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~~~ Limited Seating - This yearly $25*** workshop WILL sell out. No advance RSVP, No Entrance ~~~

This, Sunday morning 10AM, in person, limited seating, 90 minute Show-and-Tell, session is your chance to sit down in a small group with Neal Bawa and see him pull back the curtain and work his magic! He will show how he and his company use technology, VA's and common sense to find, market and manage multi family properties all over the US!

You'll find no slide deck with superficial teaser information at this 90-120 minute session! It's a true a workshop with a show-and-tell format where Neal actually shows how his company finds deals in real time.

*** This is a limited seating event. The $25 Fee is to motivate you to get out of bed and actually show up on your Sunday Morning:) Any "profits" will be put to work in our KIVA.org (https://www.kiva.org/lender/VIG) charity lending account ***

Neal will also provide detailed information on how they market to tenants and how they find and manage find property managers. There is also information on you can get involved and eventually become a Multifamily promoter yourself, if that is a path of interest.

The attendees will also get to see, in real-time, how their staff in the U.S., India and the Philippines runs their apartment complexes with efficiency and control, at a cost lower than that of competitors.

Neal will show you some of their running marketing campaigns and how they funnel leads into our apartments. Neal will also show how they specifically target smartphone users so they can market to them using text and email, and accelerate the leasing cycle.

Finally, you will see how our continuous audits force our property managers to stay on top of their employees, expenses and tenants, and expose their weaknesses.

*** A lot of the things that Neal will show are not specific to apartments only. Market analyses, lease marketing and management follow through/compliance has many applications outside of the apartment sphere...****

We are convinced you'll be AMAZED at how Neal and his team leverage technology and outsourcing to bring innovation and efficiency to an otherwise pretty stagnant industry!

This Show and Tell session is a SMALL GROUP session held on a Sunday. It’s 90-120 minute session.

*** = This workshop event is on a Sunday morning and we want to keep it limited to a small number of seats so everyone can get the most out of it.

Neal's presentation has received rave reviews from past attendees.

Attendee Pradeep Gandhi said "Neal held nothing back. He shared all. Neal's view point: more knowledge is better than less.".

Attendee member Wilson Tandiono remarked "Neal is very knowledgeable and takes a pragmatic approach to investing in multi-family. He shared a bunch of resources he used to source and manage his properties. While we only had time to cover a few key topics, I left with a lot of insightful and actionable information."

Attendee Christy Brock said "Great Meetup! 2 hours was not enough. Neal could have easily spent 2 hours on each of the topics we discussed. A wealth of knowledge shared!"

*** This is a limited seating event. The $25 Fee is to motivate you to get out of bed and actually show up on your Sunday Morning:) Any "profits" will be put to work in a charitable KIVA.org (https://www.kiva.org/) account ***

AGENDA:

• 10:00AM - Neal Bawa will start his Show and Tell.

• 11:30 to 12:00 Questions and discussion.

• 12:00 - Feel Free to continue to network unsupervised off-site at the many restaurants and coffee shops in the area...

About the Speaker - Neal Bawa:

After gaining over 17 years of revenue (P&L) experience as the senior-most executive in a California education company with over 350 employees and $40MM in revenue. Neal retired after 17+ years of service to pursue a Real Estate career full time.

Neal owns and manages an extensive real estate single family and multifamily portfolio in 5 U.S. States. He teaches Multifamily education seminars to over a thousand students a year.

*** This is a limited seating event. The $25 Fee is to motivate you to get out of bed and actually show up on your Sunday Morning:) Any "profits" will be put to work in our KIVA.org (https://www.kiva.org/lender/VIG) charity lending account ***

RSVP now at: https://bit.ly/2rmQ1IN

RECOMMENDED EVENT IN SAN JOSE (NOT A VIG EVENT)

Tax Avoidance & Deferral Strategies for Highly Appreciated Real Estate.
by Michael Ryan and Associates

MUST PRE REGISTER ($10) see information below.

If you, like I, own property that has highly appreciated over the last few years, and you are interested in learning about tax friendly ways in which you can re-leverage that equity this workshop by mortgage industry veteran Michael Ryan, who you might remember from when he presented to our group, is for you!

I attended this small scale workshop myself a few months ago and it makes you walk away with a very clear list of your "tax friendly" sales options, some of which are little known....

Also besides the content, the catering was quite impressive as well:)

***Tax Avoidance & Deferral Strategies for Highly Appreciated Real Estate.***

Join Micheal Ryan for an educational review of options to lower taxes.

Socialize 6:00 PM Start time 6:30 - 8:30PM

Your $10.00 Ticket Purchase Does More.....just look!

It comes with a FREE 30-minute follow-up consultation with Mike if you have an active deal you are pursuing or even considering one! That is one-on-one with over 20 years experience!

PLEASE NOTE: YOU NEED TO REGISTER ($10) FOR THIS:
This is NOT an official VIG event. So you will need to RSVP and pay the $10 on Mike's Eventbrite site here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tax-avoidance-deferral-strategies-for-highly-appreciated-real-estate-tickets-45003181728?aff=0031

Want to learn how to make six figure profits by creating massive value in real estate - without doing any construction or rehab? Chris Porto will share his secrets on how he managed to create millions in value and earn almost $2.5M in 2017 WITHOUT PURSUING REHAB OR CONSTRUCTION! Register to find out how he did it. We'll give you one hit though: not all properties for sale are valued based on their true highest and best use...

He will also talk about how to go after development deals in line with his “smart growth” principles right here in the Bay Area. If you want to learn how to create massive value without getting any dirt under your nails and have a positive impact on society at the same time, you won’t want to miss this month’s webinar!

RSVP Now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VStUq-CgTzimMTD6iuKx4Q

AGENDA:
• 6:30 PM - Presentation
• 7:30 PM - Questions
• 7:45ish PM - Get on with the rest of your evening as a wiser version of your old self!

Want more REI webinars and in-person San Francisco REI Meetups? Join the VIG Meetup group here: https://www.meetup.com/SF-real-estate-investors-group/events/248461555/

Hi all, as mentioned - please note the change in location to: 1540 Market St #100 San Francisco, CA (Anchor Co-Working Space)

@Ernesto Hernandez

@Stephanie Simos

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Details

ATTENDEES MUST PREREGISTER AT:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VStUq-CgTzimMTD6iuKx4Q

And join us on Meetup at: https://www.meetup.com/San-Jose-Real-Estate-investors-group/events/248461553/

TOPIC:
Want to learn how to make six figure profits by creating massive value in real estate - without doing any construction or rehab? Chris Porto will share his secrets on how he managed to create millions in value and earn almost $2.5M in 2017 WITHOUT PURSUING REHAB OR CONSTRUCTION! Register to find out how he did it. We'll give you one hit though: not all properties for sale are valued based on their true highest and best use...

He will also talk about how to go after development deals in line with his “smart growth” principles right here in the Bay Area. If you want to learn how to create massive value without getting any dirt under your nails and have a positive impact on society at the same time, you won’t want to miss this month’s webinar!

Register now to be reminded by ZOOM

AGENDA:
• 6:30 PM - Presentation
• 7:30 PM - Questions
• 7:45ish PM - Get on with the rest of your evening as a wiser version of your old self!

ATTENDEES MUST PREREGISTER AT:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VStUq-CgTzimMTD6iuKx4Q

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Chris Porto is the President & CEO of Smartgrowth.co. Chris Porto is an entrepreneur and real estate developer with a background in finance and sustainability. Before founding Smart Growth, Chris held positions at Deloitte and SunPower; where he helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars in capital for solar energy developments.

An expert in capital raising, financial modeling and deal structuring; Chris values ethical, sustainable business practices above all. A tremendous sense of responsibility and passion for developing sustainable real estate permeates everything he does.

To Chris, Smart Growth is a means to contribute towards a more sustainable culture, and it’s just the start. After graduating from Virginia Tech University with a degree in Finance, Chris moved to Japan where he studied martial arts and subsequently earned a black-belt in Aikido.

Chris is a full and active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and sits on the small scale developer council. He earned a Professional Certificate in Real Estate Development from ULI. He is also a graduate of FortuneBuilders - a top training program and network of real estate investors across the country.

SMART DEVELOPER ACADEMY
In addition to his own real estate development projects, Chris founded the Smart Growth Developer Academy with his Signature Program focused on "Building Wealth & Creating Impact with Real Estate Development" now open for enrollment. This unique training has taught numerous real estate professionals how to pursue small-scale commercial developments with an emphasis on sourcing opportunities, structuring deals and securing entitlements.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisaporto/
Website: http://smartgrowth.co/

ATTENDEES MUST PREREGISTER AT:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VStUq-CgTzimMTD6iuKx4Q

We're doing this one again!  This time at 1540 Market St in SF

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/553713-cannabis-real-estate-understanding-risk-and-opportunity

Cannabis Real Estate: Understanding Risk and Opportunity

@ The Virtual Investors Group (VIG) Meetup - please RSVP here

The California cannabis industry is expected to grow from less than a billion dollars in 2016 to more than $5 billion in 2019. This rapidly expanding industry has significant real estate needs, but not a lot of cannabis friendly landlords.

Come learn about real estate demand, perceived and actual risks, and potential returns. We’ll also explore zoning restrictions, bank financing, federal prohibition, and the legal landscape.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn about a rapidly expanding market with significant real estate needs: early participation holds the promise of higher returns.

We’ll immediately apply what you learn and discuss a live deal for 5-10 minutes. We’ll see you at the seminar.

A note about the presenter:
BaseCanna develops and manages turn-key cannabis campuses for new and experienced cannabis operators. Learn more about us at www.basecanna.com.

If your retirement funds are yours... Then why does it often feel like you have very little control over what you can do with them? This month Self Directed Retirement expert Bill Neville is going to explain how you can "liberate" your retirement money from Wall Street.

He will then explain how to use this setup the big funds do not want you to know about, to self direct your investments. For example by buying Real Estate!:)

Self Directed (or SD) Retirement Accounts are the lesser known retirement account options. There a a few steps to opening one which Bill will cover.

Once you have you account setup there are rules and guidelines as far as how you can actually invest the money. However, once you get the hang of it, you'll be surprised what you can do with your funds!

Come learn how you too can legally to thumb your nose at the big, fee heavy, funds and the IRS!

We have a session on Self Directed Investing every spring. And, probably because most people have some type of retirment account, it is one of our more popular sessions!

AGENDA:

• 6:30 PM - Networking with pizza and beer/wine sponsored by Topstone Investment (http://topstoneinvestment.com/)!
• 7:00 PM - Presentation.
• 8:00 PM - Member introductions & elevator pitches.
• 8:15 PM - On-site networking
• 9:00 PM - Advanced "free-range" "wet" networking at nearby bar just down the street!

About The Speaker:

Bill Neville (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-neville-cisp-0058759/) has a Finance degree from Pen State and has been a The Entrust Group (https://www.theentrustgroup.com)Self Directed Retrirement fun evangelist for the last 7 years now.

Missed last Thursdays Market Trends Presentation? Or want to see it again? We very pleased to announce that acclaimed real estate expert and rock star educator Neal Bawa has agreed to hold his 2018 Real Estate Trends event one more time, this time as a webinar for those of you that missed it this Thursday. Over a thousand investors attend this event each year. This is a power packed talk about key trends that you ABSOLUTELY MUST know about before you start planning your 2018 investments. The presentation is fast, fact-driven and entertaining.

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ATTENDEES MUST PREREGISTER AT: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8785090598272171265?source=chry
(If you pre-register a Video/audio recording will be available one hour after the webinar for, in case you miss it)
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This year, Neal has revamped the presentation, and it is even more action packed than before. The city rankings are now divided into Rent growth (for cashflow), hottest cities (for quick flips) and price appreciation (for buy and holds). Rankings from Trulia, Zillow, Forbes, Realtor.com, ApartmentList and Yardi Matrix will make city and state trends crystal clear. Before you leave, you will know the best cities in the U.S. to invest in, according to the analysis from the top Real Estate companies in the country.

Neal will also discuss the Top 3 likely picks for Amazon’s second headquarters. With five billion dollars and 50,000 jobs at stake, HQ2 can change a city’s future, and the 3 cities that Neal is going to talk about have an excellent chance of winning.

Videos from CNBC and Redfin will cover the impact of Tax Reform, while quotes from some of the biggest names in real estate will give you insights into the trends that will drive Real Estate in 2018. Neal will finish this dynamic presentation by picking one California and one out-of-state city as his 2019 pick, to keep you ahead of the crowd.

Here are some of the topics that will be covered:

1. The state of the U.S. and world economy - can it support more growth?
2. The all-important job market - where are we going?
3. How are rising interest rates going to impact real estate?
4. The best and worst U.S metros for multifamily in 2018 8. What is the forecast for California’s market in 2018?
5. The Tax Reform bill: what does it mean for real estate investors?

So RSVP for what hundreds of students have called ‘The best Real Estate Trends presentation that they have ever attended’. Don’t miss this one !!

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Interested? Please register by clicking the link below:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8785090598272171265?source=chry
February 26 4:00 PM PST (Video/audio recording will be available one hour after the webinar for registrants, in case you miss it)
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“Great tips and expert advice straight from the front-lines of successful multifamily investments! Great service by Neal. I've learned a lot in those two hours - and not just about the real estate or running a business, but how to be more efficient dealing with mountains of tasks.” — Evgenii

“Thank you Neal for generously sharing your real estate investment know-how. ” — Frank

“Super Meetup event. Neal is an expert in real estate and rentals. He is the best teacher I have met in the last 3 decades and he is willing to share his knowledge to all attendees, including some potential competitors down the road. Thank you, Neal.” — Eugene Sussli ATTENDEES MUST PREREGISTER AT:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8785090598272171265?source=chry
February 26 4:00 PM PST (Video/audio recording will be available one hour after the webinar for registrants, in case you miss it)

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You going to SEC prison would make Amy Wan very sad:(. And that's why she agreed to come and educate us in person on the SEC rules and regulations surrounding real estate syndications and crowdfunding!

Now, before you RSVP "No", let me please my case. Crowd funding and real estate Syndications are becoming more and more common as a way for a group of investors to team up and take down a large project. Knowing how this stuff works is important regardless if you are interested in at some point leading a large project like that, or just investing in one. Knowledge is power. And remember you in SEC Jail (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2015/01/05/what-its-really-like-inside-club-fed-prisons/?utm_term=.bbb28d51149d) = Sad Amy. And you would not want that on your conscience, now would you!?

AGENDA:

• 6:30 PM - Presentation

• 7:15 PM - Questions

• 7:30 PM - Get on with the rest of your evening as a wiser version of your old self!

AGENDA:

• 6:30 PM - Networking with pizza and beer/wine sponsored by Topstone Investment (http://topstoneinvestment.com/)!

• 7:00 PM - Presentation.

• 8:00 PM - Member introductions & elevator pitches.

• 8:15 PM - On-site networking

• 9:00 PM - Advanced "free-range" "wet" networking at the bar of the El Valenciano (https://www.yelp.com/biz/el-valenciano-restaurant-and-bar-san-francisco) just down the street!

About The Speaker:

Amy Y. Wan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyywan/), Esq., is Founder and Chief Legal Hacker at Bootstrap Legal (https://bootstraplegal.com/), which provides software to allow real sponsors to draft their own syndication and fund documents. Previously, she was a Partner at Trowbridge Sidoti LLP (CrowdfundingLawyers.net) where she practiced crowdfunding and syndication law, and was General Counsel at Patch of Land, a real estate marketplace lending and crowdfunding platform. Amy is also Founder and Co-Organizer of Legal Hackers LA and served as a Presidential Management Fellow.

Go to amywanlaw.com (http://amywanlaw.com/) to learn more.

• Frequent speaker at events like SXSW, PLI, ACMA, NAPABA, etc.

• Established industry thought leader, Senior Contributor @ Crowdfund Insider

• Original General Counsel of real estate crowdfunding platform that raised a $23.6M Series A

• Finalist for GC of the Year by LA Business Journal

• Pioneered novel financial products for 2+ fintech companies

• Named Top 10 Women to Watch in LegalTech, ABA Journal

• As a PMF, Served on multiple U.S. delegations to the WTO; assisted USTR in ongoing trade agreement negotiations; organized Business and Human Rights roundtables for State Department; organized the U.S.-China Transportation Forum, a Deputy Secretary and Vice Minister-led forum for the U.S. Department of Transportation.