West Hartford, CT -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/06/2011 -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Than Merrill of A&E’s “Flip This House” and Bob Lachance, is announcing a July 2011 weekend seminar for real estate investors. This seminar will take place on Saturday July 16, 2011, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 100 Berlin Road, Cromwell, CT. Admission for this event varies according to ticket type.

Guest speaker Than Merrill started in real estate career in 2003 after attending a CT REIA meeting. His business, CT Homes, has grown quickly with a staff of seven plus twenty-five contractors. Than specializes in buying, rehabilitating, selling and leasing investment properties in urban and suburban neighborhoods. Than is a current star on “Flip This House”, a popular reality show on the A&E Network that showcases what goes on behind the house flipping industry. Than currently wholesales over 50 properties a year.

Than Merrill will teach attendees of this seminar: the best ways to find deals at discounted prices; marketing strategies attendees can put to use right away; how to attract qualified buyers with great credit scores; top strategies for finding buyers on the internet; which marketing strategies work and which strategies are a waste of time; how to pre-screen leads and evaluate deals in 10 minutes; how to build a business that will run itself; technology that can match buyers with sellers; and much more.

Guest speaker Bob Lachance is one of the top pre-foreclosure negotiators in the nation. Upon joining the NSE in 2004 as an associate responsible for property acquisitions and lender negotiations, he quickly became recognized amongst his team as NSE's top loss mitigator. Bob generated more short sale acceptance letters and loan workouts in a shorter time frame than any NSE team member before or since. His outstanding performance led to a promotion to partner in 2005.

Bob Lachance will teach attendees of this seminar: how to set up a short sale business; where to find the best pre-foreclosure leads before everyone else; how to monetize every lead that they come across; how to set up a step-by-step system the day after they leave this seminar; how to market with little money and get maximum response; how to get real estate agents to do their short sales; how to cut negotiating time with banks; the most effective way to organize and manage a real estate business; how to flip a short sale; and much more.

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 nationally recognized real estate investing trainers hold seminars at CT REIA. 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 estate investor courses from CT REIA, please call (860) 265-4414 or visit http://www.ctreia.com