About us
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.
Connect with Mark
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.
Connect with Mike
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.
Connect with Nicole
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.
Connect with Brandon
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Upcoming events
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How to Invest in Short Term Rentals: Vacation Rentals + AirBnbs
11600 Sunrise Valley Dr 3rd floor, Reston, VA, USShort-term rentals, like Airbnb and VRBO, can be a great way to make vastly more money than with traditional, long-term rentals.
BUT there are some critical differences that you NEED to know to be successful—this ain't no "set it and forget it" business.
This event will cover the markets, property types, and systems you'll need to master to make this segment work.
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.17 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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Join the GRID Facebook Community
Join the online GRID community here to post deals, ask questions, and connect with other investors across the globe.34 attendees
Deal or Disaster: The 5-Minute Investment Evaluation System
11600 Sunrise Valley Dr 3rd floor, Reston, VA, USThis training is designed for real estate agents who want to learn how to play the Agent Investor game. The goal of this training is to help you flip your income into ownership.
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Investors 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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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 House Hack Your Way to Financial Freedom
11600 Sunrise Valley Dr 3rd floor, Reston, VA, USJoin us for an insider's guide to achieving financial freedom through house hacking.
We will share proven strategies for turning your home into a powerful wealth-building tool.
Discover multiple methods to successfully house hack your way to financial independence, including how to find the right property, choose the proper strategy, and own for less than renting.
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.12 attendees
Past events
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