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All Forum Posts by: Javon Varona

Javon Varona has started 4 posts and replied 27 times.

Post: Than Merrill or REIA Meeting?

Javon VaronaPosted
  • Kenner, LA
  • Posts 28
  • Votes 5

@John Duffy Thanks for your enlightenment.Your information has made me make a whole new decision. Now that I look at what you and everyone has said I feel that doing what it is free and engaging in BP will be a good start. I will attend a REIA meeting, but I will ask a bit more about my local meeting and get some feed back before committing to going, in other words I will sit tonight's meeting out and focus on my studies as I have been given a lot of really great new resources and information. I appreciate you Mr. Duffy. Thanks.

Best,

Javon

Post: Than Merrill or REIA Meeting?

Javon VaronaPosted
  • Kenner, LA
  • Posts 28
  • Votes 5

@Josh Willis Thanks for searching that ebay info for me man.

Best,

Javon

Post: Than Merrill or REIA Meeting?

Javon VaronaPosted
  • Kenner, LA
  • Posts 28
  • Votes 5

@Tom Nguyen I am just afraid to get a motivated seller and not have the access to the right people.

Post: Than Merrill or REIA Meeting?

Javon VaronaPosted
  • Kenner, LA
  • Posts 28
  • Votes 5

@Cornelius Charles I am glad you're honest man. I appreciate it.

Post: Than Merrill or REIA Meeting?

Javon VaronaPosted
  • Kenner, LA
  • Posts 28
  • Votes 5

@Jeff B. I haven't been back home to Los Angeles since 2012, I have heard the horror of transportation in that area. But hey it's better than what we have publicly. Now the freeways or I should say Interstates you'll never sit in traffic. I've been here almost 5 years and when I was driving I had to only sit in traffic once.

Post: Than Merrill or REIA Meeting?

Javon VaronaPosted
  • Kenner, LA
  • Posts 28
  • Votes 5

@Kandice Ayo God is Good, All the time. 

Post: Than Merrill or REIA Meeting?

Javon VaronaPosted
  • Kenner, LA
  • Posts 28
  • Votes 5

@Kandice Ayo I say just get what you can out of the 3 days. The way I see it knowledge is knowledge even if it is one thing you can take from the classes. I've found that the internet has a lot of good resources. I am basically going off of 3 different materials right now (one my mentor wrote, a post from Joe McCall, and another forums fast track to getting started kit.) and I am willing to share them with you for $10k - ha ha, No I am willing, but obviously anyone with $40k to invest in learning how to flip shouldn't be flipping anything because $40k could do so much more for you in marketing alone - if not co-investing in my opinion.

Post: Than Merrill or REIA Meeting?

Javon VaronaPosted
  • Kenner, LA
  • Posts 28
  • Votes 5

@Paul Timmins Thank you VERY much! You gave me extremely valuable information I am extremely appreciative. Thank you so much.

Best,

Javon

Post: Than Merrill or REIA Meeting?

Javon VaronaPosted
  • Kenner, LA
  • Posts 28
  • Votes 5

@Kandice Ayo I wish I would have posted this a few days earlier, I am sorry. Either way if you can afford the class, I've read from a lot of people that it's worth it, so I think you made a good choice in purchasing it. I personally was looking to be in a networking presence. - not so much the learning phase (I have those resources). I will say that I've heard for a newbie like us it can be a brain overload. So I'd advise maybe bringing a tape recorder. 

I appreciate your post enjoy the classes and let me know how they turn out. 

Best,

Javon

Post: Than Merrill or REIA Meeting?

Javon VaronaPosted
  • Kenner, LA
  • Posts 28
  • Votes 5
Originally posted by @Cornelius Charles:

@Javon Varona

I am a Fortune Builders (FB) student. In my mind, the REIA and FB seminar do not have the same purposes. If the FB seminar is the same format as the one I attended two years ago, basically they will give you very high level information on their fix and flip model and then invite you to attend their weekend seminar for a few hundred bucks. If you are looking to network with "real" buyers, I do not think the seminar is going to do that for you. If that is indeed your objective, I would say the REIA would be the better bet. However, if the REIAs in your area are anything like the ones in my county, they will mainly be comprised of new investors who have not done any deals. Not saying that's necessiraly a bad thing, but I would tell anyone in my area not to go to a REIA expecting to find experienced buyers.

 Cornelius,

You actually answered the question I was asking. Thank you. I was just assuming that because Than was successful that he might inspire a investor/buyer crowd, but that is what I get for assuming. I am not sure how the REIA operates here, I did call them and leave a message yesterday and never received a call back, but I mean that could happen anywhere. Maybe I just need to do some major research on how to get buyers with little to no mobility.

I appreciate you answering my question. Thank you so much Cornelius.

Best,

Javon