Upstate Carolina Real Estate Investors Association

News You Need...

OCTOBER

Main Monthly Meeting: Oct. 21, 2019
Embassy Suites
670 Verdae Blvd
Greenville, SC 29607
6:00- 7:00 PM: Networking Hour
7:00- 9:00: Main Meeting and Featured Speaker Bill Cook

Oct. 23, 2019: Door Knocking with Bill Cook:
The unique “Day of Door Knocking” is something you have just got to experience. Literally, Bill will take up to 30 people into a local neighborhood, knock on doors, often get all of us invited in, make offers on the spot. Incredible to witness. Sign up soon as class is limited! Plan to be with Bill from 9am-6pm for this experience. Working lunch at McDonald’s (individual pay) Location will be sent to those who sign up. A 100 page work manual comes with this event.

Oct. 26, 2019: Creative Deal Structuring with Bill Dealmaker is a one-of-a-kind, full-day seminar, taught by Bill Cook. You’ll see and learn multiple ways to creatively construct and fund deals without going to banks.

Creative deal making is a learned thing, not a born-knowing-how-to-do-it thing. It’s a unique language that must be learned.

At Dealmaker, Bill will show you 15 deals he and Kim have done. With each deal, you’ll see how it was found, structured, funded,and once acquired, how the property was turned into a mailbox money machine.

You’ll also see all the different deal structuring tools used in each situation that allowed the seller’s uncomfortable situation to be turned into a win-win deal...without going to a bank!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE MAIN MEETING- 10/21- WITH FEATURED SPEAKER BILL COOK

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE DAY OF DOOR KNOCKING

CLICK HERE FOR THE CREATIVE DEALS SEMINAR

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR BOTH THE DOOR KNOCKING AND CREATIVE DEAL SEMINAR AT SPECIAL COMBO RATE!

We had a blast at our 2019 Membership Appreciation Picnic! Thank you all for coming, and for your continued support of Upstate CREIA!

At our May Monthly Meeting, we honored some VERY special Upstate CREIA members: our volunteers! For 17 years, volunteers have been the life blood keeping our organization alive, thriving, and growing! Below are the volunteers that were honored May 20, 2019 (this is not a comprehensive list; more names will be added as those individuals are recognized at future meetings):

1 year
Lori Andrews- education, seminars
Gene Wilson - Greeter
Steven Ancona - MH Focus Group Leader

2 years
Laurie Rappl - Member services, greeter, seminars
John Underwood - moderator, seminars
Deborah Powell - Greeter, Photographer
Sam Bouter - AV Tech, seminars
Milissa Smith - Member services, Greeter
Zane Meadors - George Antone FG leader
Robert Dayton - Past Vendor Coordinator, Board Member

5 years
George Smith - since 2012 Adv Focus Group Leader
Paula Martin - since 2012. Adv Focus Group Co-Leader
Lisa Harrison 2014 Vendor Coordinator
Toyya Funchess - since 2014. Rental Focus Group Leader, seminars
Susan McCarter - since 2011 Women’s Focus Group Leader
Steve Hattersley - since 2011 Member Services

10 years
Kathy Malcolm- since 2008 Membership Director, Board Member, Teacher, seminars, and MUCH MORE
Norm Reid . Since 2009 President and more

15 years
Brandon Smith -since 2004. Treasurer, Board Member
Maria Orbik since 2004 Member Services, Moderator
Bill Clark - since 2003 PR, promotions, DOA FG leader, Board Member, VP, Guest Orientation Leader
Gregg Branham -since 2003 Past Volunteer Coordinator and Social Event Coordinator, Board Member
John Keller -since 2002 —in first year "Lifer". Member Services
Barbara Keller - since 2002 —in first year "Lifer" Member Services
Karla Kuhn - since 2002 —in first year "Lifer" Education Director, seminars, speaker relations, logistics, volunteer parties, and MUCH MORE

From our most recent meeting:

STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPCOMING EVENTS....

Documents from the November Meeting:
PowerPoint - Opportunity Zones Discussion Panel (click to download)

New Website....Here's a Tour!

Here's some tutorials for you to review on how to navigate the website!

Want to Be a Real Estate Investor?…
Connect With the Largest Group of Active Investors in South Carolina!

Welcome to Upstate Carolina Real Estate Investors Association (Upstate CREIA). We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving real estate investors by providing education and networking opportunities. Join us on the 3rd Monday of every month for one or more topics that are relevant to real estate investing and for an opportunity to network with other investors and vendors.

If you have interest in buying rentals, rehabbing houses, flipping property or just investing for passive profits, we’re the single source in the Upstate SC area where you can come learn, meet other investors and enhance your journey as an investor, regardless of what level investor you currently are or wish to become.

Take some time to dig around our website. Lots of good stuff here. Then be sure to take some time out to come visit one of our monthly meetings. We’d love to have you!

Monthly Meetings
When: On the 3rd Monday of the month
Meeting time: 6pm Coffee & Networking – 7pm Meeting Starts
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, 670 Verdae Blvd, Greenville SC Driving Directions
Hotel Phone: (864) 676-9090
Cost: FREE for Members and $20 for Guests

If $5,000,000 Flows Through Your Hands, How Much Do YOU Keep?
by David Tilney
I knew of a commercial real estate... CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Are You Hiring the Right Tenants?
by David Tilney
I have a friend in Colorado...CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Get Started in Real Estate Investing Without $$$
by David Tilney
If you’d like to invest in real estate, but you can’t afford...CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Upcoming Events

Don't miss the upcoming events!

Upcoming Events

Main Monthly Meeting

Bill Cook is back by popular demand! Last year, he both educated and entertained us with decades of RE experiences, door knocking adventures and creative deal structuring. You will have 3 chances to learn from him this time. Don't miss out!

Monday, October 21, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM

Mobile Home Focus Group

MH Focus Group to explore all aspects of Mobile Home investing with local experienced investors. Finding, buying, selling, rehabbing, MH parks, financing, FHA requirements, etc.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Time: 5:30 PM

Day of Door Knocking with Bill Cook

Bill Cook offers a boots-on-the-ground approach to teaching door knocking! What an unique opportunity to see this technique in action. 2nd time --back by popular demand! Consider the combo option of door knocking plus Sat seminar at discount

Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM

Combo Bill Cook Door Knocking AND Creative Deal Structuring Seminar

Combo Bill Cook Door Knocking AND Creative Deal Structuring Seminar. Save $95 by taking advantage of both days with Bill. Take your door knocking experience to higher level by analyzing deals "differently"...learn to create deals for the win-win

Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM

Advanced Focus Group

Bill Cook will do Q&A on door knocking and creative deals as sneak preview to Sat seminar! Take advantage of Bill being in town all week! Beginners are welcome.

Thursday, October 24, 2019
Time: 11:30 AM

Creative Deal Structuring with Bill Cook

Bill Cook's next level- Very Creative Deal Structuring Seminar. Bill will teach you to think differently about deals. Deals just don't "happen", they are created. Consider the discounted combo option: Door Knocking + seminar

Saturday, October 26, 2019
Time: 8:30 AM

Combo Bill Cook Door Knocking AND Creative Deal Structuring Seminar

Combo Bill Cook Door Knocking AND Creative Deal Structuring Seminar. Save money by taking advantage of both days with Bill. Take your door knocking experience to higher level by analyzing deals "differently"...learn to create deals for the win-win

Saturday, October 26, 2019
Time: 8:30 AM

George Antone User Group

A private focus group for attendees of George Antone Financial 2 day seminar Oct 2017, Family Bank, or purchased FYNANC Academy. The group practices the intricate financial, lending formulas. deal analysis & structuring.

Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM

Women's Focus Group

Join UCREIA women monthly to listen, share and learn from each other. We run numbers, discuss strategies, issues, tips, challenge thought processes, analyze deals, do deals, motivate and support.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM

Rental Focus Group

Landlords & potential Landlords: come hear local speakers, & to discuss issues, strategies, problems/solutions/tips to help you be more successful and profitable with fewer headaches.

Thursday, November 14, 2019
Time: 5:30 PM

Main Monthly Meeting

TBA

Monday, November 18, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM

Advanced Focus Group

Advanced Focus Group takes a deeper dive into various topics. Beginners are welcome, too, to be sponges to learn from more advanced investors.

Thursday, November 21, 2019
Time: 11:30 AM

Mobile Home Focus Group

MH Focus Group to explore all aspects of Mobile Home investing with local experienced investors. Finding, buying, selling, rehabbing, MH parks, financing, FHA requirements, etc.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Time: 5:30 PM

George Antone User Group

Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM

Women's Focus Group

Join UCREIA women monthly to listen, share and learn from each other. We run numbers, discuss strategies, issues, tips, challenge thought processes, analyze deals, do deals, motivate and support.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM

Rental Focus Group

Landlords & potential Landlords: come hear local speakers, & to discuss issues, strategies, problems/solutions/tips to help you be more successful and profitable with fewer headaches.

Thursday, December 12, 2019
Time: 5:30 PM

Extended Menu

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events