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• 2025-2026 Annual Sponsorship

  • Start
    05/15/2025
  • End
    08/31/2025
  • Location
    NSDREI
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Huge thanks for being such a valued part of the NSDREI family. You’re the reason our community thrives—and we don't take that for granted. It’s been amazing having your support, and we’d love to keep that momentum going.

  Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through 2025, and summer’s heating up fast.

   Which brings us to YOU...

  It’s officially sponsorship season, and we have TWO spots left for 2025/2026.

  Here's what you need to do, if you are interested:

  • Call us right away @ 714-828-8220
  • Or Email denise@nsdrei.org with Subject Line: Sponsor Interest

   Your placement on the sponsor banner, website, and promos will be based on when your full package is received—so the sooner, the better.

  Final cutoff to has been extended to  Monday, August 11.

  Let’s make another unforgettable year together.

  Respectfully, 

  Derek Harms
  President, NSDREI

  

  ANNUAL SPONSOR TERMS & BENEFITS

  SPONSORSHIP TERMS & CONDITIONS

  • Cost: $1,750 per year, payment due by 6/19/25 for Sponsorship Term:  7/1/2025 through 6/30/2026.

  • Sponsorship can be revoked for any reason, at any time. In such an event, a prorated portion of your sponsorship will be returned and all benefits will cease.

  If payment is received without the signed agreement form, your payment will be considered your agreement to these terms. If you are a renewing Sponsor, your current information on file will be used on all promotional materials.

  
  

  SPONSOR BENEFITS

  As a sponsor you will receive, all Benefits of an NSDREI Membership which include:

  •  Access to meeting recordings
  • Discounts on events
  • 2 Free First-Time-Guest Passes per year to a regular meeting for you to introduce a new person to the club

  FREE/DISCOUNTED MEETING ATTENDANCE RATES

  Regular Meetings

  o    Two (2) free admissions to every regular meeting for two (2) team members during your sponsorship term.

  Special Events & Annual Celebration Meetings in June and end-of-year

  o    Two (2) free admissions for two (2) team members.

  o    Plus, lowest member pricing for (2) additional team members.

  MONTHLY MEETINGS:

  o    Self-Introduction: PowerPoint slide (created by us) with your company logo, photo (optional) and contact information shown at each meeting, as well as self-introduction time (no more than 1 minute). If you cannot attend meetings live, you can either send us a video (1 minute or less in length) or arrange a time to record one with a member of our team, to have shown in your absence.
  o    Sponsor Spotlight: Opportunity to be our Spotlight Sponsor which is extended promotion/introduction time (up to 5 minutes, based on venue and programming). You can talk about your company and/or give a mini-lesson on what you do and why people need you.
  o    NSDREI Meeting Flyers: Your company promoted on the back side of our monthly speaker flyer. These flyers are made available to all NSDREI meeting attendees, as well as to investors at other real estate clubs, to promote our program, and it will promote your business, too.
  o    Distribution of your flyers: Eligible to distribute your flyers on the attendee chairs.
  o    Half-Table Display: Half of a 6’ or 8’ table to distribute your material and promote your business. You can also bring your stand-up banners. Prior notice is required. You must let us know at least one week prior to the meeting that you will need a table for us to make proper accommodations.
  o    Be a Pro at “Ask the Pros” Corner: During the networking hour, we have designated areas where attendees can gather to hear from and ask questions of a real estate Pro. As a Sponsor you have first priority. Let us know what month you’d like to be the Pro. Prior notice is required to secure your spot.
  o    NSDREI Sponsor Banners: You will appear on our sponsor banners, in the order in which we receive your Sponsor payment. Banners are displayed prominently at each meeting.

  WEBSITE SPONSOR PAGE:

  Enhanced listing on our website: In addition to your logo, company name, and contact information, your listing can include:

  ·        Headshot or other pictures (up to 3 total)

  ·        Description of you and/or your services (approx. 150 words)

  ·        Promotional Video (5 minutes or less) about you and/or your company. You can either send us a video (5 minutes or less in length) or arrange a time to record one with a member of our team.

  DIGITAL MARKETING:

  •    Highlights on Social Media: Promotion through social media (please provide links to your social media pages in the application, so we are able to capitalize on this aspect of marketing for you). We will be posting sponsor mentions and highlights at least once a month. Let us know if you are doing something new and exciting. Also tag us in your social media and we can share it.

  •    Spotlights in Emails: We will send dedicated emails about our sponsors, once a month. This is where the paragraph for the website we asked you for above will come in handy.

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• People, Paper, & Promises: How to Structure and Close Deals When Money Isn’t Enough with Peter Fortunato

  • When
    09/11/2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Shadowridge Golf Club, 1980 Gateway Dr, Vista, CA 92081

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  THIS MEETING IS ON THE 2ND THURSDAY!

  Register by 2:00 pm on meeting day to get a printed nametag!

  People, Paper, & Promises: How to Structure and Close Deals When Money Isn’t Enough 

  Q &A with Pete Fortunato

  We're excited to have expert Pete Fortunato back at the NSDREI. We always take advantage of having him speak to us whenever he is town. That's why we are moving September's meeting to the 2nd Thursday.

  Interest rates are stubborn, inventory is thin, and financing costs are squeezing deals, so they don’t pencil. Yet creative investors, like Pete, are still finding ways to structure opportunities that make money, when others walk away from the deal.

  Join us as our Q & A interviewer-extraordinaire, President Derek Harms, talks with legendary deal architect Peter Fortunato, to break down practical strategies for closing deals in today’s market without relying on banks, expensive capital from hard or private lenders, or picture-perfect houses.

  Whether you flip, wholesale, or hold, you’ll learn how to use paper, promises, and people to buy more real estate now and control even more for the future.

  Some topics we plan to cover:

  • How to create win-win offers using terms instead of price
  • What’s working right now with seller financing (notes, partials, wraps)
  • Why Master/Sandwich Leases & Lease Options are making a comeback
  • Structuring Option Contracts to profit from properties you never own
  • How to exchange time, tax, and paper instead of cash (Exchange Contracts)
  • Equity-Sharing deals: giving up a piece to control a lot more
  • Assignment and novation strategies

  And questions from the audience — Bring your deals, questions, and challenges!

  About our Presenter

  

  Peter Fortunato jumped into the real estate business right after high school, building a robust investment portfolio and clientele, all while attending college. Instead of taking a traditional job, Peter embraced his "unemployable" status and turned it into a successful career. With over 45 years of experience, Peter has mastered the art of building, structuring, maneuvering, and managing investment transactions and portfolios. He shares his wealth of knowledge through seminars and real estate clubs, where he is celebrated for his clear and patient explanations of complex investment concepts.

  

  When you arrive, visit "Ask the Pros" Corner.  Arrive early to network and chat with a Pro to get your questions answered.

  Prior to the presentation, we'll start with our famous Market Update presentation with Jerry Ryan, a few words from our Valued Sponsors,  and the “Haves and Wants” segment.

  

  MEMBER LIMITED-TIME SPECIAL

  Members, invite a first-time guest to attend for free
  (no guest pass required)
  and get a free drink ticket for a well drink.

  Email Denise@nsdrei.org with their name, email and phone by 1 pm on Tuesday 

  and we'll get them registered, or you can register them at the door!

  

  AGENDA:

  6:00 - 7:00 PM	San Diego’s Best Networking & New Meeting Feature: "Ask the Pros" Corner. Arrive early to network and chat with a Pro to get your questions answered.
  7:00 - 7:45 PM	We start the meeting with some board business, followed by our famous Market Update presentation with Jerry Ryan, a few words from our Valued Sponsors, and the “Haves and Wants” segment. (If you have a deal, service or you are looking for a specific investment, come prepared to share!)
  7:45 - 9:30 PM	Presentation & Q/A
  9:30 - 9:45 PM	Networking
  9:45 PM	Closing time: You don't have to go home,  but you can't stay here

  
  

  
  

  REGISTRATION RATES & DEADLINES:

  
  

  Event includes appetizers and no-host bar.
  

  	Early	Regular
  	thru 8/18	on 8/19
  Member (Includes member levels: Individual/ Military/Board/Sponsors/Honorary/ Affiliate/Speaker in the past 12 months)	Free	Free
  Military Non-member	$15	$20
  Non-Member	$25	$35

  Please note that in-person meetings are NOT streamed on Zoom.

  The session will be recorded and access to recordings is a benefit of membership. Click here for more information about joining.

  Cancellation/refund deadline is Wednesday at noon before the meeting. No shows will be charged in full.

  

  IMPORTANT: PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO RELEASE

  By registering for and attending this event, I hereby give NSDREI Inc., its clients, agents, and assigns, full permission to use, publish and copyright photographic images, film images, video images, sound recordings, and any reproductions from these materials of me and/or my property or any part thereof, either in conjunction with or without using my name, and make changes or alterations therein and/or alterations thereto Worldwide in perpetuity. Some places these images and recordings may be used and posted include, but are not limited to, the Internet, emails, social media, etc.

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• I Survived Real Estate 2025

  • When
    09/12/2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    The Nixon Library, East Room, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd. Yorba Linda, CA 92886

  
  

  NSDREI is once again proud to sponsor 

  I Survived Real Estate

  Industry Insiders Focus on What's Ahead

  for 2025-2026

  The Norris Group Presents: The 18th Annual I Survived Real Estate – LIVE at the Nixon Presidential Library

  We’re back! The Norris Group’s award-winning black-tie gala, I Survived Real Estate, returns for its 18th year—LIVE from the Nixon Presidential Library. Since 2008, this event has raised over $1 million for Make-A-Wish, and we’re not slowing down.

  This year’s backdrop?

  A California housing market still starved for inventory, mortgage rates hovering above comfort zones, affordability hitting generational lows, inflation and tariffs. Add in global uncertainty, sticky inflation, and the ever-watchful eye of the Federal Reserve—and you’ve got a landscape full of questions.

  • Inventory Drought: California’s housing supply remains critically low
  • Rate Pressure: Mortgage rates linger well above buyer comfort zones
  • Priced Out: Affordability has collapsed to generational lows
  • Global Tensions: War, tariffs, and instability rattle investor confidence
  • Inflation’s Grip: Costs remain stubbornly high, squeezing margins
  • Tariff Troubles: Rising import costs could ripple through construction and development
  • All Eyes on the Fed: Every rate hint could send shockwaves through the market

  As always, our expert panel will feature some of the brightest minds in economics, investing, and housing, ready to tackle challenges we didn’t even know we’d have to face—and to help us all prepare for what’s next.

  Leading up to the event, The Norris Group Podcast will spotlight both local and national voices shaping the market. If you’re a real estate investor, 2025 is not the year to sit back and watch—it’s a year to be engaged, informed, and ready.

  I Survived Real Estate was born out of a crisis. Our mission remains: to unite thought leaders, serve a meaningful cause, and prepare our industry to navigate whatever comes next.

  We hope you’ll join us.

  SPECIAL OFFER TO OUR NSDREI COMMUNITY & MEMBERS!

  As a thank you to our NSDREI community, and especially our members, we’re covering HALF your ticket cost, so you can join us and fellow NSDREI Board Members at our table.

  • Regular price: $200
  • Your price: $100

  But act fast—we only have a couple seats left at the NSDREI table!

   Event details: isurvivedrealestate.com

   Contact Denise at denise@nsdrei.org or 714-828-8220
  for special instructions.

  Dress Code: Relaxed Black Tie

  This is a relaxed black-tie event. If men don’t have access to a tux, they should wear formal suits. Women, formal attire is great. The Norris Group says those that arrive in casual attire are always uncomfortable. You’ve been warned!

  Time: 4 to 10 PM

  If you have any questions about the event, contact Joey Romero at The Norris Group at 951-780-5856 x106 or joey@thenorrisgroup.com

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