Pre-Convention Workshops


From 1:00 - 5:00

Ray Alcorn

Commercial Real Estate: How to Buy, Sell, and Profit from Apartments, Mobile Home Parks, and Other Commercial Properties

Ray Alcorn specializes in commercial real estate. For the past twenty-something years, he's owned, bought and sold many commercial properties. To say he's a commercial real estate EXPERT may be the understatement of the year. Host of our "Commercial Real Estate Forum," Ray will share his vast knowledge and experience with you and teach you about commercial real estate, including:

  • Where and how to find commercial real estate deals

  • How to analyze commercial properties

  • How to establish your true net operating income

  • How to evaluate debt instruments

  • How to perform relevant market research

  • How to negotiate the purchase

  • How to finance the purchase

  • How to cut expenses and maximize profit

  • How a $10,000 increase in profit = a $100,000 increase in value

  • How rezoning can make you a fortune

  • And much, much more...

Bill Bronchick

How to Structure Your Business & Finances for Maximum Liability Protection and Minimum Tax Liability

In this four-hour workshop, you will learn the effective strategies to limit your liability, reduce your risk of lawsuits, and save thousands in taxes, including . . .

  • How to structure a solid foundation for your business and real estate holdings

  • The most common ways to get sued in your real estate affairs, business, and personal life and how to avoid them

  • Why a corporation will not always protect you from liability

  • Why insurance alone is not the answer

  • How family partnerships & LLCs can "bulletproof" your wealth and make you legally judgment-proof

  • How to be rich, but appear "broke" to your creditors & litigants

  • How to protect yourself in divorce from financial ruin

  • The right way to use a living trust for asset protection

  • When Nevada corporations provide privacy & protection (and when they won't)

  • Why "offshore" trusts sound better than they really are

  • How to hire your kids at the government's expense!

  • Where to incorporate your business

  • How to remove your name from public records and kill the paper trail

  • How to hold real estate and other assets for maximum protection

  • How to use multiple corporate entities to structure your business for minimum taxes

  • How to buy and sell real estate with complete anonymity

  • How to save hundreds of thousands in estate taxes

  • How to protect your real estate & other assets from judgments & liens

  • "S" vs. "C" corporation status – which is right for you?

  • How to prevent your corporation from being "pierced" in a lawsuit

  • How to take advantage of US bankruptcy laws and exemptions

  • How to create "financial fortress" that is virtually impenetrable!

Michael Morrongiello

The Unity of Real Estate & Paper: Discover the Power of Coupling Real Estate with Real Estate Paper

Michael T. Morrongiello is an active investor who specializes in real estate and real estate paper. He has bought, sold, or held for investment thousands of mortgages secured by all types of real estate, including residential and commercial properties, apartments, mobile home parks, and development land in every state.

Michael strongly believes in the powerful unity that generates solutions when real estate is creatively coupled with paper. Michael will teach how to out negotiate, outmaneuver, and outsmart your competition. You will learn how to construct transactions to make deals happen, even in “red hot” markets.

Here is some of what you will learn:

  • How to enhance your deals with “creative paper clauses”

  • How to buy for cash and still get flexible terms

  • How to raise lump sums of cash

  • How to profit without ever buying the property

  • How to use paper to create a predictable cash flow

  • The difference between institutional paper and private paper

  • How to deal with seasoning requirements

  • How to use paper to acquire “fixers”

  • A cookie-cutter approach to selling rehabs

  • Hidden benefits and pitfalls of lease options

  • Tips, tricks, and traps for structuring deals

  • How to make your offer stand out from the competition's

From 6:00 - 10:00

Lonnie Scruggs

How to Buy, Sell, and Finance Used Mobile Homes for BIG Profits and Cash Flow

As anyone who has visited our web site knows, Lonnie Scruggs is THE KING when it comes to making money on mobile homes. Now is your chance to learn from the Master himself.

Learn how to buy, sell, and finance used mobile homes for BIG profits and cash flow. Lonnie will teach you many of his secrets, including:

  • How to quit your job and become financially secure with notes

  • Why "cheapo" homes are the best money makers.

  • How to negotiate the purchase price and sales price

  • How to structure the note for the highest yields

  • The two most important words you can use in negotiations

  • How to start in your spare time with little or no money

  • How to do a little work one time and get a check for years

  • How to eliminate tenants, management, maintenance and still get a check

  • How to recover ALL your money in 12 to 15 months

  • How to do just one deal a month and make more than your full-time job pays

  • How to buy mobile home notes for spectacular yields

If you want to discover how to make huge profits in a market with very little competition, you'll learn it from Lonnie!

David Finkel

Revolutionary Negotiating Secrets

Here's what nationally syndicated real estate columnist, attorney, and investor Robert Bruss had to say about David's negotiating ideas:

"…the best negotiation strategies I've ever read. I wish I had known their techniques when I started investing in real estate."

At this workshop you'll learn every major persuasion technique David has honed AS IT SPECIFICALLY APPLIES TO REAL ESTATE. You'll learn things like how to get married couples to say yes to your offer, how to handle aggressive buyers and sellers, and the single best way to build rapport with any seller--instantly!

You'll learn:

  • 5 steps to get sellers to say YES to your offers ON THE SPOT

  • How to negotiate lease options of up to 10 years!

  • How to effectively low-ball a seller and get them to say "yes"

  • How to negotiate through real estate agents

  • How to negotiate mind-blowing terms with seller financing

  • How to keep buyers from picking you apart

  • How to get contractors to give you fair and honest deals

  • How to get property management companies for HALF their normal fee

  • How to beat the bankers at their own game

  • How to out negotiate the professionals

  • And much, much more!

Attend this workshop, and you'll have all the ammunition you need to close more deals, make more profits, and skyrocket your success!

Ed Garcia

How to Get Lenders Fighting to Give You Money: How to Find More Money for Your Real Estate Deals and Maximize Your Profits on Every Deal

Ed Garcia has been a lender and real estate investor since 1968. He's also the host of our "Real Estate Financing" Forum. In this workshop, Ed will teach you some of the highlights from his now-famous "How to Get Lenders Fighting to Give You Money" workshop, including:

  • How to take maximum advantage of today's financing goldmine

  • Why now is the best time in history to cash in on lender financing

  • How to structure your deals to make them enticing to lenders

  • How to package your deal so lenders will fight to give you money

  • How to "romance" a small, local bank so you can get the money you want

  • How to get a Working Line of Credit

  • How to speed up the loan process and get your loan approved FAST

  • How to save thousands of dollars in loan costs, fees, and points

  • How to turn a "hard money" deal into a "bank" deal and save a ton of money

  • How the right mortgage broker can save you a lot of time and money.

  • How to skyrocket your borrowing power so you can do more deals

  • How to use lenders to pay "all cash" for properties, even if you don't have a dime

  • And much, much more!