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John Hayes speaks to DREIA, and HVA draws interest at expo
By Jason Killough  | | Jason Killough | | Although much of the buzz in Miami has been about Super Sunday, the city provided a flurry of activity in January for real estate investors, and for HVA. On January 17, HVA President & CEO John Hayes spoke at a Dade Real Estate Investors Association (DREIA) meeting to a packed room of approximately 200 area real estate investors. His topic: Why Real Estate Investors Fail, And What You Can Do To Succeed! He gave the audience an overview of HVA, including the number of houses we purchased and sold in 2006, and the fact that we sell thousands of homes to investors. He also encouraged attendees to take the Four Strengths Personality Profile as a way to determine if they have what it takes to be real estate investors, and urged them to sign up for HVA's free Investor E-newsletter -- a call to action that attracted several dozen new subscribers. Dr. Hayes also promoted NARHRI, and encouraged the investors to join. Following Dr. Hayes' presentation,franchisee Mauricio Duarte of Ultima Investments sold a house to an investor. "Right after John's presentation, one of the investors approached me. I told him about a house I had for sale. The next morning, he called me and I assigned him the house. I would never have known of this investor if I hadn't attended the DREIA meeting," Duarte said. All seven HVA Miami franchisees attended the DREIA meeting. Afterward, the Ad Council signed up for DREIA membership so that franchisees can start to network and sell houses to investors at future meetings. The Council also registered to exhibit the following weekend in a DREIA sponsored investor expo in South Florida. The next evening, Dr. Hayes and members of the corporate team met with the Miami Ad Council for a working dinner. The Council set its projections for property closings for 2007, and the group strategized about how to achieve a minimum 20% market-share goal. Are you interested in booking John Hayes to speak at one of your local REIA or investor groups?
As one our Miami franchisees informed us, "Typically 30-40 investors come to the DREIA meetings. However, with John Hayes speaking, more than 200 people were in attendance." If you are interested in booking John speak to your local group, contact Gregg Stengel in the Marketing Department at 972-761-0046, ext. 189. | | That same weekend, franchisees and members of the Franchise Development team exhibited at Franchise Expo South in Miami. Local franchisees graciously and expertly helped Franchise Development at the HVA booth. More than 200 people expressed interest in an HVA franchise, with interests of operating throughout Florida and the USA. We also met groups interested in the possibility of expanding HVA to Puerto Rico and Central and South America.With all we had going on during our Florida trip, we returned to Dallas energized and excited about what we feel is going to be a great year for HVA in South Florida! . . . Jason Killough is HVA's director of franchise development. Contact him at 972.761.0046, ext. 187.
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