Monday, April 16, 2012

NEW LOCATION!

The Centre County Real Estate Investment will club will be meeting at RE/MAX Centre Realty located at 1375 Martin Street behind Giant! We will be meeting at our usual time starting at 7pm.

Financial Challenges with Jena Connaghan


The Centre County Real Estate Investment Club Welcomes Jena Connaghan of Prudential Financial!

The changing market and economic conditions are a fact of life, but there are things you can do to help build your wealth, help protect against risk, and help ensure your family's financial security. One of them is to evaluate periodically your current financial situation, identify gaps, and choose appropriate insurance and financial products.

Jena's  training and commitment to her customer has made her confident in providing a level of personalized service unmatched by her peers. As your financial professional she will work tirelessly to help you achieve your financial goals  She has been working in the banking and financial services since graduation and in her current position as a financial professional with Prudential since 2010.  She focuses on working with small businesses and individuals to both grow and protect their wealth for now and in the future.  Her goal is to help all her client's meet life challenges, whether small or large, in the best manner possible.

She lives in Port Matilda with her husband and 2 cats.  They purchased their home in 2008 and have been slowly remodeling the home themselves while learning about the real estate market here in Centre County.

To reach Jena please contact her at...

Jena Connaghan 
Financial Professional Associate 
1001 Ardmore Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA, 15221-9999
Map |  Driving Directions 

Phone: 412-247-8070 Ext. 7557
Fax: 412-731-6046

Alt Phone: 814-515-4002

Monday, March 12, 2012

The Insider Secrets to Title Searches!

The Centre County Real Estate Investment Club...Welcomes Brandy Tressler with Universal Settlement Services. 

Brandy comes to us with insight and information on how to effectively search for mortgages and liens against a foreclosed property. This is one of the most important tasks to perform prior to purchasing and Sheriff Sale property of investing your time in a Short Sale.  Brandy will help us with step by step ways to effective tackle this to become more efficient and prospers investors.

Since its inception in 2005, Universal has provided the best in people and technology to ensure that real estate transactions close in a friendly, efficient, and professional manner. Our prosperity and continued growth can be attributed to our focus on what has made us successful: our satisfied customers. Our Staff of committed professionals lead by Brandy Tressler, is focused on giving our clients a competitive edge in their marketplace.

Universal is an industry leader serving all counties throughout Pennsylvania with the corporate office in State College. Personalized, efficient service is at the heart of what we do. We believe in doing whatever it takes to close even the toughest real estate transactions smoothly and on time. It is our quality people that make it happen

Universal Settlement Services
Brandy Tressler
1609 N Atherton St
State College, PA 16803
(814) 689-1741

Mortgage Trends for 2012


The Centre County Real Estate Investment Club...Welcomes Travis Snyder with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage!

With over 10 years experience in the business Travis bring us insight of the mortgage trend for 2012 and what investors should expect. He will be highlighting specific loans and creative financing to help you achieve your goals.

Wells Fargo is a provider of banking, mortgage, investing, credit card, insurance, and consumer and commercial financial services. 

For more information:

Travis Snyder
Home Mortgage Consultant
Office: 814-861-3926
Mobile: 814-571-4008
1375 Martin Street
Second Floor
State College, PA 16803
NMLSR ID 766383

Monday, January 30, 2012

Building Rentals From Scratch

The Centre County Real Estate Investment Club welcomes Caleb Venable and Zeb Hood with Bluestone Partners! 


Since 2002 Bluestone Partners has set its sites on changing the industry standard in every aspect of our business. They believe in going above and beyond what is expected of the, while demonstrating hard work and integrity.

Whether you are building a new home, office, church or retail establishment, Bluestone offers extensive knowledge, unparalleled expertise, and detailed communication to successfully manage your project. Whether it is creating an income producing, speculative or industry specific real estate investment project, Bluestone will provide detailed investment analysis, project management, and accounting to insure a successful project.

Bluestone Partners has expanded into the realty and property management industry and intends to bring a new industry standard to the Texas area. We believe in establishing a broad spectrum of services to meet all the needs of our clients. We are a “one stop shop” for construction and real estate in Texas.


Please visit their web site at http://www.bluestone.ws for more information.



Friday, November 11, 2011

Help protect your assests and with the proper accounting methods!

The Centre County Real Estate Investment Club welcomes Frank Keshavari! With over 20 years experience in Corporate, Managerial, Accounting and working with the IRS. Mr. Keshavari will be providing us with is insight as both a professional account and real estate investor.


No matter how big or small your business is Mr. Keshavari can assist any type of business entity with on and off site accounting and book keeping, software training and payroll services.

For more information please contact Frank Keshavai @

Keshavai Accounting
(814) 308-0318
Taxguy83@Comcast.net
1257 East College Avenue
State College, PA 16801
http://www.keshvari.net/

Monday, October 17, 2011

Real Estate Investing Pitfalls with Barry Hoy!

The Centre County Real Estate Investment Club would like to welcome Barry Hoy the CEO and Broker/Officer for College Realty, Inc., located in State College, Pennsylvania!

Barry specializing in commercial-investments and residential real estate. In addition, he is the CEO for Snack-Tech, Inc., a consulting, negotiating and private training firm, also in State College.


He has been actively involved in all areas of Real Estate since 1977 and teaches investing, home buying, and advanced business courses across the State. He is also a senior instructor of professional development courses for Pennsylvania’s largest Real Estate School, Polley Associates.

Barry is a member of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), the National Association of Realtors, the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors, and the Centre County Association of Realtors, and holds the nationally recognized designations of Distinguished Real Estate Instructor (DREI), Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), Real Estate Cyberspace Specialist (RECS), Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) and Consumer-Certified Real Estate Consultant (C-CREC)

Barry’s consulting clientele includes commercial and residential brokerage companies, law firms, individuals lawyers and real estate agents, and various private companies and individuals.

A Pennsylvania native educated at the Penn State University, he excels in the areas of aggressive investing and creative financing techniques for clients and businesses throughout the country. As an instructor and lecturer, you can always count on Barry to present useful information in an entertaining and memorable manner.

Consulting/Research/Training Disclosure & Disclaimer
All of our consulting, research and training programs discuss general business practices and real estate principals, concepts, situations and solutions, and are not intended to be legal advice. SNACK-Tech, Inc. consultants are not lawyers and do not practice law but are experienced in litigation consulting, independent expert witness testimony and are instructors of various PA State approved business and real estate courses. They are also special advisors to several PA real estate brokerage companies, individual real estate agents and law firms, and are licensed, practicing PA Real Estate Brokers for College Realty, Inc. located in State College, PA (814.238.8063) with over 60 years of combined experienced. You should always employ the services of a competent attorney of your choosing regarding all legal matters.