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You're invited... to THE REI event of the year in the Sacramento area! We're celebrating two years, and collaborating with NorCal REIA celebrating 20 years of amazing education and networking with a hosted bar, food trucks, live DJ and the "who's who" in REI!

We'll be gathering at an epic special venue - the RED BARN in Rocklin! You don't want to miss this FREE epic evening of unforgettable networking, food, drinks and laughs. Let's go!

-The REI Connect Team

***Make sure to RSVP immediately, as we will likely need to cap the guest list.

We use a lease generated on Avail.co for California and add in specific clauses for the rooms

Join REI Connect at Roseville for an engaging workshop on various real estate investment strategies! Whether you are a beginner or seasoned investor, this event will cover topics such as VA hiring and management, commercial real estate including self storage and more. Learn from experienced real estate investors about the latest trends and opportunities in the market.

Our featured speaker, Stratton Brown, is a former athlete, entrepreneur, real estate investor and the host of the Winning Move podcast. He has been working in real estate for more than four years and deals with rentals, wholesaling, and storage units. He is also the creator of the virtual system Call Magicians. His go-to marketing strategy is cold-calling and he has learned expert strategies when it comes to hiring and training cold-callers. We are excited for Stratton to share all that he has learned and look forward to other investors being provided with the information and opportunity along their own journey! After the workshop, stay for epic networking opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals in the real estate industry. Don't miss this chance to gain valuable knowledge, expand your network, and take your real estate investing journey to the next level!

The format for this event will be, as usual:
6:00 - 6:45 Attendee Networking
6:45 - 7:30 Guest Speaker w/Q&A
7:30 - ?? Attendee Networking
As always, please feel free to share and bring a friend! See you at The Union!

On wednesday, May 1st REI Connect welcomes Ryan Nickel, local Creative Finance (Seller Finance, Subject To) Guru!

Ryan's Bootstrap REI gets granular with:
- Seller Financing Foundational Concepts and Principles
- Where to Find Deals and How to Work with Sellers
- What Paperwork to Use
- Review Deal or No Deal Properties

Ryan has an amazing story from being broke and on food stamps to doing hundreds of creative finance deals. He is known for being an expert in "skinny deals" and finding creative ways to make a deal work.

The format for this event will be, as usual:
6:00-6:45 Attendee Networking
6:45-7:15 Guest Speaker w/Q&A
7:15-?? Attendee Networking

As always, please feel free to share and bring a friend! See you at The Union!

We live in our househack and have 6 roommates. Picking personalities is a really crucial part of the process and making sure that the vibe stays positive and collaborative. That being said, people can definitely be messy and I find myself doing a good portion of the dishes. Overall our home is very clean, and that is mostly due to the fact that we pay a professional cleaner to come through and do all of the common spaces every 2 weeks. I also make sure to let people know how important it is to keep the common spaces clean during the interviews. 

Hey Benjamin! I personally rent out 5 bedrooms in our personal home. Technically everyone was a stranger before they moved in and we've never had any issues of stealing or squatting or any type of damage to the property. That being said, our market could be completely different than yours so I'm not sure that transfers to you. I would say that as long as you're vetting the roommates with full background checks and with a good interview I would be curious what the worries about having roommates would be. You can always lock your bedroom doors when you leave if you want to keep your bedroom space private. Feel free to reach out if you have any specific househacking questions! 

I haven't read any of the responses, but I would bet that my responses are going to be similar to others here. Try not to get too focused on how much interest rates are, but if it makes sense for YOU. 

My husband and I started by saving up our money and purchasing a single family house with 5 bedrooms and a bonus room. We've been househacking it for the past 3.5 years with roommates. Which has allowed us to save up enough money to buy two more STR's! I am now a full time real estate agent and my husband is a full time STR manager

Come join us on **Wednesday, April 3rd** as we hold our monthly REI Meetup at THE UNION in Old Town Roseville.

This month's guest speakers is fellow local tax EA & Real Estate Investor, Jose Garcia!

About our speaker:
Jose Garcia is a local tax EA and real estate investor. He owns and operates Investor's Tax Pros where he focuses on working with new and experienced real estate investors across the US. His clients include individuals involved with STR, MTR, subto, note wraps, wholesalers and flippers. Jose takes a very hands on approach and works with his clients throughout the year to help them bring down their typical large tax bills and also continue to grow their portfolios at the same time.
Apart from working hand in hand with these investors Jose is also involved in MTR and STR in northern California. Currently the two target strategies are working with insurance contracts in the central valley and co-hosting properties for STR throughout the Tahoe basin.

As always, there will be ample time to Network and continue building your REI Dream Team. Important - Please be sure to come hungry and thirsty in support of the great local business that generously provides us our space. See you at The Union!

RSVP HERE --->

Matt Aitchison is an esteemed boutique hotelier, commercial real estate investor, and highly sought-after speaker within the real estate industry. With an impressive background that encompasses diverse accomplishments, Matt's journey began after graduating from UC Santa Barbara, where he embarked on a successful career in Real Estate sales. Through unwavering determination and work ethic, he cultivated a Top 1000 real estate team in the U.S, as recognized by the Wall Street Journal. Quickly understanding that traditional real estate sales alone wouldn't unlock his desired financial freedom goals, Matt pivoted and went all in on real estate investing full time. Since then, he has amassed extensive experience, flipping and wholesaling hundreds of houses while concurrently scaling his passive income portfolio. After shifting his focus full time to commercial real estate and hospitality assets, his portfolio now encompasses retail strip centers, medical plazas, apartment buildings, and hotels. Presently, Matt is the Founder and CEO of Imagos Hospitality Group, which specializes in the innovation and evolution of boutique hotel and commercial real estate assets, in addition to hosting a Top 100 Ranked Business Podcast in the World.