Jason Schubert Returns!

After Jason’s visit to the July meeting, DREIA’s phone rang and rang.  When will he return? We’d like to go to his boot camp but it was too soon after the meeting.   Folks are interested in commercial investing at this unique time in our economic history.  What’s happening now may not occur for years to…

Dave Says “One More Time” Again!

Our friends that run the BREIA mentoring program tell us that our Miami-Dade folks are helping over- fill the classes!  So they’re adding another date so you can join in.   If you’ve not investigated the mentor program, NOW IS THE TIME!  Dave, Bill, Jan and Nan will be at it again October 14 and 15th.  For more…

June Lunch Meeting

Our monthly lunch meeting was again a full house.  New members Enrique Fernandez, Sebastian Navarro and Chris Westgate were welcomed to the club.  In fact, Enrique Fernandez saved the day with his laptop and internet connection.  Due to a technical snafu, the system in our meeting room didn’t work. But Dave Dinkel talked through the…

Law Firm Focus Is Real Estate Investors

The Law Offices of Enrique J. Fernandez, P.A. is a general service law firm with a focus on the representation of Real Estate Investors. Our office represents investors in their purchase of properties through the foreclosure courts, short-sales, REO sales as well as traditional transactions. We prepare and review title policies, land trusts, contracts and…

Welcome New Members, Thanks to Renewals

DREIA is growing!  Thanks to all who recently joined or renewed.  Remember, members save on every event.  Business members are offered unique exposure opportunities to thousands of potential investors and agents.  Individual members received one hour free consulting at the DREIA office in their first 90 days as a member. NEW MEMBERS Search Before You…

An Enlightened Solution To The Housing Crisis-A Solution Without Losers

Yes, there’s no end to Fred’s creativity when it comes to real estate!  Investor, retired appraiser and author offers up another plan for the housing crisis.  Oh, by the way, the views expressed by Fred are Fred’s and not legal advice.  Anyone involved in the transfer of real estate should seek legal counsel.  Having said…

June Is a Busy Month at DREIA

Maybe the June 4 foreclosure workshop foretells that the court system is about to increase output.  Who knows?  But the venerable Rich Meyer and The Foreclosure Academy will present Making Dollars and Sense Our of Foreclosure Investing.  Rich’s workshop is full of relevant information about our local courts and auction system. You will learn the important aspects about…

The BUTLER did it!

That’s usually the case, right?  But Stacy Sherman of RockTitle told us at our Saturday workshop about the Butler Rebate.  It’s actually savings you can get from your friendly title agent..legally!  Stacy also told us about re-issue credit and how and when to ask for it.  It benefits a buyer and that always helps a…

Bob McManus, Roman Pavlik = Full House in May

Match and mirror?  Yes, it’s a familiar concept to those in sales.  But when you’re BUYING property from owners in distress, you’re selling yourself.  Bob McManus, national real estate trainer, taught us as investors how deal with homeowners.  The distress goes far beyond what’s happening with the real estate, Bob says.  His examples, often from his…

Happening at DREIA

What have you missed?  What you don’t want to miss!  May 11, 2011   Our recent lunch meeting featured Mr. Jack Schlossberg of Property Tax Consultants.  The room was full and Jack gave us the low-down on how to appeal property tax assessments.  Many of us were surprised to learn that during the period in which…