The seminar mostly focused on the added benefit of not only knowing the law, but how to get the money, information that is priceless in the interest of becoming an effective investor.  The attendees of the seminar were guided by some really talented professionals who have decades of experience between them!  We are all very proud of the tremendous success of Optimal OPM Boston!

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REINGUSA REIA in Nashua NY October 12th 6:00pm

LIREIA in Long Island NY October 13th at 6:00pm

REIA OF NYC in Manhattan on October 14th at 6:00pm

Please join us at one of the events on our TOUR CALENDAR or sign up for our upcoming seminars in Boston November 7th & 8th and Philadelphia November 9th!

I am taking a lot of heat right now for telling
newbie investors to “STAY OUT OF BALTIMORE!”
… more experienced investors who know what they
are doing – no problem.
… but for newbies, you proceed at your own peril,
and it is not just me who is saying this:

JUST IN – TODAY!
“…Richard P. Clinch, director of economic research at
the University of Baltimore’s Jacob France Institute,
wasn’t surprised that the Baltimore area ranked poorly
for recent changes in prices and REOs.
“The housing downturn started later here, he said.
The city probably has the biggest problem, because there
are a lot more investor-owned properties here.  But it started in
Cleveland like two years ago. The fact is, we’ve got a ways
to work through on this particular problem in the metro area.
So this is going to probably get a little bit worse before it gets better!”
… so what is the City’s Solution to this so-called “problem
of having TOO MANY INVESTOR OWNED PROPERTIES…?”

To go after INVESTORS WITH A CHAIN SAW!

Last month I sent you the press release in which the
city was bragging about how they are taking down
absentee landlord left and right for buying properties
and “not moving fast enough”.
That was a week after sending you the official press
release from the city in which they had won a six-figure
law suit against an investor who refused to fix up his
property because he ran out of money and could not
get anyone to make him a loan because many lenders
have “red-lined” Baltimore City because the Mayor and
City Council are suing Bank of America and Wells Fargo.
for “Making too many loans to poor people!”
… it is a mess, it is going to get messier and really
ugly before the folks in Baltimore come to their senses
and start doing the right things (again) to turn things around.
Again, if you have a cast-iron stomach, then go full steam
ahead because it is the COMBINATION of the economy and
the policies that have come into play in the past 18 months
that are causing BALTIMORE to lag behind the rest of the
DC Region in terms of the recovery of its housing market.

GREAT TIME FOR EXPERIENCED INVESTORS who can
pound sellers into the ground with this information, and then
hang on for the next 2-3 years as Baltimore gets its act together,
LIKE CATCHING FALLING CHAIN SAWS for newbies
and less experienced investors.
We will go into even more detail on this topic at the upcoming
Greater Washington, DC Real Estate Investor Associations
SUPER MEETING on October 16th-18th.

To learn more visit www.DCREIA.com

We have spent a lot of time traveling, shaking hands and talking with great folks from REIAs all around the East Coast this week. So far we have had 4 private meetings in addition to 7 networking events – 2 of which featured Jillian as a speaker. We have another meeting tomorrow night in Morristown PA and are staying in Philadelphia tonight (14th). I will be doing a little tour of the city tomorrow and working on video footage and booking additional speaking opportunities and Jillian will be working on some client docs and putting together additional curriculum for the Optimal OPM and Intro to OPM Seminars coming up in November in Boston and Philadelphia.
Check out the video, send us suggestions and ideas via email to ali@opmguru.com and come see us at a venue near you!

on Wednesday we flew to Boston and drove up the New Hampshire REIA Meeting – where we connected with some of our old friends and past Optimal OPM seminar attendees Anne Bellamy and Gail McCarthy

I will add more details about the people we are meeting and networking updates this afternoon!

We attended the Long Island REIA Meeting in Huntington NY last night at the Hilton Hotel. Speaking were representatives from local Real Estate Investment Firms – a charming man, contractor and property manager of 30 years Tom Bencho from Aurora Marketing Financial Services,  A Representative from Prepaid Legal, Jay and Jeff Tatum from Impact Realty Advisors in Birmingham Alabama, and Carl Schiavone from Carl Schiavone & Associates – a Real Estate Coach. We met Joe Scorese, the President of the NYC REIA, whom Jillian may speak for in October, and had a great meeting with Melissa Gagliano, Principal of the Long Island REIA – a really terrific and friendly gal who was enthusiastic about the Education Jillian is providing. It was a great day and we look forward to meeting more interesting folks and getting their take on the local real estate markets. Here are some of the comments we heard:

Philadelphia is a really strong emerging market – not only is there a new casino there, but there is also a new convention center and the G8 summit is being held there this year. Philadelphia seems promising in every way for multi-family and single home markets. Talk to Tom Bencho (above) about Philadelphia if you want a local’s perspective.  We also heard great things about investors and properties available in the Albany, Syracuse area. If you’re interested in learning more, you may want to get in touch with Chris Jackson of Rampant Lion Homes. If you’re curious about getting into multi family opportunities in the Bronx, which we also heard a lot about – talk to A&M Associates in NY or Joe Scorese from the NYC REIA. They will point you in the right direction. Osprey Cove Developers would be a good contact to have for Development in the Long Island area or other outer Buroughs of NY.

All in all, the day was great, the travel was smooth (Although Ali had to run to catch her 6:30 am flight in Burbank!) and we made it through day 1 with great success. Stay posted to learn more about the great people we are meeting!

We decided to come meet our East Coast business contacts in person this fall – so we are embarking on a 30 day journey starting on September 8th in NYC. On this trip, in addition to the speaking engagements where Jillian will be presenting, we are hoping to spend time networking and meeting with individuals we would like to work with in the future.

We decided to put together a video blog of the entire trip as well – so you can experience with us the travel travails and triumphs we will experience. Ultimately, we thought it would be a fun way for our clients to get to know US as people as well – you never know someone better than when you “travel” with them. In the next week, we will be launching a massive PR campaign, so look for us at our blog, in our webinars and for our twitter updates as well as in some mainstream media – maybe you’ll see us there!

Our Tour will culminate in two Great Educational seminars hosted by Jillian Sidoti:

Optimal OPM Boston November 7th & 8th

Intro to OPM Philadelphia November 9th

Our goals for this trip are threefold:

1.) To meet as many of our network as possible in person and develop relationships – whether its at the REIA meetings we are attending, or for coffee or dinner, we look forward to meeting you in person.

2.) To provide education on real estate investing from an SEC Standpoint (Jillians area of expertise)to groups that are interested in having her speak.

3.) To have a fun time traveling and seeing the country – Ali is an amateur  food blogger, so we will be doing our best to cover some of the best places to eat in the areas we are visiting. PLEASE send us your recommendations if you would. We would love to know where the locals eat.