Please plan to join AREA for our July regular meeting with George Roddy, Sr.. This month's topic will be Buying Homes Scheduled for Foreclosure.

Foreclosure postings are expected to reach nearly 50,000 homes this year in the D/FW Metro and smart investors are cashing in by investing in foreclosures NOW.

With the sub-prime “meltdown”, adjustable rate mortgages resetting and coming to term, unemployment on the rise, and the dramatic slowdown of retail home sales, there are currently thousands of under-valued properties going to auction every month in Texas.

Mr. Roddy will be providing an insightful look at the Texas foreclosure process; and, he will be sharing his personal insights & tips on today’s opportunities, including

· Buying Before, During or After the Foreclosure Auction,

· How to Buy with Little or No Money Down,

· Where & When to Get the Best Deals,

· Understanding the Texas Foreclosure Process,

· Which Liens Survive the Foreclosure Auction,

· Contacting & Negotiating with a Distressed Homeowner,

· Successful Short Sales, and

· Strategies for Dealing with Lender Owned Properties.

About the Speaker
George Roddy, Sr. is President of both Foreclosure Listing Service, Inc. and Roddy Information Services. With more than 35 years of experience, Mr. Roddy is known as a pioneer in the real estate research and information industry.

His firms were among the first in the nation to offer online access to real estate information and intelligence, which revolutionized our ability to make informed real estate and investment decisions.
On a daily basis, Mr. Roddy has his thumb on the market by personally guiding Foreclosure Listing Service's research teams, which monitor foreclosure activity in 19 Texas counties, post-bankruptcy alerts in 60 counties, and REOs (real estate owned properties) across the whole State of Texas.

His company's products and services include pre-foreclosure lists for both residential and commercial properties, auction results lists, Sheriff’s Sale Lists, REO database, post bankruptcy alert lists, and the acclaimed "How to Buy" Foreclosure Properties education seminar.

In addition, the firm has recently introduced a new report called CityView, which analyzes residential foreclosure activity on a city by city basis.

Mr. Roddy can be reached by calling the office at 972-250-0993 or by email at groddy@roddyreport.com.

Please plan to join us on June 28th for our regular AREA meeting. Our regular meetings are always free. This month AREA presents Fort Worth real estate legend B. D. Atkins speaking on "Making Big Money Wholesaling Homes"

About the Speaker
BD Adkins is one of Fort Worth Metroplex Area's more seasoned and reliable Real Estate Investors. For over 30 years he has been involved as a wholesaler, rehabber and flipper. He has bought, sold and held numerous properties and has been a landlord when necessary and is a knowledgeable and active note buyer throughout the State of Texas and then some. He has received numerous recognitions in his industry.

BD was founder of the Newby's at Luby's group with a heavy emphasis on foreclosures and rehabbing. Newby's started out simple enough, as a small group of investors who would meet for lunch to talk about real estate. This group soon grew to become an entity of it's own with an average meeting of 35 to 45 of Fort Worth area real estate investors and service providers. This group came together bringing a whole host of like minds who enjoyed networking with each other.

Atkins believes in bringing all the varied entities of the business of real estate together to mesh their expertise. He understands to better train those in their own field it is important to have understanding as a whole and has shown how we all work better, together. He brings together the beginners, the lenders, the mortgage brokers, the realtors and title companies. The plumbers and electricians, the inspectors and the pest control agents. He understands this business as a whole and best of all he shares it willingly with others.

Along with his son David they continue to work combining their efforts, ethics, experience and knowledge to formulate an invaluable team. BD Adkins is a knowledgeable real estate investor, proven note buyer and seasoned negotiator. He is tenacious, fair, a hard working man of honor and is acknowledged as a leader in our industry.

What you will learn:

=> BD's secrets to successful wholesaling

=> How to find properties that are ripe for wholesaling

=> How to locate the owners of the properties

=> How to tie up the properties with very little money

=> How to find eager buyers for your wholesale properties

=> How to make the paper work simple and easy

Don't miss this chance to learn about real estate wholesaling from one of the masters.

Please visit OUR SPONSORS and thank them for keeping our regular meetings free.

Looking forward to seeing YOU at our next AREA meeting.

Dennis

P.S. The FREE REPORT "47 Ways to Market Your Property" is now posted on Real Estate Investor Training.

"Improving the quality of peoples lives through real estate investing."

The May regular meeting or AREA on Probate Property was one of the best yet! Great networking and super group of investors.

Now--please make plans and RSVP to join the AREA Elite May meeting. Buying Property Using Notes (it's like creating money out of thin air).

Investment:
$35.00

Here is some of what will be covered:
1. What is a Real Estate Note?
2. How do you use a note to purchase real estate?
3. How do you create a note?
4. What is information is needed in order to create a note?
5. What assurance does the seller have that I will pay the note?
6. Other creative note techniques
7. Dos and Don'ts

Hope to see you there!

Please plan to join us on April 26th for our regular AREA meeting. This month's meeting will feature Radio personality Bryan Dodge speaking on "How to Build a Better YOU!"

Bryan Dodge is one of America's busiest speakers on the subject of personal & professional development. For years, he has studied success habits and ways to bring those proven techniques to the marketplace-and now he's bringing his engaging & enlightening talents to our April AREA meeting!

In his 90-minute seminar titled, "How to Build a Better You," the spirited speaker will teach a stair-step method of how top producers and effective managers keep on the cutting edge and always accomplish so much.

His presentation of self-improvement and personal growth will focus on three key areas:

1) How to have your best year ever.

2) Methods to create consistent upward growth in your life.

3) Inspiration that will help you to focus on the issues that really matter in life, so that you can achieve true success and happiness.

If you're looking for motivation, inspiration and renewed dedication to your DJ business and your life, Bryan Dodge will offer all that you can handle-let him take you there!

Thank you to OUR SPONSORS for keeping our regular meetings free and to the Board and everyone who helps with the organization.

Looking forward to seeing YOU at one or all of our next AREA meetings.

Dennis

P.S. The FREE REPORT "Buying Property--Nothing Down" is now posted on Real Estate Investor Training.

"Improving the quality of peoples lives through real estate investing."

Please join AREA for our February 23rd Meeting to be held at 10:00AM in room 301 of the Chase Bank near Park Row and Bowen in Arlington. Our guest speaker will be Al Schweitzer. Al will be speaking on "Courtcash Secrets Can Make You Rich".

**YOU'VE SEEN HIM ON TV! NOW COME AND SEE HIM IN PERSON!**

For many years Schweitzer was the lead investigator for the major media, ABC News & amp; CBS News, as well as a number of the magazine television shows, EXTRA, 20/20, 48 Hours, even the National Enquirer (tabloid) etc. Some of the more recognizable cases Schweitzer led included O.J. Simpson, Monica Lewinsky, Columbine, Jon Benet Ramsey, Iran-Contra, O.K. City Bombings, among others.

Al Schweitzer, with his more than 2 ½ decades of investigative experience, created a legendary reputation for success and made millions of dollars. Schweitzer has appeared on more then 40 TV shows including Oprah, Nightline, 20/20, and 48 Hours as well as written about in books, magazines and newspapers as far away as France and Hong Kong.

Schweitzer has been a consultant to the F.B.I., Department of Treasury, United States Customs Internal Affairs, United States Attorney's Office, Federal Trade Commission, numerous State Attorney Generals, and has been an Expert for the United States Congress on the subject of Asset Investigations.

Approximately 17 years ago, Schweitzer single handedly created the Judgment Recovery business, teaching people how they can make triple and quadruple digit returns on their money using his highly sought after investigative techniques, sources and resources combined with the power of the Untied States Court system.

Al will be teaching how to:

- Identify Foreclosures Months before ANYONE ELSE

- Get 300-3000% RETURNS on your money and the United States Courts do half the work

- Triple and Quadruple Digit Returns on your money with absolutely ZERO Risk regardless of market conditions

Plus
- How to locate owners of abandoned property within minutes
- How to use judgments to reduce property's cost
- How to screen potential tenants
- How to background potential business partners
- How to use judgments to make a 1,000% plus on your money
- How to make a fortune in the Judgment Recovery Industry

We are expecting a large turnout so this meeting will be held at the Bob Duncan Center. Directions:

From I-20 exit Collins St. and go North. Turn left on Mayfield and right on Center. About 1/2 mile on left.
http://www.ci.arlington.tx.us/park/bobduncan/index.html

At our January meeting Jackie Lange presented "Selling Houses in Lightening Speed". Jackie made a great impression on the group and there were many informative questions. The meeting was well attended (59), the networking was great with many old members and there were many new faces.

Thank you to our sponsors for keeping the meetings free and to the Board and everyone who helped with the organization.

Looking forward to seeing YOU at the February 23rd meeting.

Dennis

P.S. If you are interested in more information on the AREA Training Cruise please call John McIntosh at North Hills Travel and Cruises (817-595-2900). To lock-in today's low prices-you will need to book your cabin now. Space is limited and we have already sold out about half the blocked cabins.

P.S.S. The FREE REPORT ""How to Get Started Investing in Real Estate" is now posted on www.dennisjhenson.com.