DC Real Estate Association

DC Real Estate Association DCREIA - Voted Estate Investor Association Since 2001 DC-REIA was created by local real estate investor expert Sherman Ragland, CCIM, in 2002.

National REIA Award of Excellence Winner, DC-REIA, the Greater Washington DC Real Estate Investors Association is the Number One Local Real Estate Investor Group in the entire Washington DC Region, Including Metro DC, Maryland,and Northern Virginia. Members of DC-REIA have appeared numerous times in The Washington Post (front page), The Baltimore Sun, The Baltimore Business Journal, the Gazette Pa

pers, and the Washington Business Journal for their achievements as successful local real estate investors. DC-REIA is the only local real estate investor group to have been selected by Realinvestors® to open an Official Realinvestors® Academy to teach successful, proven real estate investing strategies in the Greater Washington, DC region. Every week DC-REIA provides real estate investor classes ranging from: “How to make in real estate investing”, Real Estate Investing 101 – How to Get Started As a Real Estate Investor in DC, Maryland and Virginia, Real Estate Cash Flow 101 as taught by Rich Dad®, and Cash on cash and other advanced real estate investor strategies, such as: understanding cap rate, how to find and work with hard money lenders in DC, NOVA and Maryland, how to rehab houses for quick profits in DC, VA and MD, how to forming your LLC and other asset protection strategies for real estate investors and becoming a commercial real estate apartment and self-storage investor. Our FREE “Real Estate 101 – Getting Started as a Real Estate Investor” is taught every week at our real estate investor training school and is perfect for new investors in real estate. During this one-hour live session all of your real estate investor questions are answered, including fundamental questions for the newbie investor such as: Best way to acquire investment properties, How to flip houses for quick cash, Apartment house investing in DC and Baltimore, Getting into commercial property real estate investing, Finding the right real estate investor mentor or local expert, joining a successful real estate investor network, and of course, How to find the right real estate investor association club, or meet up group. To help you become successful in real estate and stay current with ever changing real estate investor laws, in 2004, DC-REIA partnered with Realinvestors® to provide local real estate investing experts, who are licensed by the state of Maryland, Virginia and DC, who provide real estate coaching for local real estate investors. These forty plus licensed and certified local real estate investors coaches, who are a part of a real estate investor friendly brokerage firm, guide our new and experienced real estate investor members through every step of successful real estate investing, such as: Rehabbing Houses for Quick Profits, Quick Cash Real Estate House Flipping, Making Money from DC Maryland Virginia Foreclosures, Learning how to do creative real estate investing such as Subject to and Lease Option Real Estate Investing, Making the transition from single family houses into commercial property investing, How to Buy and Hold for long term profits and tax sheltering, How to use Self-Directed IRA’s to create tax-free income for life, Understanding Crowd funding to raise money for real estate investing, Apartment house real estate investing, Self-Storage real estate investing, Getting into your first commercial office deal.…and much, much more. Since its inception, DC-REIA has grown from a small handful of investors to an active real estate investor network of over 500 active real estate investors in the Greater Washington, DC Northern Virginia, Maryland region. So, if you are looking to get traction from your REIA then DCREIA is the right REIA in the nation’s capitol for you. From their own building in Bowie, Maryland, Sherman and his team of licensed and certified local real estate coaches, hold weekly and monthly events to deliver hands on local real estate investor training that really works. In addition to our licensed local real estate experts, many national real estate speakers such as Robyn Thompson, Jeffrey Taylor, Dave Lindahl, Ron LeGrand, Lou Brown, Dwan Bent-Twyford, Phil Grove, Bill Twyford, Al Aiello, Scott Meyer, Allen Cowgill, Jillian Sidoti, Steve Cook and Frank McKinney have all assisted in training DC-REIA members on how to make money in real estate investing. At our training facility in Bowie, Maryland, known as the Realinvestors® Academy of Greater Washington, DC, DC-RIEA is the host of several Meetup groups, including the DMV Commercial Property Meetup, Millionaire Real Estate Investor Agents and of course, DC-REIA-Greater Washington Real Estate Investors Association Meetup, and the Robert Kiyosaki, DMV Rich Dad Cash Flow Game Group for the DC Region. The club’s founder, Sherman Ragland himself is a national real estate investor award winner, having received the CREONLINE® Blue Vase “National Real Estate Investor of the Year” winner in 2003, and has been quoted numerous times by organizations such as National REIA, Bigger Pockets®, Connected Investors®, REIClub® and the American Academy of Real Estate Investor Associations (AAREI.org). His real estate investing strategies have been featured in publications such as: Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Black Enterprise, USA Today, CNBC, FoxNews and The Washingtonian magazine. If you have ever has the desire to learn real estate investing from local real estate investor experts, then we invite you to join us for FREE at our next session. All local investors, whether you are an active full-time real estate investor, or just getting started and want to do it on a part time basis, DC-REIA is your best choice when selecting a local real estate investing club in the Greater Washington, DC Region.

04/08/2026

Real talk, DC investors — 2026 might be the most important year for your portfolio in a long time. Here's why:

We're in a rare moment where multiple factors are lining up at once:

- Inventory up 33% — more options than we've had in years
- Prices softening in the District — room to negotiate
- Motivated sellers who've been sitting on listings for 45–70 days
- Rental demand still strong across the DMV
- DC's conforming loan limit at $1.25M — solid financing options

The last time we saw conditions like this in Washington was pre-2020. And the investors who bought during that window? They're sitting pretty right now.

Nobody knows exactly where rates or prices will be six months from now. But we DO know that right now, in April 2026, DC's market is giving investors more opportunity than it has in half a decade.

The question isn't whether there are deals in DC. The question is whether you're ready to move on them.

We want to hear from YOU — what's the biggest challenge you're facing as a DC investor right now? Share below and let's help each other out. This community is here for exactly that.

04/08/2026

Did you know?

Arlington, VA just topped the list AGAIN as the DC area's most expensive rental market. Housing costs are squeezing both buyers and renters across the entire DMV.

But here's where it gets interesting for investors:

When rental prices are high and home prices are softening (like they are right now in DC), the rent-to-price ratio starts working in your favor. That's the sweet spot for cash-flow investors.

Think about it — DC proper home prices are down nearly 9% year-over-year, but rental demand isn't going anywhere. People still need to live here. The federal workforce, the universities, the hospitals, the contractors — DC's rental demand has a floor that most cities don't have.

Areas to watch for rental investment right now:
- Columbia Heights — strong transit access, consistent rental demand
- H Street Corridor — still appreciating, great for young professional renters
- Congress Heights — emerging market with lower entry points
- Eckington — quietly becoming one of the best rent-to-price plays in the District

If you're a buy-and-hold investor in the DMV, this market has your name on it.

Who's running rental numbers in DC right now? Tag your investment partner!

04/08/2026

Let's talk mortgage rates, DC.

Right now, 30-year fixed rates in Washington are sitting around 6.3–6.5%. Not the sub-3% rates we saw during the pandemic (those days are gone, friends), but here's some perspective:

Rates had been trending down heading into 2026, dropping below 6% in late February. But they've crept back up to around 6.46% as of early April. The Fed is still figuring out its next move, and tariff uncertainty isn't helping.

Here's what this means for DC investors:

- If you're financing, your carrying costs are real. Make sure the numbers work at TODAY's rates, not the rates you're hoping for.
- DC's conforming loan limit is $1,249,125 — one of the highest in the country. That means you can finance a solid investment property without jumping to jumbo loan territory.
- Sellers are more motivated than they've been in years. That means better purchase prices can offset higher interest costs.

The investors who win in this market aren't waiting for "perfect" rates. They're finding deals where the fundamentals work NOW.

What rate would make you pull the trigger on your next DC investment? Drop your number below!

04/08/2026

Quick DC Market Update

Here's a number that should be on every DC investor's radar: active listings in the District are up 33% from this time last year. That's a LOT more inventory hitting the market.

The median sold price in the DC Metro sits around $585K, but here's the thing — prices in the District itself are softening faster than the suburbs. Montgomery County and Fairfax County are holding stronger, while DC proper and some of the exurban areas are seeing the biggest corrections.

Why? A big part of it comes down to federal government uncertainty. When people aren't sure about job security, they hesitate to buy. And that hesitation is creating opportunity for investors who know how to move when others are standing still.

If you've been watching neighborhoods like Anacostia, Trinidad, or Deanwood — the numbers are starting to make a lot more sense for buy-and-hold strategies.

What neighborhoods are YOU watching right now? Let us know in the comments!

04/08/2026

Hey DC investors — let's talk about what's happening in our market right now.

Washington DC has officially shifted into buyer's market territory in 2026. What does that mean? Inventory is up over 33% year-over-year, homes are sitting on the market 45–70 days (remember when everything went under contract in a weekend?), and median home prices in the District are actually DOWN about 9% compared to last year.

For sellers, this is a wake-up call. For investors? This is the window we've been waiting for.

After years of watching DC prices climb with barely any inventory to work with, the tables are turning. Buyers have more negotiating power than they've had since before the pandemic. And if you're looking at investment properties in areas like Congress Heights, Brookland, or Petworth — there are deals out there that simply didn't exist 18 months ago.

The smart money is paying attention right now. Are you?

Drop a comment if you're actively looking at deals in DC this spring!

04/08/2026

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03/26/2024

Crazy what happened in Baltimore this morning! Prayers for the families and Survivors.

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03/01/2024

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02/15/2024

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12/30/2023

Way to Go Big Mike!
TU Represent
Congrats Terps!

🚀💸Make 2023 the year you FINALLY become an investor.I've NEVER been about rehabbing "100 houses a year!" That's not livi...
01/20/2023

🚀💸Make 2023 the year you FINALLY become an investor.

I've NEVER been about rehabbing "100 houses a year!" That's not living, that's a JOB!

NO, I've always been about orchestrating your work around your play, not the other way around. It's a mindset that ultimately translates into your core life philosophy.

It's what I call the "REALINVESTOR® LIFESTYLE!"
..and for the past 20 years it's what I've lived and taught.

Join me for a free, virtual masterclass on Jan 21 at 10am EST and I'll show you.

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