EDUCATION

Education and training are key components to real estate investment success. CREIA strives to offer its members multiple educational opportunities through out the year in a variety of settings, times and format.

In addition to self-paced education available via CREIA's extensive library of books, videos and tapes, the organization offers formal and informal training programs in many other ways. These include 12 monthly meetings at which one or two real estate investment topics are covered; up to five different Subgroup meetings each month in which specific formal or informal programs/subjects are offered; Saturday Seminars, which are generally held monthly and/or at least one National Speaker Seminar each year.

The educational backbone of most new investors who join CREIA is the Basic Real Estate Investment Course created and taught primarily by Bill Goacher, one of the founding members of CREIA.

In 2001 CREIA began offering a Professional Housing Provider or PHP Course, which is taught at AB-Tech.

A National Real Estate Investment Cruise is also offered annually.

At a minimum, CREIA members are offered at least 50 formal/informal educational/training programs annually. Most cost nothing, such as the monthly meetings and Focus Group sessions, and are available to you as part of your membership fee.

Saturday Seminars and National Speaker Programs are offered at modest prices.

Focus Groups

A wise investor once said, "Every time I attend a Focus Group meeting, I learn something that I can use in my Real Estate Investing career."

Money is made in Real Estate by solving problems. Since every 'deal' is different, the more solutions you are aware of, the greater the potential to make a profit. There are many opportunities each month to gain problem solving skills at Focus Group meetings. Each meeting has a scheduled topic and speaker. The topics focus on a particular area or level of Real Estate Investing. The speakers are local professionals, willing to share their knowledge and expertise in specific aspects of Real Estate Investing. We are always looking for NEW ideas, so please let me know if you have an idea for a different Focus Group or think of a topic that is not being covered adequately.

Focus Groups are a benefit of membership in CREIA. A guest may 'visit' a group ONCE ONLY. Thereafter, the cost to 'visit' any CREIA Focus Group is $15 per visit. All Focus Groups are held in and around Asheville, NC unless otherwise noted. Meetings that are scheduled at a restaurant are dinner meetings and allow time for a meal in the schedule.

Investor Spotlight Focus Group: 1st Wednesday of the Month

Check out our Calendar of Events for information on the next meeting. 

Women Investors Group: 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the Month

Check out our Calendar of Events for information on the next meeting. 

Beginner to Winner Focus Group: 3rd Wednesday of the Month

If you are new to CREIA or if you feel you are in the "beginning" stage of your real estate investing knowledge, this is the Focus Group for you.  Topics selected for discussion/presentation are those considered the basic building blocks for successful investment strategies.  The people you meet in this Focus Group are often the ones you become close to as you grow in your knowledge, investments, and years of membership. 

This is a causal dining experience in which we meet at area restaurants, have a good meal, and learn a lot about investing from local real estate investors.   

Check out our Calendar of Events for information on the next meeting. 

Hendersonville Focus Group: Last Tuesday of the Month

Meets 6:30 p.m., last Tuesday of the month, Bay Breeze Restaurant, 1830 Asheville Hwy, Hendersonville.

Meetings that are scheduled at a restaurant are dinner meetings and allow time for a meal in the schedule.

Please check the CREIA calendar for the latest information.

Saturday Seminars

Until the year 2000 the seminars were held quarterly, usually from 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 pm, with one of the quarters reserved for an all day session with a National Real Estate Investment Speaker. In 2001 in an effort to increase education and training opportunities for its members and the public, CREIA began offering at least 10 Saturday Seminars yearly.

Some of the subjects taught in the recent past include:

• Real Estate Exit Strategies 
• Lead-Based Paint Training 
• Foreclosure Fortunes
• Real Estate Negotiating Workshop 
• IRA's and Real Estate
• Property Management Legal Workshop 

• Property Management Operations
• 25 Things R/E Investors Should Know About Taxes
• Fixing Up Properties to Maximize Profits
• Lease / Options: The Use of Control for Profits
• How To Prosper in Commercial Real Estate

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What It Is

The final class will be a wrap up and graduation ceremony for those students who have completed 38 credit hours. These credit hours will be completed by attending 12 classes composing 30 credit hours and one eight hour seminar. If a student misses a class, there are provisions in place that will allow for the credit hours to be made up.

Upon completion, the student will receive certification nationally recognized by National REIA. The graduate may use the PHP Logo for advertising and recognition purposes.

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