What we’re about
Welcome to GRID!
GRID Shenandoah Valley 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 Shenandoah Valley is led by Mike Cappello, Amanda Slate, Jenn Bond and Gage Wilson.
About Mike
Mike is a recent convert to a full-time professional real estate investor.
As a serial entrepreneur, he has extensive experience in building and cultivating small businesses including but not limited to marketing activities, business development, sales, and operations.
While he has always been interested in and involved in real estate and interior/exterior home renovation and design. Mike began his journey in real estate full-time in 2020 when he got his license and became an investor agent with The CAZA Group. Since that time, he has shifted focus to full-time real estate investor and is currently building Sell Simpli, LLC, an investing/ wholesaling business in the Shenandoah Valley.
His passion for the outdoors and ability to see potential where others may not have helped him on his way to building a portfolio of short-term rental properties in Shenandoah. He also enjoys helping other like-minded individuals do the same!
About Amanda
With 20 years of experience in real estate, Amanda Slate finds her passion in helping people call the top of Virginia their home just as she has.
Having roots in Front Royal, and growing up not far away in Winchester, She now lives on her slice of heaven in the Shenandoah Valley, where her and her family take care of their chickens and goats on their mini farm. Building her first home when she was 19 she enjoys the smell of fresh paint and developing land.
Amanda is dedicated to her community by sponsoring public school and organizational events, networking with and supporting local businesses, as well as participating as President of Warren County Habitat for Humanity.
Further highlighting her dedication to real estate and bettering the place she calls home, Amanda has received the Presidents Award from the Blue Ridge Association of Realtors and the Community Service Award as well.
Not only does Amanda have the desire to assist in making the surrounding community an inviting space to live, she also has intimate knowledge of the area to find and suggest just the right spots for her clientele experiencing any circumstance.
About Gage
Gage has been involved in the industry since the 1990s, progressing through various roles from laborer to lead, residential construction manager to project manager, and eventually transitioning into commercial hospitality management. He served as the Director of Logistics for a hospitality firm, where he was instrumental in opening 5-star hotels internationally.
In the past six years, Gage has returned to his roots in Virginia, where he has been dedicated to shaping The Envision Group into an investor-minded service entity.
Gage and his wife, Jessica, have embarked on a mission to create a better life for themselves and those around them. Together, they run family-owned businesses and operate a non-profit animal rescue, enjoying the growth and fulfillment this journey brings.
About Jenn Bond
Jenn’s passion for real estate and entrepreneurship fuels her journey of revitalizing properties one by one.
From purchasing her first home in Front Royal over 20 years ago to transforming diverse spaces like an old police station, a parking garage, and abandoned homes, she is dedicated to enhancing the beauty of Warren County with each project she undertakes.
Jenn is on the Board of Directors for four Front Royal, VA-based companies. With decades of experience as a landlord, with both residential and commercial properties, Jenn deeply understsands the complexities of real estate and business.
Jenn’s mission in forming Five15 Properties is to assist everyday individuals in overcoming their real estate challenges, no matter how daunting they may appear.
Whether facing foreclosure, tax issues, repairs, inheritance concerns, or a variety of other circumstances, she takes pride in crafting mutually beneficial solutions for her clients… and can help you do the same!
Naming her business after her and her husband JB’s May 15th wedding date it represents the love and passion she pours into her work every day.
When not involved in real estate Jenn can be found taking care of all her chickens, kayaking on the Shenandoah, hiking on the Appalachian Trail, and enjoying all that the Shenandoah Valley has to offer.
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Our Partners
SellSimpli
SellSimpli provides options for selling your Front Royal home. We buy houses with No listing fees, no agent commissions, and a quick and hassle-free closing process. You won’t have to worry about repairs or renovations. Getting rid of the headache of dealing with an unwanted property is our service to you.
Envision Interiors
Envision Interiors is our material retail store, enabling us access to every material needed for residential construction. As well as interior design, furnishings and, staging.
Envision Homes is my class A contracting firm. We specialize in renovations, new construction, development and high end kitchens & baths. We work with investors with new builds, flipping, as well as short, mid and long term rentals. From conception to completion, Our services encompass full turn key ability to guarantee a seamless experience.
We are structured for growth and focused on becoming the best in our field for our community.
Learn more about Envision Partners
Five15 Properties
Five15 Properties is a real estate solutions company based out of Linden. They focus on helping homeowners find win-win solutions for their problem whether they’re going through a foreclosure, pre-foreclosure, can’t sell their property, have put off the necessary repairs, owe back taxes, or just need to sell their house quickly for any reason at all.
Sponsors
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Timber Works Tree CareTree removal, forestry mulching, land clearing, and tree trimming.
Five15 PropertiesReal estate solutions company based out of Linden.
The CAZA GroupWe sell homes for 4.49% more than the market average.
SellSimpliSellSimpli provides options for selling your Front Royal home
Amanda Slate Real EstateGRID Shenandoah Valley sponsor
My Simple LandSpecializes in buying and selling raw land across VA, WVA, NC, and SC.
Envision InteriorsWe partner with our clients to create exactly what you envision.
GO MortgageWe make it simple, fast and efficient to finance a home.- Timber Works Tree CareTree removal, forestry mulching, land clearing, and tree trimming.
- Five15 PropertiesReal estate solutions company based out of Linden.
- The CAZA GroupWe sell homes for 4.49% more than the market average.
- SellSimpliSellSimpli provides options for selling your Front Royal home
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Intro to Real Estate Investing 101Reitano Vineyards, Front Royal, VA
Learn how to create financial freedom through real estate investing. In this workshop, we are going to cover the basics of:
- How to find investment deals.
- How to determine if it's a good deal or a bad deal.
- The tools and strategies you will need to get started.
If you have been thinking about getting started as a real estate investor, then this free workshop is for you.
Come for the training, stay for the networking!
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Join the GRID Facebook Community
Join the online GRID Shenandoah Valley 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 BankReitano Vineyards, Front Royal, 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 GRID Facebook Community
Join the online GRID Shenandoah Valley community here to post deals, ask questions, and connect with other investors across the globe. - How To Build Your Investment Dream Team: Accomplish More Through RelationshipsReitano Vineyards, Front Royal, VA
Real estate investing is a great business, partly because you have no "boss" and no office politics since the business can be done successfully by one person or a small partnership.
But does that mean you never have to deal with other people?
Nope! And you shouldn't want to, anyway.One of the greatest things about being a real estate investor is that you get to choose who you work with.
Unlike a traditional office where you're at the mercy of whoever else the company hires, being an investor means you can build your own dream team of individuals who work as hard as you do and share your ambition.
We have a team of fellow professionals and others who bring us deals, help our business and get business in return. It's a beautiful circle and it will make you money.
Come find out how at this month's meeting. We will discuss how to build your "dream team" and make it work for you.
Spoiler alert: there will probably be some excellent candidates for your dream team in the room.
Come for the training, stay for the networking!
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Join the GRID Facebook Community
Join the online GRID Shenandoah Valley community here to post deals, ask questions, and connect with other investors across the globe. - How to Invest in Short Term Rentals: Vacation Rentals + AirBnbsReitano Vineyards, Front Royal, VA
Short-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 Shenandoah Valley community here to post deals, ask questions, and connect with other investors across the globe.
