, Russell Marsan believes that advanced client education is the key to success. He is an accomplished award winning public speaker and has traveled extensively throughout the United States giving over 1,000 entertaining seminars and lectures to attorneys, CPAs, Realtors, commercial brokers, and investors on the subject of 1031 tax deferred exchanges. Russell has the unique ability to break down complex, in-depth issues such as 1031 Exchange rules and regulations into an entertaining presentation everyone can understand and relate to. Russell’s humorous speaking style also helps to make an otherwise dry and boring topic anything but. Russell covers Northern California, Northern Nevada and the states of Montana and Idaho for IPX1031.

I'm looking forward to seeing you all!

Join us to learn, network, and share ideas!

Keep the 3rd Wednesday of every month open to join us.

For the month of January 2025, we have John Spinola, of Atlas Red Realty, speaking about Exchange Philosophy. Don't miss it!

You do not need any prior experience in real estate to participate, just a strong desire to grow a profitable real estate portfolio and learn from other investors the best methods and tools to use.

I'm looking forward to seeing you all!

Join us to learn, network, and share ideas!

You do not need any prior experience in real estate to participate, just a strong desire to grow a profitable real estate portfolio and learn from other investors the best methods and tools to use.

Keep the 3rd Wednesday of every month open to join us.

For the month of November, we have guest speaker Kevin and Sadhna Cordell from Madison Management Services, LLC giving a great talk on how to Become the Bank. You don't want to miss it!

Please, if you have any expectations or requests, message me at least two weeks prior to the meeting, and we will do our best to accommodate.

We are looking for some speaker ideas or topics. You are welcome to submit those ideas so that we may engage this group in interesting, educational topics. I'm looking forward to seeing you all!