September 19th, 2024 This will be a LIVE IN PERSON MEETING 6:30 Pm Free Pizza and Networking Begins – So Come Early if you can 7:00 Pm Promptly the Formal Meeting starts and ends by approx. 9:00 Pm
10 Ways to Find Under Valued Properties and Off Market Deals …
It could be the result of Economic Slow Down, Geo Political concerns, Stock Market Volatility, Extreme Housing affordability issues,Buyer Fatigue, disruptive NEW Real Estate commission structures, the Pending Election, or Seasonality. Regardless;
The Bay Area housing market seems to be in a state of Flux, influenced by competing forces. While significant price drops seem unlikely in the near future, a period of slower growth or a slight correction is possible. There are several possible market scenarios that might play out moving forward.
Lower Interest Rates haven’t increased sales… Many markets around the country and even a few here locally are now seeing large increases in MSI– Months Supply of Inventory thereby shifting more towards a Buyers favored environment.
Upswing markets that run on and on make many look like Real Estate Geniuses but as Warren Buffet is quoted as saying; “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”
The KEY is always to BUY Right Buying RIGHT at a Discounted price is being Smart.
Off Market properties give BUYERS an edge. They require some know how and legwork to uncover but they exist is almost every marketplace. Join us this Month as will discuss this market Flux and 10 Ways to Find Under Valued Properties and Off Market Deals.
October 2024
October 17th, 2024 This will be a LIVE IN PERSON MEETING 6:30 Pm Free Pizza and Networking Begins – So Come Early if you can 7:00 Pm Promptly the Formal Meeting starts and ends by approx. 9:00 Pm
REAL ESTATE SCAMS ALERT
You’ve seen them or heard about them, perhaps you’ve been solicited by a promoter to make such an “Investment”. Scammers often lure in their prey with promises of Extraordinary Returns on their Investments.
While it is VERY possible to generate Above average Rates of Return with Real Estate or Real Estate Related Investments. Performing proper Due Diligence is imperative before making such investments.
Real estate fraud is a serious offense, and you can endure HUGH losses because of it. Like any other types of fraud, Real Estate fraud is unfortunate, and even the most astute parties can become Targets.
This month we will Touch on a Number of Ways to Thwart being Scammed.
You will also learn about the 7 Common Real Estate Related Scams and How to Avoid them!
LOCAL BAY AREA REAL ESTATE MYSTERY…
We also have a guest speaker; Phil Barber , a Local Bay Area investigative journalist who through his dogged persistence broke a Major Story involving a $400 Million Dollar Real Estate Empire involving two long time friends and partners who may not be WHO they represented they WERE and are now seeing their empire and promises made to many of their investors unraveling.
About Phil Barber: Phil Barber has spent 21 years at The Press Democrat. For most of that time, he was a sports reporter and columnist. Barber joined the PD’s news team early in the pandemic and wound up embracing the new challenge. His investigative subjects have included the history of forced sterilizations at the Sonoma State Home institution, and a Subway franchisee who owned 14 Bay Area restaurants and stole at least $500,000 in wages from his employees. He first profiled the LeFever Mattson real estate empire in March 2023. Though at that point the duo were more mysterious than nefarious, Barber’s reporting put him in prime position to break recent news on the partnership’s unfolding downfall. He is a native of the Sacramento Valley, a UCLA graduate and father of four adult daughters.
