What we’re about
Welcome to GRID!
GRID Reston 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](http://www.gridinvestor.com/)
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Your GRID Leadership
GRID Reston is led by Mark Beckett, Mike Webber, Nicole Renzetti, and Brandon Wagner.
Mr. Beckett has over 20 years of experience in real estate development, investing and construction. He has worked for several regional and national land developers and home-building companies and has managed the acquisition, entitlement, land development, and construction process for multiple residential projects throughout Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
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Mike is an agent/investor with the CAZA Group. He has been a full-time agent for 3 years and an investor for 6. As an investor, Mike always looks to buy and hold, but he will use any strategy that makes sense for any given opportunity.
As an agent, Mike specialize in working with investors.
Mike is the househack king.
He is interested in sharing his path and showing people how they can go from their W-2 jobs to full-time in real estate.
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Nicole Renzetti is a real estate agent specializing in first-time homebuyers and short-term rental investors.
She is licensed in both Virginia and West Virginia and serves as the eXp Young Professionals State Leader for West Virginia.
As a GRID Leader of the real estate investment community in Reston, VA, Nicole brings her expertise to the room to help buyers, sellers, and investors confidently navigate the market and build wealth.
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Brandon Wagner is an investor-friendly and investment-focused real estate agent who brings firsthand experience to the table—because he’s an investor himself.
With deep knowledge of cash flow, appreciation, long-term rentals (LTR), mid-term rentals (MTR), short-term rentals (STR), and fix-and-flip strategies, Brandon understands exactly what fellow investors are looking for.
He also offers access to a wide network of trusted professionals in the investment space, including private and hard money lenders, property managers, contractors, wholesalers, and more. Through CAZA, Brandon helps clients navigate the investment landscape with a true one-stop-shop approach.
A Frederick, Maryland native, Brandon has called Northern Virginia home since 2018. In July 2022, he married the love of his life and made a bold leap—leaving a career in aerospace engineering to pursue his passion for real estate. Outside of work, he’s all about adventure, travel, sports, and lifelong learning.
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Upcoming events
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How To Find Deals: Prospecting, Networking, and Marketing
11600 Sunrise Valley Dr 3rd floor, Reston, VA, USWhere do you find these deals?
It's the first question most folks ask us when discussing real estate investing and for good reason: the best deals aren't just sitting out in the open—you have to work for them.
At this month’s meeting, we'll talk about how to choose an area, how to "brand" your message, how to get that message out to the public, how to manage your marketing, and much, much, more.
Hint, hint: It's all about getting the phone to ring.
Come for the training, stay for the networking!
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Did you miss it?
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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.17 attendees
The Investor Decoder: How to Earn More by Serving 4 Different Investor Profiles
11600 Sunrise Valley Dr 3rd floor, Reston, VA, USMost real estate agents build their business one transaction at a time.
Investors build wealth—and they buy repeatedly.
The Investor Decoder shows why serving investors is the fastest path to predictable income, repeat deal flow, and a higher-value role in real estate.
In this session, you’ll learn how to identify and serve the four core investor profiles that drive the majority of investor activity:
- The Flipper – speed, volume, and clear exits
- The Landlord – long-term cash flow and stability
- The Creative Investor – complex deals and problem-solving
- The Private Lender – capital partners who enable scale
You’ll discover how each profile thinks, what they value most, and what they expect from an agent—so you can position yourself as a trusted advisor instead of just another salesperson.
We’ll also cover:
- Why investors represent a massive opportunity in today’s market
- How working with investors elevates you to a Real Estate Wealth Advisor
- The key questions that quickly decode investor goals and timelines
- A clear action plan to start building your investor pipeline
If you’re ready to escape the transaction treadmill and earn more by working with investors, this session will show you how.
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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.13 attendees
How to Pick a Market and Analyze Properties
11600 Sunrise Valley Dr 3rd floor, Reston, VA, USWhat makes one market a goldmine and another a money pit?
Success in real estate starts long before you make an offer. Choosing the right market and knowing how to analyze a deal are what separate confident investors from expensive mistakes.
At this month’s meeting, we’ll talk about how to evaluate markets, spot demand drivers, and understand local fundamentals.
We’ll also walk through how to analyze properties, run the numbers, and determine whether a deal actually makes sense before you move forward.
Come for the training, stay for the networking!
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Did you miss it?
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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.10 attendees
Deal or Disaster: The 5-Minute Investment Evaluation System
11600 Sunrise Valley Dr 3rd floor, Reston, VA, USInvestors move fast. Most agents don’t.
If you can’t evaluate a deal quickly and confidently, you lose credibility—and the opportunity disappears.
Deal or Disaster teaches a simple, repeatable framework to determine in minutes whether a deal prints money or burns it.
In this session, you’ll learn a 5-minute investment evaluation system that works across flips, rentals, BRRRRs, wholetails, and creative deals.
The goal isn’t perfection—it’s speed, clarity, and credibility.
We’ll break down:
- How to identify the investor’s true goal before running numbers
- A fast, reliable method to estimate ARV with confidence
- How to calculate the real all-in acquisition cost
- Simple heuristics to ballpark rehab and improvement costs
- The key metrics that reveal whether a deal works—or should be killed
You’ll also learn the most common red flags that signal bad deals, thin margins, and hidden risk, so you know when to pause or walk away.
When you can analyze deals in minutes, you earn authority, build trust, and become indispensable to investors.
Speed creates opportunity—and opportunity creates repeat business.
If you want to move from real estate generalist to trusted investment strategist, this session gives you the framework to do it.
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Did you miss it?
Watch all GRID Reston event playback on YouTube
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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.7 attendees
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