On February 16, 2011, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, will be sponsoring the quarterly meeting of the Fairfield County Real Estate Investors Association, or FCREIA.

West Hartford, CT -- (SBWire) -- 02/10/2011 -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with the Fairfield County Real Estate Investors Association, or FCREIA, is announcing the quarterly meeting of the FCREIA. The event will take place from 6:45 pm to 9:00 pm at Westy Self Storage, 2070 Kings Highway, Fairfield, CT. Admission to this event is free for CT REIA members and $20 for not-yet-members.

The Fairfield County REIA quarterly meetings are a great opportunity for real estate investors to connect with other investors in Fairfield County and Lower New Haven County. Attendees are encouraged to bring their business cards, deals, and team of professionals. The staff at Westy will assist attendees with any of their needs for this meeting. Coffee, sweets, cheese, crackers, and other delights will also be served.

One of the guest speakers for this event will be Ted Lanzaro, Jr., a CPA, CFE, and CrFA at Lanzaro CPA LLC. He will teach attendees how to use componentization to reduce income taxes. Topics Ted will discuss include: what componentization is and why it is a great tax savings tool; when is the ideal time to componentized a property; how componentization can increase depreciation and reduce taxes; how to get immediate tax deductions for fixing up a rental property; how rental losses can be used to offset earned income; and more.

The other guest speaker for this event will be Laura Treonze, an investor and realtor with the Gold Coast Investment Group at Keller Williams Realty. Laura will teach attendees the techniques to get and convert no-cost real estate leads. Laura will share techniques for growing buyer and seller databases. Laura will also give attendees scripts that will help them turn those leads into dollars.

Laura possesses more than 10 years of real estate investment experience and is a workshop instructor of The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller. She is a certified distressed property expert, has her e-pro designation and is the Vice President for the Women's Council of Realtors in Southern Fairfield County.

CT REIA is an organization that provides motivation, networking opportunities, and up-to-date education for people who want to buy their own home or investment property. Each month, a nationally known real estate investment trainer is featured. Real estate professionals, investors, landlords, property managers, realtors, contractors, wholesalers, rehabbers, and the general public are invited to attend our meetings. For more information on this and other real state investor courses from CT REIA, please call (860) 265-4414 or visit http://www.ctreia.com/events.php .