Meetings in 2013:
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

Meetings in 2012:
May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

 

BAWB Regular Monthly Meeting
Thursday September 20^th 2012

Listen and Learn From the
Master Dealmaker himself Peter Fortunato

This is one meeting you MUST attend!

There are certain fundamental negotiating and investment techniques that are universal regardless of your location.

This month's featured speaker is Peter Fortunato. Nationally  known as an expert in using Real Estate creatively coupled with "paper" to formulate profitable Real Estate Transactions for the buyer, seller, and investor.

Learn how to create profitable Transactions, Income and Wealth- often without cash, credit, or extensive connections.

Discover negotiating techniques and paperwork which make the numbers work and allow for deals to happen.

Visit with us and learn from one of the Masters on how to "Construct" Deals. Hear Pete's clear, patient explanations, and practical insights. Peter rarely visits the Bay area and You Do NOT want to miss this month's meeting. Invite a business partner, associate, friend, and /or loved one, as they will be thankful you did and plan on being with us!

UPCOMING FULL DAY WORKSHOP - Sat 9-22-2012

Learn from the “Master Dealmaker”

Himself Peter Fortunato

This class is filling fast - Pre-Register early no later than Tuesday 9-18-2012 to get Discounted cost of tuition and a FREE BONUS copy of Jack Miller’s timely book;

 “Financial Strategies in Uncertain Times”

Workshop Info:

Using Skill Sets & Currencies to
Acquire Assets and Generate Income

If your have certain “Skill Sets”, are already in business or aspire to be in business – Pete will cover and discuss the use of Inventory, Investments, and Promises as “Currencies” that can be used other than cash in Business building and in Estate building.

Learn how to acquire Assets and Inventory which can be resold to generate ordinary income and fund your lifestyle.

And

Learn how to acquire Investments which can be held for the production of Portfolio, Passive, and / or Tax advantaged Long Term Capital Gain Income to fund your lifestyle.

This will be quite the valuable day for everyone! As always Pete requests you Challenge him, Ask Questions, and Offer Suggestions and Alternatives.

For more information about the workshop, or to register, go to the following link;

http://www.bawb.info/workshop/

 

 

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BAWB Regular Monthly Meeting Thursday August 16^th 2012

More info on this month's meeting

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BAWB Regular Monthly Meeting Thursday May 17th 2012
A Two (2) Part Program

Part 1 - "Call me When you Find a GOOD Deal"

We've all heard this statement in the past... What does it really mean?

Learn about the "ART" of the deal and Why that is so crucial in this frenzied market to your success

Deal Structuring Tips and Tricks by Michael Morrongiello

Part 2 - Selling For Top Dollar in Today's Market

Do you Want to sell Your Properties Quickly and for Top Dollar?

Attend this months meeting to learn insider secrets about how to properly prepare your home for resale.

With the demand for Qualified Retail buyers intense and buyers becoming VERY picky you need to bring your property to the market so that it stands out from competing inventory.

Highlight your property strengths, downplay its weaknesses and appeal to the greatest possible pool of prospective buyers with these Selling & Staging tips.

Get your house looking its best and ready for sale within days. Learn Seamless and economical orchestration of all the small and large details such as landscaping, touch up, plumbing,electrical, gutter cleaning, clutter removal and organizing, window washing, pressure washing, painting, storage,interior design and yes STAGING are some of the services that will allow you to sell your house fast and for the highest price.

• Creating a marketing plan for your property
• What are the most crucial days from a marketing standpoint
• What Technologies & Tools can assist you in marketing your property
• Photographic image tips and traps ...
• What Glue makes your deals stick
• Why Staging?
• Benefits of Staging- When & Where to Stage?
• What is the Value / Cost proposition
• Partnering with a Staging Firm
• Plenty of Q&A

About Yami Arvelo

Yami Arvelo, founder and designer of MOONES, Inc & MOONEShome, has a keen eye and over 20 years of experience in redesigning spaces, reinventing them and making them uniquely her own. She has renovated and facilitated sales of numerous residential properties in the San Francisco Bay Area from Tiburon to Silicon Valley. With equal parts style and vision, Yami is an interior designer with a strong team of builder contractors and handy man. Whether you are renting an apartment or living in a mansion, MOONES wants to help you create a space filled with pure style and luxury

... a place that will inspire you!

Yami's work has been featured on INTERIOR DESIGN, DWELL, Modern Conteporary Furniture & Home Decorating, Home & Design, Design Journal and Seattle Life & Style publications to name just a few. To date, she has remodeled and staged more than one hundred high end homes and apartments in San Francisco and Marin counties. She has also designed and produced eco-friendly custom lighting for Caesars Palace Hotel Las Vegas, Yoshi's San Francisco, and private residences in Vancouver, Canada and Oahu, Hawaii.

She has revamped, remodeled and staged properties for a top Napa wine producer, Silicon Valley software developers, San Francisco Bay Area real estate brokers, developers/investors, international art collectors, and local artists. She is one of the most successful and devoted all-in-one designer and "turn-key-real estate solutions" providers in the Bay Area. Her work has gained recognition for Excellence in the ADEX 2005.

With her broad design background and international upbringing, Yami brings comfort, timeless style and value to each and every project she works on. Ms Arvelo's experience servicing international clients via innovation and stellar creative comes from her days at Contempo Design in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Her extensive travels to Asia, Latin/North America, and Europe has influenced her metropolitan style and personal elan.

 

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June 21st 2012 Meeting

The California
Great Depression of 2012

SPEAKER: Stephen Frank

Don't miss this insightful discussion about many of the woes our Great once "Golden State" faces and thoughts for remedy.

You will learn about:

• Our Stagering State Government deficit and debt
• The upcoming Government Pension System Collapse
• The Detrimental Affects on local government (hence Real Estate property values)
• What are the real Reasons for our State's Problems
• Do we have any real Solutions?

Who is Stephen Frank?

He is a long time political activist Human Rights Activist (Freedom is a human right) (Foodie-devotee to The Food Network)

• Born December 2, 1946 in The Bronx, New York
• Graduated from Los Angeles HS and LA City College
• Served in Viet Nam, First Infantry Division
• Received my B.S. from the University of Redlands
• Married for 39 years to my wife Leslie , an educator.
• Has two daughters, Emily 32, a graduate from UC Davis Law School and Amy 32, received her MBA from Pepperdine. And a grand daughter
• Publisher California Political News and Views (capoliticalnews.com)
• Guest 3-5 times per week on various talk radio programs, including segments on KSFO, San Francisco, Brian Sussman show every Monday at 7:05am.

He has worked with numerous Charity Groups, along with D.C. based organizations from Americans for Tax Reform, NRA, and many of the supporting groups of CPAC

 

Upcoming Peter Fortunato
FULL DAY Workshop you don’t want to miss!

Pre-Register early to get Discounted tuition and a FREE BONUS copy of Jack Miller timely book; “Financial Strategies in Uncertain Times”

Workshop Info:

Using Skill Sets & Currencies to Acquire Assets and Generate Income

If your have certain “Skill Sets”, are already in business or aspire to be in business – Pete will cover and discuss the use of Inventory, Investments, and Promises as “Currencies” that can be used other than cash in Business building and in Estate building.

Learn how to acquire Assets and Inventory which can be resold to generate ordinary income and fund your lifestyle.

And

Learn how to acquire Investments which can be held for the production of Portfolio, Passive, and / or Tax advantaged Long Term Capital Gain Income to fund your lifestyle.

Some of the Topics Covered:

• Promises for Property
• Income for Use
• Services for Property
• Growth for Income
• Management for Growth
• Better Security for Better Terms
• Toys for Property
• Property for Property
• Amortization for Cash Flow
• Fixing for Profit
• Income for Yield
• Property for Debt Relief
• Modifications for Property
• Management for Income
• Options for Down Payments

This will be quite the valuable day! As always Pete requests you Challenge him, Ask Questions, and Offer Suggestions and Alternatives.

Don’t Wait – Pre- Register Today!

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Thursday July 19th 2012

Foreclosure Market Update

Sean O'Toole, Founder / CEO of Foreclosure Radar

Prior to launching ForeclosureRadar, Sean successfully purchased and flipped more than 150 residential and commercial foreclosures. Leveraging 15 years in the software industry, Sean used technology as a key competitive advantage to build his successful real estate investment track record. Sean has always thrived in startup environments, and as such, became a key contributor at Xing Technology (acquired by Real Networks), ISI/GlobalCenter (acquired by Global Crossing), and Icarian, Inc.(acquired by Workstream, Inc.). With his extensive experience in computers, software development, and business processes, Sean moved easily into VP and Director level positions in engineering, product management, sales, marketing and operations. Sean also served as President of the OpenMPEG Consortium, which brought together 32 companies to define industry standards for video on personal computers.

For more information about Foreclosure Radar go the following link: http://www.foreclosureradar.com/about

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Aug '12 coming soon....

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BAWB Regular Monthly Meeting Thursday October 18th 2012

From The Subprime Mortgage Fallout to the new California Foreclosure, Bankrupcty,Eviction Legislation known as SB 900;

The Times they are a Changing.

 

Speaker: Spencer Scheer, Attorney at Law, Scheer Law Group, LLP

An Essential Overview of California Real Estate, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Issues and Trends Facing Secured Creditors and Real Estate Investors.

If you are the Real Estate Business, private lending, have contemplated loans of have made loans, are a Debtor or Creditor this is an insightful meeting about some of the new compliance issues which have come into play. Avoid costly problems and litigation and learn from Attorney Spencer Scheer whose specialty area of practice is creditor representation.

Here is just a sampling of what you will learn

1. Subprime Fallout: What happened to cause one of the greatest real estate turnarounds in history? Have things changed forever?
   
   
2. Inflation or Deflation in Residential and Commercial Real Estate? Real Estate Trends. What should we expect?
   
   
3. Legal Trends. Should you buy or sell, rent or lease? You need to be aware of the full arsenal of rights available to borrowers and lenders to make intelligent real estate decisions:
   
   
   1. Income Property Issues. Preserving the rights to income is as important as the underlying collateral: Assignment of Rents, Receivers and impact of bankruptcy.
   2. Bankruptcy issues.
      • Bankruptcy can be a “win win” for both sides if used properly and a “graveyard” to creditors who don’t.
      • “Cram downs” and “lien strips”.
   3. Eviction (Lender-borrower and general Landlord- tenant issues).
      • Tenants after foreclosure have enhanced rights under state and federal law. Learn how to spot “phony leases” and avoid scams.
   4. Recent Legislation, including a general review of the California Homeowners Bill of Rights. –“The Mother of all Foreclosure Reform”. Many of the bills have passed. Residential foreclosures will never be the same, for now; But that’s not all!!

About Spencer Scheer:

Mr. Scheer has received an AV (highest rating) from Martindale-Hubbell and received a designation as a Northern California “Super Lawyer” by the Thompson Reuters group. He is an effective and successful litigator and has handled over 200 jury and non-jury trials in State and Federal courts, focusing on creditor and real estate litigation matters. Mr. Scheer has a reputation as an attorney who provides superior client service and who gets things done. Mr. Scheer has a diverse legal background that allows him to represent and advise SLG lender, mortgage broker, business and investor clients on a wide variety of legal matters, including: consumer and commercial creditor bankruptcy litigation, real estate litigation, note and trust deed review and litigation, TILA rescission claims, commercial and consumer lease review, general contract review and litigation, landlord tenant litigation, title insurance litigation, real estate transaction and lender and broker liability matters.

Mr. Scheer has been a speaker on issues affecting lender/ servicer rights at numerous seminars, and conventions including: California Mortgage Bankers Association, United Trustee’s Association, California Credit Union Collectors Council, Marin County Bar Association-Real Property Section, and the Northern California Consumer Bankruptcy Conference.

Mr. Scheer is also a lecturer and speaker for the California State Bar Association and was a panelist at California State Bar Association Annual Real Property Law Section Retreat, Napa, CA, (Subprime Mortgage Fallout-Lender Perspective (2010); a webinar presenter for the State of California Bar Association, Real Property Section, on Real Property Foreclosure: Recent Legislation and & Case Developments (2011); and was a panelist for the State Bar of California at its Annual convention in Long Beach, CA (2011), Real Estate Foreclosure, How to Get it Right.

Mr. Scheer is licensed attorney in the State of California and is a member of the State of California Real Property Law Section, Marin County Bar Association Real Property Law Section, United Trustee's Association (fka California Trustees Association), and the California Credit Union Collectors Counsel.

For More info about Attorney Spencer Scheer, a Biological profile and some of the cases he has been invovled in click here

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Thursday November 15th 2012 BAWB Regular Monthly Meeting

Lessons Learn this Year!

It has been quite the year for Real Estate...

 

There have been Ups, Downs, Crazy Economic News, REO’s, More Short Sales, Foreclosures, Legal Settlements, new Legal Statutes, discussion and talk about Market Stabilization, and so forth

We have a panel of local investors visiting with us at our meeting who will discuss some of the Lessons they have learned this past year while providing their take away points. It’s a VERY valuable information filled meeting you do not want to miss!

Have you ever wondered:

• Should I buy a home with existing tenants still in it?
• Does Location always matter- what if it’s a Helluva deal?
• What’s the difference between CLTA and ALTA title insurance
• Is there a better way to travel thru the FHA / VA financing gauntlet?
• How can I minimize costs and expenses when I BUY and also SELL?
• Should I go out of State for Cash Flow and bargain properties?
• What makes my offer stand out versus others?

 Be with us on Thursday 11-15-2012 to listen, learn, and get your own Questions Addressed

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Thursday, December 20th, 2012

This is our final meeting of the year!

DON'T MISS OUR
"DOING DEALS HOLIDAY GATHERING"

This is always judged by our attendees to be one of the BEST meetings we have all year.

It's a great way to learn what others are doing, the genesis of their individual transactions, and more importantly where the profit centers are...you'll be amazed at how many different perspectives to doing a deal there are.

This also will be a great meeting to get to better know your fellow attendees.

Come join us for a festive time of the year meeting and Holiday cheer in an open forum setting.

You are invited to bring your spouse or a loved one for a night out and to better see what our meetings are all about.

We have several BAWB members tell us their "deal story" which promises to be informative and fun.

It's been an incredible year filled with change, tough lessons, and successes.

We hope some of you will share a hard lesson or success from the past year.

 

 

 

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Upcoming BAWB Sponsored Workshop Saturday January 19^th 2013

Become an IRA Dealmaker

Strategies for Tax Free Investing

By Walter Wofford

Learn Insider Information Your Custodian CANNOT & WON'T Tell you about how to deploy IRA's both for your Personal Wealth building & for leveraging other IRA owners Capital.

Custodians go to extremes to avoid being an active advisor. It's not their job!  So how do you learn how to safely and profitably invest your IRA and retirement account funds?

This is a FULL Day chock full of ideas and examples of how to deploy your own funds or the funds of others for safe, profitable win-win transactions that benefit each party. You will be amazed how you can do more and more business in a tax deferred or tax free environment. The deal making examples are tremendous – don’t miss out – Register Early.  

Come hear Walter at this All Day Workshop. You will not only receive his recently recorded "Strategies for Tax Free Investing Course" materials but you will hear many examples and ideas not covered in the course.

All attendees will receive a FREE copy of the entire 200+ page course, along with the audio and video sections!  – a $500 value!

A valuable FREE Bonus will be provided to those who Pre-Register by Midnight Tuesday 1-15-2013

Rules of the Road: What you need to know and not what you don't need to know. A real short cut to learning

Dealing with your Custodian: Remember, all transactions are first created in your mind and its your mind not theirs

Inherited IRA's - Learn how to incorporate this powerful Multi-Generational wealth building Stratergy before Congress takes it away.

Personal Property Trusts: Learn 10 Compelling reasons to have this in your backpack! - VERY IMPORTANT

Tons of Real Life- Real Time examples of How Business owners can use these techniques within the realm of their personal business.

More of what will be covered: 

• Discovering the Big Picture and Learning the Rules of Engagement
• Top 10 IRA Investment Models Almost Anyone Can Do
• How To Purchase IRA Owned Rentals For Cash 
• Need Acquisition Money? Discover How To Borrow From IRAs and Their Owners on Favorable Terms
• Seller Financing For IRA Purchases
• Designer Financing For IRAs
• Graduate to Being a Nobody – Learn How IRAs use Personal Property Trusts and Land Trusts 
• Options & IRAs – Learn How To Use Options to Super Charge Your IRA Account 
• Joint Ventures & IRAS -Learn How 2 or more IRAs Join Hands to Share the Workload and Profit 
• Wraparounds & IRAS

Workshop Tuition Cost:

BAWB Member if Pre- Registered $149.00 per person

Non Member if Pre-Registered $169.00 per person

After Pre-Registration - on a space available basis $179.00 per person
(No FREE Bonus Given)

For more information about the workshop, brochure or to register please CLICK HERE

 

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BAWB Thursday February 21, 2013 Meeting 

Is this the Right Time to Buy? Have we reached the bottom of the Market as other so called experts are saying? Is stabilization of the Marketplace near?

Start off the New Year Informed "listen and learn from our own industry expert"

Speaker: Author of Timing the Real Estate Market, Statistician, & Investor; Robert Campbell

Topic: 2013 Housing Forecast -What Will Happen & Why

Program Director Note: Robert has spoken at our meetings in the past and has been incredibly prescient in accurately predicting California Real Estate Market trends.Don't miss his insight at this months meeting…”

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The Campbell Method: A Proven Timing 
System that Tells You EXACTLY When to Buy 
and Sell Real Estate to Make Maximum Profits! 

Dear Real Estate Investor: 
Imagine for a moment how you would feel if you could predict major turning points in the real estate market.

Suppose somebody handed you a 21-year time-tested system that would tell you ahead of time when property values were going to hit a peak … and then when prices were going to hit bottom years later.

If you could anticipate these kinds of critical real estate events in advance … then not only could you make spectacular profits, but you could protect your money as well. 

Sounds pretty amazing, doesn't it?

Actually, it's not. The real estate market does signal its future intentions if you know where to look. 

Hello. My name is Robert Campbell and I wrote Timing the Real Estate Market to help both professionals and ordinary people make the most money in real estate with the least amount of risk. 

I also have my web site; www.realestatetiming.com Based on a major breakthrough in tracking and predicting real estate trends, my book reveals the real estate timing technique that I call The Campbell Method .

As far as I know, The Campbell Method is the only proven method in the world that shows how to accurately anticipate upcoming changes in your local real estate market.

What this means is that when you read Timing the Real Estate Market , you are going to learn how to make and protect your fortune in real estate in the same way that J. Paul Getty, the Rockefellers, Warren Buffett, and other super-rich investors made their fortunes: by focusing on WHEN to buy and sell.

It's true. When it comes to making money in real estate, 
nothing beats good timing.

The reason that The Campbell Method is going to change the way you think about how to buy and sell real estate is that I share my truly remarkable discovery of five key real estate indicators. I call them Vital Signs, and they're able to predict the peaks and valleys of real estate cycles with an almost uncanny accuracy. As leading indicators to what's looming on the horizon for real estate prices, these Vital Sign indicators act like windows into the future, giving you advance notice of approaching trend changes from three to six months before they become obvious to the general public.

Author's Note: Timing the Real Estate Market is used at the University of San Diego by Professor Elaine Worzala. The class: Real Estate Investment. "The logic behind these Vital Sign indicators is air-tight," says Professor Worzala. "I'm very impressed, and my students love your book."

Copies of Timing the Real Estate Market will be available for purchase and

 

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BAWB Thursday March 21, 2013 Meeting 

Technology Makeover

The Top 5 Apps for Real Estate Investors

Are you a smartphone or tablet junkie? If so, there are a ton of great applications for real estate investors that will help you quickly access information right on your smartphone or tablet.

The nice thing about the apps is they're mobile, portable, and easily travel with you while you are out meeting with sellers and looking at houses.

At This months Meeting – we will be showing some of our favorites, with brief demos and screenshots.  Some are for smart phones, and some are for any computer.
 
We'd like to encourage you to share your favorites as well, so we can all benefit. 

Learn how using the right Mobile Apps or Programs can:

• Give you a competitive advantage
• Allow you to be more flexible
• Make your business 100% more efficient

Being efficient plays a huge part in keeping you and your team motivated and focused, while minimizing frustrations all around.
 
We've compiled a list of the best mobile applications for Real Estate Investors and narrowed that list down to the Top 5 Apps.
 
These featured apps allow you to:

• Help manage your projects and teams
• Stay on top of new properties as they are listed and price changes
• Pull comps on site
• Manage properties on the fly
• And the coolest real estate app we have ever seen!

Not only will you discover which apps are VERY useful and best, you will get instructions on how to optimize them for your business.

autograph by Robert Campbell at the meeting.

 

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