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NEWS & EVENTS
Come See Think Realty at These Upcoming Industry Events! Think Realty will be busy this November at four different industry events. Don’t miss Think Realty booths and speakers at:
“We Buy Houses” Declared Ineligible for Trademark Washington, D.C. – 14 months of litigation between Express Homebuyers USA (EHB) and WBH Marketing Inc. (WBH) ended this fall with a court declaring the trademarks “we buy houses” and “webuyhouses.com” to be generic and adding they should be canceled. The litigation began when WBH brought claims for false advertising, trade libel, and conspiracy against EHB, a Virginia-based real
Think Realty- Sponsored NASCAR Driver Jennifer Jo Cobb Featured in New Video Game Jennifer Jo Cobb , American NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, is represented in “NASCAR Heat 3,” the third game in Monster Games’ popular NASCAR Heat series published by 704Games. “NASCAR Heat 3” features an all-new dirt racing circuit, daily and weekly real-time tournaments, two females featured in a NASCAR video game. This year’s inclusion in “NASCAR Heat 3” makes Cobb one of several female drivers to make an appearance in the game. Her vehicle’s Cobb holds records in NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series for the female driver with the most starts, the highest series finish and the highest finish by a woman in any of NASCAR’s top series at Daytona International Speedway, with her sixth place NCWTS finish in 2011. She is one of NASCAR’s few driver- owned teams and is the only female driver-owned team. Cobb launched Driven2Honor in 2011, to honor America’s female military members. paint scheme featured in this release includes the Think Realty logo. eight new dirt tracks and gameplay improvements. In 2011, Cobb (left), along with Danica Patrick, became one of the first
Think Realty Opens New Forum Topics Just in Time for November Mid-Terms
NOVEMBER 1-4, 2018 OREIA’s National Real Estate Summit Great Wolf Lodge - Cincinnati, Ohio
This event is one of the country’s longest-running and largest conferences for real estate investors and landlords. The 2018 summit will focus on finding more deals in inventory-tight markets, diverse strategies for making money with small, residential income properties, finding funding for deals, and connecting with fellow investors, experts, and service providers from around the country. Learn more at OREIAconvention.com. NOVEMBER 4-6, 2018 American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) 2018 Annual Conference Sponsored by Alphaflow Caesars Palace - Las Vegas, Nevada “Not your average real estate lending conference!” This event brings speakers, business- es, and real estate entrepreneurs from around the country together to learn new things and expand their networks. AAPL’s annual conference provides the ideal venue for private real estate lending professionals to expand revenue and scale their businesses. Learn more and register at AAPLconference.com.
Think Realty members members can now exchange ideas and learn from each other on the Think Realty forums. While the forums cover a wide variety of topics, including strategies, private money, property management, tax topics, turnkey investing, and marketplace tips and analysis, the “Industry & Events” and “General” sections are currently host to article-specific threads dealing with the legislative and policy-related topics covered in this issue of the magazine. To comment on your own experiences and perspectives on these issues, simply join Think Realty as an intro-level member by clicking “Join” on the main page at ThinkRealty.com and providing your email address and a few other details. Then, access the forums under the “Resources” page in your new member profile and let us hear your voice! Intro-level members can also activate huge discounts on a variety of real estate-related products and services, including up to 50 percent off
estate company that has purchased and rehabbed more than 2,500 homes. Like many wholesalers,
the company had used the term “we buy houses” in its advertising. Before this decision, WBH
held the trademark on this term and, at times, claimed infringement when
NOVEMBER 10-11, 2018 Intelligent Investors Real Estate Conference 2018 Marina Del Rey Marriott – Marina Del Rey, California Presented by FIBI and CashFlow Connections
Ohio Legislator Introduces First Income Tax Credit for Investing Just over two months ago, Ohio state representative, Kirk Schuring (R), quietly introduced what would emerge as the first state-led legislation to link state tax credits and the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Schuring’s legislation proposed a 10 percent tax credit for investors placing at least $250,000 in an Ohio “Opportunity Zone,” a zone designation created under the 2017 tax reform as eligible for incentives to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities. If the bill (House Bill 727) passes, it may make investing in these zones in Ohio more attractive to investors.
other real estate companies used it. The judge in the case concluded both “we buy houses” and “webuyhouses.com” were too generic to warrant a trademark, comparing the situation to permitting a single NFL team to trademark “we play football.” Because the trademark was ruled generic, WHB may no longer direct third parties to stop using the “we buy houses” in online advertisements and physical signs.
Network with some of the highest-level investors in real estate and hear from leading professionals in the private real estate investing space at the For Investors By Investors (FIBI) two-day conference. Additional topics and speakers are being added daily. At pres- ent, topics include real estate economics and outlook for 2019, investing in mobile home parks, apartments, self-storage, retail, and other commercial assets, tax laws investors need to be cautious about, hard money, raising capital, and self-directed retirement. Learn more at IntelligentInvestors2018.com.
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NOVEMBER 15-16, 2018 Think Realty Global Destination Investment Summit Swissotel Grand Shanghai - Shanghai, China
Affinity Investments bridges the gap between stateside opportunities and overseas finances. With a track record of bringing Chinese investors with widely varied investing motivations and strategies together with U.S. real estate investment op- portunities and professional service providers, Affinity Investments has a long track record of making it top priority to advise and execute the best deals for its partners. Learn more at AffinityInvest.com.
EHB is represented by a team based at Duane Morris LLP. Inquiries about the case should go to Ugo Colella at ucollella@duanemorris.com.
Register for a free intro-level membership with Think Realty at ThinkRealty.com/join or access the forums directly at ThinkRealty.com/tr-forums.
Learn more about Jennifer Jo Cobb by contacting Dell Hamilton at delltrracing@gmail.com.
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