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Real Estate Atlanta

Month: November 2012

Peter Pasternack Real Estate Connections Special with Jason Lapene, Brian Stephens and Alex Babayev

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The Real Estate Connections event for this month will be on Thursday, December 6, from 6pm-9pm, and it will be held at Aja, a modern Asian kitchen, located in the Alliance Center on Lenox Road. If you are in Real Estate in Atlanta this is a must-go-to networking event.

Peter Pasternack/Foundations Designs

Peter Pasternack, from Foundation Designs, is one of our hosts and is also one of the stars of Flip This House,  one of television’s most recognized real estate investment and home renovation shows. His company designs, builds, and renovates residential andFoundation Designs commercial property.

Peter is in charge of the largest real estate networking event in town, Real Estate Connections, that is held every month.

Jason Lapene/Jason Lapene Realty

As Atlanta’s premier boutique Real Estate brokerage, Jason Lapene Realty specializes in distinct homes, condos, and loft s in the Metro Area with an unmatched level of character and distinction. Jason Lapene is the force behind the internet marketing approaches by Jason Lapene Realty. Coupled with his vast knowledge of contractual law, Jason delivers an unmatched level of representation to his clients and provides cutting edge tools that separate his firm from the rest.

Jason represents business professionals, sports athletes, celebrities, and educated first-time home buyers. Jason Lapene has proven to be a Who’s Who of Atlanta Real Estate Professionals.  At Jason Lapene Realty, there is relaxed professionalism with an abundant level of expertise and technical sophistication. The number one priority is always the client.

Brian Stephens/Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Brian Stephens, with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, is known as “THE Renovation Loan Guy”. He is one of the top subject matter experts in the country on Renovation Lending. Additionally, he specializes in originating, structuring and closing Renovation Loan products such as the FHA 203K programs and the Fannie Mae HomeStyle Renovation Mortgage. In his over 12 years of mortgage origination experience, he has closed over 1,300 transactions in excess of $280,000,000 in funded volume. Brian successfully developed a real estate Continuing Education course titled “Sell the Good, the Bad, and the UGLY with the FHA 203K Program”. With this course he has donated over 2,300 hours of Continuing Education to real estate professionals, and continues to donate his time and efforts to real estate professionals and Realtor Boards throughout Georgia and the Southeast United States. Brian is a graduate of Concordia College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and resides in the Atlanta area with his wife and 2 children.

Alex Babayev/Tax In-House

Alex Babayev is an experienced tax professional with Tax In-House.   Alex graduated from Georgia State University with a double major in Accounting & Finance and is currently enrolled in the Masters of Taxation program at Georgia State University.

His interests include  networking, business opportunities, real estate investment, and helping others with tax optimization.

Gillen Joachim with Neel and Robinson, Mary Towler with Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage and Mark Towler with Southeast Mortgage

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Gillen Joachim/Neel and Robinson

Gillen Joachim is a Partner with the law firm of Neel and Robinson.  He has been practicing real estate law for over ten years.  As the managing attorney of the Marietta office, Gillen works with dozens of lenders, over 100 real estate agents and hundreds of buyers and sellers every year.  Gillen lives in Marietta with his wife and three children.

Mary Towler/Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage

Mary Towler is a Real Estate Agent with Team Towler of Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage.  Despite the down market the country is experiencing, Mary has sold over $20,000,000 in real estate during the past 4 years, which has been designated as the toughest real estate market of this lifetime. She is a top performing agent in an office of more than 300 agents. The Cobb County Board of Realtors awarded Mary the Lifetime Top Achiever Award due to her production in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Mary has lived in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area for 22 years which gives her an edge to provide clients with accurate information as it pertains to the climate of the real estate market and all the variables that dictate the market as well. She also has more than 30 years of customer service experience.

Mark Towler/Southeast Mortgage

Mark Towler is a Senior Mortgage Loan Originator with Southeast Mortgage.  Mark is a mortgage professional licensed in the state of Georgia. For the past ten years he has helped people buy their dream home or refinance their current home.

He can help with FHA, conventional, VA and jumbo loans. His pledge is that he will be honest and help his clients find the perfect mortgage for their situation.

Juayita Bishop Edd with Gold Rush Realty and Damoris Williams with HomeStar Financial Corporation

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Juayita Bishop Edd/Gold Rush Realty

Based in Sugar Hill, Georgia, Gold Rush Realty members have been successfully fulfilling dreams of our Buyers and Sellers in many of the Georgian counties.

Gold Rush Realty is unmatched when it comes to knowledge, experience, professionalism, hearing our Clients needs and unfolding unprecedented results because…

Our Vision

To our clients: Gold Rush Realty, Inc. is committed to employing only the finest, well-educated and informed professionals in the industry. We aim to serve you with high integrity, continuous ethical practices, loyal and dedicated service in hopes of building long-term client relationships in the process.

To our professionals: Our goal is to build more than an employment opportunity. We strive to build a family unit–a unit that attempts to inspire, mentor and educate you so that it is always believed that everything and anything is possible. A happy family unit is one who generously shares gifts and talents and enjoys what he does; one who provides nothing less than a helping hand to his fellow man.

With these values in our minds and hearts, our professionals will be empowered with a sense of pride, confidence and worthiness in this industry that not only makes them successful in each real estate transaction but ensures our clients of a memorable experience and the success of our establishment as a whole.

Damoris Williams/HomeStar Financial Corporation

I am a Senior Mortgage Loan Originator with HomeStar Financial Corporation, specializing in purchases. The home buying process can be stressful. I can help you navigate while educating you on the process. I have a strong partner base which allows me to refer the best industry professionals to my clients including but not limited to realtors, insurance agents and closing attorneys. I look forward to assisting you with one of the most important decisions you will ever make.