What we’re about
Welcome to GRID!
GRID Blacksburg is a real estate community built by investors for investors. We are a group of real people doing real deals.
Our core mission is to connect to, learn from, and collaborate with like-minded people interested in building wealth and creating impact through real estate.
We welcome investors of all experience levels. We are life-long learners and believe everyone has value to share.
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How it works
We meet once a month, 12 months a year, on the same day, week, and time of the month. Each month we cover a different investing topic in the Lifecycle of an Investor—ranging from wholesaling to rehabbing to becoming a bank through private lending.
Our meetings are not sales pitches. They are opportunities for us to dive deep into a real estate topic, connect with local experts in our marketplace, and build long-term relationships with other doers and deal-makers.
All of our events are 100% FREE.
Learn more about us at gridinvestor.com
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Your GRID Leadership
GRID Blacksburg is led by Cody Journell.
Born and raised in the New River Valley, Cody brings a lot to the table in the local real estate market mixing hometown heart with local expertise. As an Alumnus of Virginia Tech, and a degree in Marketing and Finance, Cody has a vast knowledge of the community and also a deep understanding of the local market and its people. His passion has always been in real estate investing, growing his portfolio from 1 unit to 16 units in just a matter of 5 years.
Starting in single family long term rentals and gradually building his portfolio to include rehabbing, commercial development, and multifamily value add syndications. He also owns and manages a local brokerage and property management company through Gravity Real Estate Group, Inc.
A father himself, Cody has profound love and respect for family and friends which pushes him to provide our community with the knowledge it takes to succeed and excellent service through real estate.
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Our Partner
Gravity Property Management
Gravity Property Management is a full-service professional property management company that takes great pride in offering clean, quality rentals at market rates. We are committed to this goal long-term and seek to provide the best property management services in the New River and Roanoke Valley areas.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- How to Maximize your Income Through Property Management3 Roanoke St, Christiansburg, VA
A lot of the success of your rental property is determined before you cash your first rent check.
Let's talk about the ways you should set yourself up for success from finding great tenants, managing the day-to-day and squeezing extra profits out of your portfolio.
This event is all about "properly" management.
Come for the training, stay for the networking!
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Join the online GRID community here to post deals, ask questions, and connect with other investors across the globe. - Show Me The Money! Where To Find The Money + How To Become the Bank3 Roanoke St, Christiansburg, VA
Here’s the short version—the money is the easy part.
Find a motivated seller, get yourself a deal and the money will find you.
Come out to this important discussion to find out how to get money for your deals from lenders, private sources, friends, family, and GRID itself.Doing deals isn’t the only way (and maybe not even the best way) to make money investing in real estate.
This event is also about how YOU can be the bank and how to properly structure loans to other investors that can provide solid, safe returns on your money—without getting your hands dirty.
Come for the training, stay for the networking!
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Join the online GRID community here to post deals, ask questions, and connect with other investors across the globe. - Understanding the Fundamentals of New Construction3 Roanoke St, Christiansburg, VA
Often, one of the best ways to extract value is to create it from scratch.
You control the design to a much greater extent, allowing you to give the market exactly what it wants… and will pay the most for.
We'll discuss the "sticks and bricks" aspect of construction, as well as the equally-important planning and entitlement process.
Join us to learn the most important aspects of new construction that should help you to better understand it. Build it, and the dollars will come!
Come for the training, stay for the networking!
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Join the online GRID community here to post deals, ask questions, and connect with other investors across the globe. - Intro to Commercial 101: Office, Retail, Industrial, and Storage3 Roanoke St, Christiansburg, VA
Commercial real estate can seem daunting to budding investors.
But in reality, the process of finding, analyzing, managing and maximizing a commercial property is very similar to residential rentals, you just add some zeros.
In this month's meeting, we will cover the basics of the different types of commercial real estate, including office, retail, industrial, and storage property.
Join us to learn how to add some zeros to your bank account.
Come for the training, stay for the networking!
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Join the GRID Facebook Community
Join the online GRID community here to post deals, ask questions, and connect with other investors across the globe.
