THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 19, 2026 | 7:00PM | HYATT HOUSE PLEASANT GROVE
HYATT HOUSE PLEASANT GROVE – 544 S. PLEASANT GROVE BLVD. PLEASANT GROVE, UT 84062
FIRST SPEAKER OF THE EVENING: MATT STRONG
TOPIC: Don’t Apologize for Successfully Investing in Real Estate
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: MATT ATKINSON
TOPIC: How to Successfully Buy and Hold vs Fix and Flip in Today’s Market
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MATT STRONG
TOPIC: Don’t Apologize for Successfully Investing in Real Estate
MATT STRONG:
Matt Strong is the owner of Sierra-West Funding, which provides quick funding for short-term real estate projects, typically fix-n-flip or other single-family investments. Since 2011, has funded over 1,500 transactions and 450 million in volume.
Matt got his start in real estate in 2004 by actively buying and selling his own properties and has purchased and resold over 425 single family homes in Utah by utilizing value add strategies (typically known as “fix-n-flip”). Matt is also an active buy and hold investor and received a Masters of Real Estate Development (MRED) from the University of Utah in 2015, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance (Real Estate emphasis) from the University of Utah in 2001. In addition to the MRED degree, Matt is an active RE Broker and Loan Officer in UT.
MATT ATKINSON
KEYNOTE TOPIC: How to Successfully Buy and Hold vs Fix and Flip in Today’s Market
MATT ATKINSON:
Matt Atkinson has been financing it, fixing it, flipping it, or renting it for over 22 years, having amassed a rental portfolio consisting of 100+ properties valued north of $29M. Add another $7.5M in flips and well over 30,000 hours of experience and that just about starts to round out the profile. In addition to educating others on how to invest in real estate (MJA REAL Consulting), Matt also owns and operates MJA REAL Property Management and MJA REAL Estate and has been a mortgage lending professional for over 24 years.
For over 11 years, Matt has served many roles throughout his tenure at Utah Valley Real Estate Investors Association (UVREIA), including President four times. In addition, Matt has been a board member of the Salt Lake Real Estate Investors Association (SLREIA) for 14 years, a member of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) for 10 years and the Utah Association of Mortgage Professionals (UAMP) for 9 years.