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O F R E A L E S T A T E I N V E S T O R S
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JANUARY 2018
T H I S I S S U E  
Member Websites
PreScreening Contractors
Increase Your ROI on Keepers
MAREI Business Directory
R E A L E S T A T E N E W S
Tax Reform, Predictions
Net Neutrality, Self Closing
Doors, Renters Insurance,
Missouri Prefiled Bills
Missouri POA
Advocacy Day
National REIA
Awards of
Excellence
Winner
2017
  N E W
S
INVESTMENT
M A R E I . O R G
REHAB
QUEEN
ROBYN THOMPSON
2 DAY WEALTH BUILDING WORKSHOP
JANUARY 13TH & 14TH PG 13
You will find a list of other groups complete with links to details that
meet through out the Kansas City Metro area listed at 
MAREI.org/Calendar/Other-Groups
DEC MTG
FROM OTHER GROUPS >
THE CALENDAR
M A R E I . O R G / C A L E N D A R
See full day 
workshop
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PUT $20K IN THE BANK
EVERY MONTH
AGENDA
NEW MEETING FORMAT
Robyn Thompson is the nation’s leading expert on buying properties at deep
discounts, renovating them fast and selling them quickly for huge chunks of cash.
She takes her business very seriously and has turned it into a fine-tuned machine.
She has rehabbed well over 390+ properties in her investing career and rehabbed
as many as 51 houses in a single year.  She will be joining us on Tuesday,  January
9th to share a few of her systems that will allow you to put $20K in the bank every
month from retailing.
Monthly meetings are held at the Holiday Inn at 8787 Reeder Road, Overland Park,
KS.  MAREI Members & First Time Guests who Pre-Register at MAREI.org attend
free - all others pay $25 at the door or $15 online.  Robyn will have an audio CD
" Rehabbing Creates Big Fat Checks: for all who pre-register and attend
REAL ESTATE WEALTH
WEEKEND WORSKHOP
DEC WKSHOP
Robyn Thompson will be joining us for two full days on January 13th and 14th
to share more of her system for buying junkers, fixing them fast and selling
them for active investing profits.  On Sunday, she will be sharing her pretty
house business of buying nice houses for passive rental income.  Combine
both strategies to build Massive Real Estate Wealth.
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Mailing Address:
6709 W 119th #332
Overland Park, KS 66209
Phone: 913-815-0111
Web: MAREI.org
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Email: Kim@MAREI.org
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RE Investment News are not necessarily
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contained within should not be
construed as a recommendation for any
course of action regarding financial,
legal, or accounting maters by Mid-
America Association of REal Estate
Investors.
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oportunties or membership.
Networking Hour:  As always we will have our Vendor Hall, Our Business Card and
Deal Table and General Networking from 6 to 7 pm.  Come early, bring a flyer for
the deal table, talk to the vendors and network.
Speed Table: This is in the planning stages and we hope to have a couple of tables
and 12 chairs. We hope to have 2 15 minute speed rounds, but we do need a
coordinator.
Ten Minute Topic:  We are adding a 10-minute topic to the beginning of the
meeting at 7 pm, This month we will be focusing on member websites.
Announcements:  MAREI & Vendors Announcements at 7:10
Speaker:  Robyn Thompson will start at 7:30 and run till 9:00
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HOUSING PREDICTIONS
real
estate
news
remodeled will have aging baby boomers and the
millennials in mind who want livable spaces for
multi-generations.  As the cost of urban living
grows, millennials will turn to the burbs.  And home
prices will continue to grow but at a slower pace.
Learn more at MAREI.org/2018
Tax Reform was passed, delivered to the President
and signed last week.  There will be a lot of changes
coming.  The highlights include:
There are more changes and you can read a full
analysis of Tax Reform and the Real Estate
Investing Business at www.MAREI.org/TAX
TAX REFORM
Zillow predicts an even tighter housing market in
2018.  Millennials just started entering the ever-
tightening housing market, snapping up more of the
limited inventory.  Homeowners will remodel their
homes rather than new ones, further limiting
inventory.  New homes being built and those being 
The corporate tax rate was permanently reduced
from 35% to 21%.
Individual Tax rates were reduced
Mortgage Interest, State & Local Taxes, not
eliminated but capped, not a big deal for KC
area, more so for urban east coast areas.
Pass Through Entities, like LLCs received about
a 20% tax deduction, but there are restrictions.
NET NEUTRALITY
The Federal Communications Commission
announced a rollback of net neutrality rules,
sparking a swift rebuke from the nation’s 1.3
million REALTORS®.   National Association of
Realtors believes consumers would suffer from
downgraded services across the internet in such a
scenario. At the same time, small businesses that
either couldn’t pay the new fee or couldn’t
negotiate such an arrangement for themselves
would face a significant competitive disadvantage,
losing customers to faster websites.
Learn more at MAREI.org/NetNeu
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Do your rental properties have self-closing doors? 
The last week of December saw a 3-year-old
starting a fire in the family apartment while playing
with the burners on the stove.  The child's mother
found the child and the fire and fled the apartment. 
All news reports state that the apartment door did
not close and the fire quickly spread into the hall
and up the stairwell.  This fire killed 12 people.
The fire marshall explained that the fire spread so
quickly because the door did not close. Department
of Housing Preservation and Development
spokesman Matthew Creegan says that New York
City cited landlords over 7,752 times in the last year
for violations of the self-closing-door requirement. 
It is not known if this was an issue in this fire.
Do you have multi-family units that have doors
opening onto a central shared hall?  Do you have
any units that have doors that connect the garage
to the living space?  Are those doors fire rated and
are they self-closing?  Take the time to educate
yourself on city codes on your rentals and your own
home.  Invest a few dollars to upgrade doors as
needed and to upgrade to self-closing hinges where
needed.  The life you save could be your own.
Please visit www.MAREI.org/SelfClosing for more
info on fire safe doors and self-closing doors.
December saw two fires in the same small
apartment building in Kansas City.  They believe the
cause of the first fire was an electrical problem
they are unsure of what caused the second fire. 
What is known, however, is that none of the tenants
had renter's insurance.
When there is a fire in a rental unit, the landlord's
insurance should cover the cost of the repairs to
the building.  But when it comes to the tenants
belongings in the unit and paying for a place for the
tenant to stay, unless they have their own renter's
insurance policy, they may be facing the same
problems as the tenants in this Kansas City fire, no
place to live, all their stuff destroyed and no funds
to secure temporary or new housing and no funds
to replace their stuff.
We urge all landlords to educate their tenants on
fire safety and renter's insurance.  This is such an
important part of renting a property to a new tenant
that MAREI & National REIA partners
RentPerfect.com, the tenant screening company
prompts your applicants to get a renter policy from
RealProtect.com.
Learn more on this topic at
MAREI.org/RenterInsurance
SELF-CLOSING DOORS RENTER'S INSURANCE
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The Missouri Legislative Session starts January
3rd and there are 100s of bills that have been pre-
filed.
Out of those 100's there are several that MAREI
Members should be aware:
MO HB1508: Provides that no person or entity that
rents or leases real property shall be required to
obtain a business license by any political
subdivision.  SUPPORT
MO HB1510:  Changes the laws regarding local
ordinances so that no political subdivision may
require interior inspections of private residences
without the consent of the lawful occupant. 
SUPPORT
MO HB1369:  Revises the definition of "service dog"
to include animals that provide support or
therapeutic functions for individuals with
psychiatric or mental disabilities
MO SB581:  AN ACT To repeal section 535.300,
RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section
relating to security deposits held by landlords. 
SUPPORT
MO SB605:  Modifies provisions relating to
unlawful discriminatory practices in housing
MO SB620:  Modifies and creates new provisions
relating to unlawful discriminatory practices
MO SB720:  Creates the Missouri Radon
Awareness Act
The Missouri Property Owners Association is very
interested in the outcomes of HB1508, HB1510, and
SB581.  MAREI is supportive of Missouri POA's
efforts and invites all MAREI members to take
action when asked throughout the next few
months.
Missouri Property Owners Association (POA) is
hosting the first every Advocacy Day for real estate
investors, landlords, property managers and
property owners in Missouri.
The event is planned for Wednesday, January 17th
and will be held in the Missouri State Capitol
Building.  This day coincides with the first day of
the Missouri Realtors Advocacy Days,
This event will start with all attendees meeting to
determine which legislators they are to speak with
and to collect handouts on the key issues that the
organization support.  Attendees will then divide
and meet with legislators in their Jefferson City
offices.
Everyone attending please RSVP on the
MissouriPOA.org site or by calling the Missouri
POA Committee Chair Howard Adams at 816-358-
0900.  All who have pre-registered  are invited to
join the last minute planning conference call on
Thursday, January 11th at 9 am
Complete details and links to sign up on the
Meetup Group or Facebook Group can be found
their website at www.MissouriPOA.org
MISSOURI PREFILED BILLS
MISSOURI POA ADVOACY DAY
Please visit and bookmark
www.MAREI.org/Legislative to check back regularly
for the latest updates and calls to action.   While
there make sure you are registered for our E-Mail
updates as MAREI may have an issue that needs
immediate action.
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MEMBER WEBSITES
MEMBER BENEFIT
Have you seen a property or two on
the MAREI website?  Perhaps you
received a Property Leads email from
MAREI with a list of property? 
Did you wonder how the property
ended up on that page, email or post?
MAREI Member Benefit
All Members receive an investor
website as a benefit.  If a member adds
a business partner or spouse, both
members receive a website.
This is one of the most underutilized
benefit of membership.  MAREI would
like to change that.
Key Features
1.  List and advertise your own
properties on your own website.
2.  FREE Report for sellers.
3.  Collect Buyer and Seller Info  
 sends out an email of all newly posted
properties for the week on Friday to
all members and guest in the system.
4.  MAREI Staff adds the newest
properties to the MAREI EUpdate
athat is sent every other week.
Exposure to MAREI Database
These investor websites are an
excellent tool for established
investors to use to drive traffic back to
a contact collection page.
To make sure all members know how
to activate their website and post
properties, MAREI has created an
instructional video.
These investor websites are an excellent
tool for the investor just getting started 
who needs a website.  If a member joins
with a spouse or business partner, set up
one site to market to buyers and the
other site to market for sellers.  Or set
one up to market wholesale properties
and one for rental properties.
Marketing Properties
For those members with properties that
would be marketed and sold to other
real estate investors, these FREE
website come with a few more built in
features.  All properties posted on your
investor website will be loaded into
MAREI's automated marketing and sent
out for you in the following ways:
1.  Property will appear on your FREE
Investor Website.
2.  Property will appear
on MAREIMember.com and MAREI.org
3.  The MAREIMember.com website 
Video Conferencing That Always
Works - No Matter What...
We get it. Your time is important and your online meetings need
to work all of the time, every time. And it needs to be simple.
With Zoom, you get a great video meeting experience from your
desktop, mobile device and conference room.
Wainhouse Research gave Zoom a thorough examination and
said, "Mostly we like the fact that Zoom calls always work - no
matter what. From the office. From home. From the hotel. From
the airport. From the coffee shop. Despite our best efforts, it was
hard to break Zoom... While nothing is perfect, Zoom is not that
far off."
#1 in Customer Satisfaction
MAREI recently switched to Zoom from a competitor.
We have found it to be very similar in function, easier
to use and way more affordable.
We invite you to check out Zoom - visit
MAREI.org/Zoom
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CONTRACTORSHOW TO PRESCREEN & BUILD YOUR TEAM
Robyn Thompson
Many real estate investors shy away
from the house business because they
fear hiring contractors. We have all
heard the horror stories of rehabbers
who lose their shirt because a
contractor took them to the cleaners.
I am here to tell you that contractors
can be your worst enemy or your best
friend, depending if you hire a good
one or a bad one. So how can the
beginning novice real estate investor
make the correct choice- the hard
working team player that gets the job
done on time, on budget and at a high
standard of quality?
The answer is by following all eight of
the critical prescreening steps below. 
Ask the contractor you are
interviewing, how long they have
been in the business?
I prefer at least five years of 
references and the quality of the
workmanship performed. The quality
of work should be satisfactory to the
homeowner and should have been
completed in a timely manner.
If any of the references don’t check
out do not hire this contractor.  If they
gave you false information upfront,
you know they can not be trusted.
 Move on to the NEXT quote.
Ask for a copy of the contractor’s
license (if required in your state) and
for a copy of their workman’s comp
insurance.
Once you receive a copy of their
license, make sure to check that they
are not suspended. Also, check to see
if any complaints have been filed
against the contractor with the Better
Business Bureau.
It is absolutely mandatory that a
contractor prove that he or she has
workman’s comp for all the employees
experience in the trades. I want a
contractor who has seen and repaired
every strange, odd, and crazy thing that
could be wrong with a house.
Experienced contractors know how to
estimate all tough projects and
experienced professionals can give an
accurate price to fix any problem.
Inexperienced contractors, on the other
hand, underestimate repairs to get the
business, and then they try to push their
mistake on the homeowner by upping
the price halfway through construction.
 The investor needs to say NO. NO is the
most powerful word in the dictionary,
and a rehabber needs to use this tool.  If
they did not have the knowledge to
make a good estimate, it is their
problem, not yours.
Ask for three references from the last
three major projects that the
contractor has recently completed.
Once you receive the reference letters,
make sure you call to verify the 
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that will be working on the job site
before they start renovations. Why is
this so important? Well, if one of the
workers has an accident, you do not
want to be sued as a potential
employer.
Make the contractor pull all necessary
permits required by your local
building department.
The homeowner should NEVER pull
the permits. The contractor should also
be responsible to pass all necessary
inspections required throughout the
construction process so a certificate of
occupancy (CO) can be obtained when
construction is complete.
The real estate investor should make
it mandatory for all contractors to buy
all necessary materials to do the
renovations.
The investor should never waste their
valuable time buying materials. If the
investor buys the materials, the 
I will contact the supply houses to
make sure the contractor is not
behind on paying for materials
because I do not want to give the
contractor a check to pay off an old
bill and they have no money for the
materials they need to buy for my job.
The last words of advice that I can give
to anyone beginning a renovation
project is to make sure every
agreement with a contractor is
detailed in writing with an
independent contractor agreement. A
detailed list of materials required
should be listed in the comprehensive
scope of work.  The documents should
have work completion time frames,
penalty clauses for finishing late,
require all permits be pulled and
inspections completed before final
payments are released.
workers could be viewed as the home
owner’s employees per the IRS
guidelines. You do not want this.
The real estate investor should always
demand a six month to one year
warranty of all parts, labor,
workmanship, and materials provided by
the contractor.
This warranty should be in writing.
WARNING: If a contractor will not
provide a warranty and stand behind the
quality of his or her workmanship- DO
NOT hire them!
Real estate investors should never agree
to pay any contractor by the hour.
You pay a fixed price for the complete
job. Never pay the final payment in your
independent contractor agreement until
the project is 100% complete
Ask for financial references (ex: where
the contractor purchases materials).
How You Can Put $20K In
The Bank Each Month
Robyn is the nation’s leading expert on buying properties at
deep discounts, renovating them at lightning speed and
selling them quickly for huge chunks of cash. She takes
her business very serious and has turned it into a fine-
tuned machine. She has rehabbed well over 390+
properties in her investing career and rehabbed as
many as 51 houses in a single year. She treats her real
estate investing business as a serious cash machine
and not just a hobby. She will be sharing howyou
can get started & put $20k in the Bank Every Month
Rehabbing Houses.
Register at www.MAREI.org
Members &
1st Timers FREE
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specially negotiated rates of 3 cents per Voice
Broadcast, 2.5 cents for Text Messages. Details in
Membership Benefits Magazine
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INCREASE YOUR ROI
by Robyn Thompson
1. Do Your Homework Before
You Buy
Location, Location, Location… Sea
ch out the areas that have low
vacancy rates. Talk to local
realtors, property managers, and
seasoned investors who have
been renting units for over a
decade before you take the
plunge and buy a property.
For example, I want to own
property were supply of rental
properties is low and the demand
is high. I own properties in a town
where the schools are in the Top
50 Schools in America. Demand
for rental property is high and my
average days on market to rent are
usually less than 2 weeks.
2. Price Your Property Correctly
It is important to have the
competitive edge in rent for tenants.
Look at the other rentals in the MLS
and on various rental sites
(www.rentals.com, www.rent.com,
and www.forrent.com). If you offer a
good price compared to the
competing properties, it will rent
faster than the other properties.
3. Make Sure Your Property is in
Drop Dead Gorgeous Condition
All tenants want to live in a really nice
home and when they are happy
there, they don’t move. I had a
tenant in Connecticut that loved their
kitchen and bath in my rental
property and lived there for 12 ½
years! The house was in such great
condition when I rented it to her that I
never stepped foot into the house
during the entire time that she
rented from me.
4. Go After Long Term Leases
with Tenants
This is why I usually don’t raise the
rents on my tenants at the end of
the first year when the lease
expires. I usually offer a 2 years
lease with no rental increase as
long as the tenants pay on time
every month. The longer the
tenant stays in the house, the
deeper their roots go into the
neighborhood and community.
The worry of costly vacancy will
be avoided for more than 24
months.
5. Respond Quickly to Tenant
Requests
by Reducing Vacancy on your Keeper Properties
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When a tenant calls about a clogged
toilet, an air conditioning that is not
cooling, or any other malfunction,
then the landlord or property
manager should respond quickly.
Remember that unhappy tenants
move. Move outs are extremely
costly for property owners. I have
some properties that are over $2,000
per month. Those vacancies hurt
your profit margins greatly! I like to
have the maintenance person on
site less than 24 hours for all minor
issues.
6. Don’t Wait Until the Last Minute
Before the Tenant Moves Out
Start advertising before the tenant
vacates so you have multiple new
prospective renters ready and
excited to look at the upcoming
property. I want to do a walk-
through 2-3 weeks the tenants move
out so I can have all the handymen
and contractors lined up to do the
necessary repairs the minute that
the tenant moves out of the
property! Every day that the
property is vacant, you are losing
money!
7. Lease with the Option to Buy
This option will attract a high caliber
Rent to Own tenants who are
looking to test drive a property prior
to committing to home ownership.
In the Rent to Own situation, the
tenant gets time to get accustomed
to the neighborhood, schools, and
surrounding areas without being
rushed to buy a property. They will
be more likely to pay their rent in a
timely manner to avoid losing their
right to buy. This strategy can also
save the 6% in realtor commissions.
If the property is in an area that is
appreciating rapidly, be careful not
to set the option price too low
because you want to get all the
appreciation as the prices in the
neighborhood climb upward.
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MASSIVE WEALTH
BUILDING WEEKEND
FLIPPING:  Robyn Thompson has made retailing homes a
science & she knows every technique imaginable to locate
profitable deals, renovate distressed properties at fast, minimize
holding costs, qualify good credit buyers & expedite closings so
you can collect a big check.
In this special one-of-a-kind workshop right here in Kansas City,
 Robyn Thompson will show you more of her proven, effective,
affordable methods that she briefly touched on at Tuesday’s
meeting.
CASH FLOW:  Robyn Thompson realized early on that she would
not want to HAVE to flip houses each and every month.  So she
started picking and choosing her keepers that provide her
enough monthly cash flow from rental income that she could
retire tomorrow.  Come pick Robyn's brain on her "advanced
strategies" and learn how she built her massive Buy and Hold
Portfolio and how you can too.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
JANUARY 13 & 14
Pre-Register at MAREI.org
Early Bird Pricing Through January 10th
Early Price
Members $59
Non-Members $89
Add Business Partner $20
Add Family Member $20
Regular Price after Noon the 10th
Members $99
Non-Members $129
Add Person $40
Special Promo Code Saves $20
MAREISave
Attorney
Anderson & Associates
Evictions / Collections
Julie Anderson
www.MOKSLaw.com
816-931-2207
Auction Company
Auction.com
Rachel Bailey
www.Auction.com
816-797-6875
Building Supplier
KC Cabinet Collection
Mark Yanda
913-980-4260
The Home Depot
George Neal
816-461-9583
2% Rebate / 20% Off Paint
Other Discounts
Details in Member Benefits
Joe’s Carpet / Weber Flooring
Jerry Ratway
www.WeberFlooring.com
913-236-3680
Contractor
Candid Construction
General Contractor
Blake Brose
www.CandidKC.com
816-368-1341
Hearth Masters
Fireplace / Masonry
Gene Padgitt
www.ChimKC.com
816-461-3665
Genesis Home Restorations
Mold Remediation
Terry Amerine
GenesisHomeRestorations.com
913-270-0812
NuLook Custom Finishes
Cabinet Refinishing
Carol Baldwin
www.NuLookFinishes.net
913-385-2574
KC Grout Works
Tile Refinishing
DJ Hoffman
www.KCGroutWorks.com
816-448-5579
Insurance
Real Protect by Norton
Rental, Vacant, Landlord & More
Julie Johnson
www.RealProtect.com
1-800-579-0652
Self Directed IRA
Equity Trust Company
TrustETC.com/NationalREIA
FREE Training
844-732-9404
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business
associates
With MAREI Business Members
Save time and money by starting with service providers who already
know your business. Who can solve problems as they arise to help you
get the deal completed on time and for maximum profit.
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Lending
Crossroads Investment Lending
Hard Money
Britton Asbell / Doug Harris
www.KCLend.com
913-800-8226
House Traders Monthly Meeting
Investors Choice Funding
Hard Money
Scott Ficinus
InvestorsChoiceFunding.com
816-668-7223
Merchants Mortgage
Mushy Money
Susan Aubin
www.MerchantsMtg.com
303-514-0815
REI Investor Funds
Hard Money
Charlie Fitzgerald
www.REIInvestorFunds.com
913-904-8090
Marketing
Build A Sign
Signs & Banners Plus
www.BuildASign.com
Discount Link in Member Benefits
Constant Contact
Email & Social Media Marketing
FREE Trial
MAREI.org/ConstantContact
Investor Carrot
Investor Websites
Free Training & Discounts
www.MAREI.org/IC
Pat Live
Answering Service
Discounts
www.MAREI.org/PatLive
Zoom
Video Conferencing
www.MAREI.org/Zoom
Office Supply
Office Depot / Office Max
www.OfficeDepot.com
Discount Link & Card in
Member Benefits Package
Properties
Bridge Management
Turn Key Provider
Nathan Brooks
www.BridgeTurnkey.com
913-276-4114
McKinnis Real Estate
Turn Key Provider
Nick McKinnis
McKinnisRealEstateInvestments.com
816-914-2614
B & C Investment Group
Wholesale
Allen Cuffey
www.FlipNvest.com
816-867-8617
KCInvest
Investment Properties
Scott Tucker & Kim & Don Tucker
www.KCInvest
913-735-0018
Pride Properties
Wholesale
Marcus Bray & Matt Bray
www.PridePropertiesHomes.com
913-213-5370
Deal Makers Monthly Meeting
Property Manager
Home Rental Services
Paul Branton
www.Home4Rent.com
913-627-9543
Royal Gate Management
Ryan Goyer
RoyalGateManagement.com
913-735-7783
Realtor
Realty Resource
Listing Agent
Scott Tucker
www.RealtyResourceKC.com
816-284-7844
Screening
Rent Perfect
Tenant Screening Plus
Heather Johnson
www.RentPerfect.com
877-922-2547
Discounts at www.MAREI.org/RP
Title Company
Accurate Title Company
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January 2018 RE Investment News

  • 1. N E W S L E T T E R O F M I D - A M E R I C A A S S O C I A T I O N O F R E A L E S T A T E I N V E S T O R S RE JANUARY 2018 T H I S I S S U E   Member Websites PreScreening Contractors Increase Your ROI on Keepers MAREI Business Directory R E A L E S T A T E N E W S Tax Reform, Predictions Net Neutrality, Self Closing Doors, Renters Insurance, Missouri Prefiled Bills Missouri POA Advocacy Day National REIA Awards of Excellence Winner 2017   N E W S INVESTMENT M A R E I . O R G REHAB QUEEN ROBYN THOMPSON 2 DAY WEALTH BUILDING WORKSHOP JANUARY 13TH & 14TH PG 13
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  • 3. You will find a list of other groups complete with links to details that meet through out the Kansas City Metro area listed at  MAREI.org/Calendar/Other-Groups DEC MTG FROM OTHER GROUPS > THE CALENDAR M A R E I . O R G / C A L E N D A R See full day  workshop page 5 PUT $20K IN THE BANK EVERY MONTH AGENDA NEW MEETING FORMAT Robyn Thompson is the nation’s leading expert on buying properties at deep discounts, renovating them fast and selling them quickly for huge chunks of cash. She takes her business very seriously and has turned it into a fine-tuned machine. She has rehabbed well over 390+ properties in her investing career and rehabbed as many as 51 houses in a single year.  She will be joining us on Tuesday,  January 9th to share a few of her systems that will allow you to put $20K in the bank every month from retailing. Monthly meetings are held at the Holiday Inn at 8787 Reeder Road, Overland Park, KS.  MAREI Members & First Time Guests who Pre-Register at MAREI.org attend free - all others pay $25 at the door or $15 online.  Robyn will have an audio CD " Rehabbing Creates Big Fat Checks: for all who pre-register and attend REAL ESTATE WEALTH WEEKEND WORSKHOP DEC WKSHOP Robyn Thompson will be joining us for two full days on January 13th and 14th to share more of her system for buying junkers, fixing them fast and selling them for active investing profits.  On Sunday, she will be sharing her pretty house business of buying nice houses for passive rental income.  Combine both strategies to build Massive Real Estate Wealth. 03RE INVESTMENT NEWS Mailing Address: 6709 W 119th #332 Overland Park, KS 66209 Phone: 913-815-0111 Web: MAREI.org Web: MAREIMember.com Email: Kim@MAREI.org Views and advertising expressed in the RE Investment News are not necessarily endorsed by Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors. The information contained within should not be construed as a recommendation for any course of action regarding financial, legal, or accounting maters by Mid- America Association of REal Estate Investors. Email to inquire about advertising oportunties or membership. Networking Hour:  As always we will have our Vendor Hall, Our Business Card and Deal Table and General Networking from 6 to 7 pm.  Come early, bring a flyer for the deal table, talk to the vendors and network. Speed Table: This is in the planning stages and we hope to have a couple of tables and 12 chairs. We hope to have 2 15 minute speed rounds, but we do need a coordinator. Ten Minute Topic:  We are adding a 10-minute topic to the beginning of the meeting at 7 pm, This month we will be focusing on member websites. Announcements:  MAREI & Vendors Announcements at 7:10 Speaker:  Robyn Thompson will start at 7:30 and run till 9:00
  • 4. 04 RE INVESTMENT NEWS WWW.MAREI.ORG HOUSING PREDICTIONS real estate news remodeled will have aging baby boomers and the millennials in mind who want livable spaces for multi-generations.  As the cost of urban living grows, millennials will turn to the burbs.  And home prices will continue to grow but at a slower pace. Learn more at MAREI.org/2018 Tax Reform was passed, delivered to the President and signed last week.  There will be a lot of changes coming.  The highlights include: There are more changes and you can read a full analysis of Tax Reform and the Real Estate Investing Business at www.MAREI.org/TAX TAX REFORM Zillow predicts an even tighter housing market in 2018.  Millennials just started entering the ever- tightening housing market, snapping up more of the limited inventory.  Homeowners will remodel their homes rather than new ones, further limiting inventory.  New homes being built and those being  The corporate tax rate was permanently reduced from 35% to 21%. Individual Tax rates were reduced Mortgage Interest, State & Local Taxes, not eliminated but capped, not a big deal for KC area, more so for urban east coast areas. Pass Through Entities, like LLCs received about a 20% tax deduction, but there are restrictions. NET NEUTRALITY The Federal Communications Commission announced a rollback of net neutrality rules, sparking a swift rebuke from the nation’s 1.3 million REALTORS®.   National Association of Realtors believes consumers would suffer from downgraded services across the internet in such a scenario. At the same time, small businesses that either couldn’t pay the new fee or couldn’t negotiate such an arrangement for themselves would face a significant competitive disadvantage, losing customers to faster websites. Learn more at MAREI.org/NetNeu
  • 5. 004RE INVESTMENT NEWS Do your rental properties have self-closing doors?  The last week of December saw a 3-year-old starting a fire in the family apartment while playing with the burners on the stove.  The child's mother found the child and the fire and fled the apartment.  All news reports state that the apartment door did not close and the fire quickly spread into the hall and up the stairwell.  This fire killed 12 people. The fire marshall explained that the fire spread so quickly because the door did not close. Department of Housing Preservation and Development spokesman Matthew Creegan says that New York City cited landlords over 7,752 times in the last year for violations of the self-closing-door requirement.  It is not known if this was an issue in this fire. Do you have multi-family units that have doors opening onto a central shared hall?  Do you have any units that have doors that connect the garage to the living space?  Are those doors fire rated and are they self-closing?  Take the time to educate yourself on city codes on your rentals and your own home.  Invest a few dollars to upgrade doors as needed and to upgrade to self-closing hinges where needed.  The life you save could be your own. Please visit www.MAREI.org/SelfClosing for more info on fire safe doors and self-closing doors. December saw two fires in the same small apartment building in Kansas City.  They believe the cause of the first fire was an electrical problem they are unsure of what caused the second fire.  What is known, however, is that none of the tenants had renter's insurance. When there is a fire in a rental unit, the landlord's insurance should cover the cost of the repairs to the building.  But when it comes to the tenants belongings in the unit and paying for a place for the tenant to stay, unless they have their own renter's insurance policy, they may be facing the same problems as the tenants in this Kansas City fire, no place to live, all their stuff destroyed and no funds to secure temporary or new housing and no funds to replace their stuff. We urge all landlords to educate their tenants on fire safety and renter's insurance.  This is such an important part of renting a property to a new tenant that MAREI & National REIA partners RentPerfect.com, the tenant screening company prompts your applicants to get a renter policy from RealProtect.com. Learn more on this topic at MAREI.org/RenterInsurance SELF-CLOSING DOORS RENTER'S INSURANCE 05 05
  • 6. 06 RE INVESTMENT NEWS WWW.MAREI.ORG The Missouri Legislative Session starts January 3rd and there are 100s of bills that have been pre- filed. Out of those 100's there are several that MAREI Members should be aware: MO HB1508: Provides that no person or entity that rents or leases real property shall be required to obtain a business license by any political subdivision.  SUPPORT MO HB1510:  Changes the laws regarding local ordinances so that no political subdivision may require interior inspections of private residences without the consent of the lawful occupant.  SUPPORT MO HB1369:  Revises the definition of "service dog" to include animals that provide support or therapeutic functions for individuals with psychiatric or mental disabilities MO SB581:  AN ACT To repeal section 535.300, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to security deposits held by landlords.  SUPPORT MO SB605:  Modifies provisions relating to unlawful discriminatory practices in housing MO SB620:  Modifies and creates new provisions relating to unlawful discriminatory practices MO SB720:  Creates the Missouri Radon Awareness Act The Missouri Property Owners Association is very interested in the outcomes of HB1508, HB1510, and SB581.  MAREI is supportive of Missouri POA's efforts and invites all MAREI members to take action when asked throughout the next few months. Missouri Property Owners Association (POA) is hosting the first every Advocacy Day for real estate investors, landlords, property managers and property owners in Missouri. The event is planned for Wednesday, January 17th and will be held in the Missouri State Capitol Building.  This day coincides with the first day of the Missouri Realtors Advocacy Days, This event will start with all attendees meeting to determine which legislators they are to speak with and to collect handouts on the key issues that the organization support.  Attendees will then divide and meet with legislators in their Jefferson City offices. Everyone attending please RSVP on the MissouriPOA.org site or by calling the Missouri POA Committee Chair Howard Adams at 816-358- 0900.  All who have pre-registered  are invited to join the last minute planning conference call on Thursday, January 11th at 9 am Complete details and links to sign up on the Meetup Group or Facebook Group can be found their website at www.MissouriPOA.org MISSOURI PREFILED BILLS MISSOURI POA ADVOACY DAY Please visit and bookmark www.MAREI.org/Legislative to check back regularly for the latest updates and calls to action.   While there make sure you are registered for our E-Mail updates as MAREI may have an issue that needs immediate action.
  • 7. 08 07RE INVESTMENT NEWS • PAGE MEMBER WEBSITES MEMBER BENEFIT Have you seen a property or two on the MAREI website?  Perhaps you received a Property Leads email from MAREI with a list of property?  Did you wonder how the property ended up on that page, email or post? MAREI Member Benefit All Members receive an investor website as a benefit.  If a member adds a business partner or spouse, both members receive a website. This is one of the most underutilized benefit of membership.  MAREI would like to change that. Key Features 1.  List and advertise your own properties on your own website. 2.  FREE Report for sellers. 3.  Collect Buyer and Seller Info    sends out an email of all newly posted properties for the week on Friday to all members and guest in the system. 4.  MAREI Staff adds the newest properties to the MAREI EUpdate athat is sent every other week. Exposure to MAREI Database These investor websites are an excellent tool for established investors to use to drive traffic back to a contact collection page. To make sure all members know how to activate their website and post properties, MAREI has created an instructional video. These investor websites are an excellent tool for the investor just getting started  who needs a website.  If a member joins with a spouse or business partner, set up one site to market to buyers and the other site to market for sellers.  Or set one up to market wholesale properties and one for rental properties. Marketing Properties For those members with properties that would be marketed and sold to other real estate investors, these FREE website come with a few more built in features.  All properties posted on your investor website will be loaded into MAREI's automated marketing and sent out for you in the following ways: 1.  Property will appear on your FREE Investor Website. 2.  Property will appear on MAREIMember.com and MAREI.org 3.  The MAREIMember.com website 
  • 8. Video Conferencing That Always Works - No Matter What... We get it. Your time is important and your online meetings need to work all of the time, every time. And it needs to be simple. With Zoom, you get a great video meeting experience from your desktop, mobile device and conference room. Wainhouse Research gave Zoom a thorough examination and said, "Mostly we like the fact that Zoom calls always work - no matter what. From the office. From home. From the hotel. From the airport. From the coffee shop. Despite our best efforts, it was hard to break Zoom... While nothing is perfect, Zoom is not that far off." #1 in Customer Satisfaction MAREI recently switched to Zoom from a competitor. We have found it to be very similar in function, easier to use and way more affordable. We invite you to check out Zoom - visit MAREI.org/Zoom 08 RE INVESTMENT NEWS WWW.MAREI.ORG
  • 9. 08 09RE INVESTMENT NEWS • PAGE CONTRACTORSHOW TO PRESCREEN & BUILD YOUR TEAM Robyn Thompson Many real estate investors shy away from the house business because they fear hiring contractors. We have all heard the horror stories of rehabbers who lose their shirt because a contractor took them to the cleaners. I am here to tell you that contractors can be your worst enemy or your best friend, depending if you hire a good one or a bad one. So how can the beginning novice real estate investor make the correct choice- the hard working team player that gets the job done on time, on budget and at a high standard of quality? The answer is by following all eight of the critical prescreening steps below.  Ask the contractor you are interviewing, how long they have been in the business? I prefer at least five years of  references and the quality of the workmanship performed. The quality of work should be satisfactory to the homeowner and should have been completed in a timely manner. If any of the references don’t check out do not hire this contractor.  If they gave you false information upfront, you know they can not be trusted.  Move on to the NEXT quote. Ask for a copy of the contractor’s license (if required in your state) and for a copy of their workman’s comp insurance. Once you receive a copy of their license, make sure to check that they are not suspended. Also, check to see if any complaints have been filed against the contractor with the Better Business Bureau. It is absolutely mandatory that a contractor prove that he or she has workman’s comp for all the employees experience in the trades. I want a contractor who has seen and repaired every strange, odd, and crazy thing that could be wrong with a house. Experienced contractors know how to estimate all tough projects and experienced professionals can give an accurate price to fix any problem. Inexperienced contractors, on the other hand, underestimate repairs to get the business, and then they try to push their mistake on the homeowner by upping the price halfway through construction.  The investor needs to say NO. NO is the most powerful word in the dictionary, and a rehabber needs to use this tool.  If they did not have the knowledge to make a good estimate, it is their problem, not yours. Ask for three references from the last three major projects that the contractor has recently completed. Once you receive the reference letters, make sure you call to verify the 
  • 10. 10 RE INVESTMENT NEWS WWW.MAREI.ORG that will be working on the job site before they start renovations. Why is this so important? Well, if one of the workers has an accident, you do not want to be sued as a potential employer. Make the contractor pull all necessary permits required by your local building department. The homeowner should NEVER pull the permits. The contractor should also be responsible to pass all necessary inspections required throughout the construction process so a certificate of occupancy (CO) can be obtained when construction is complete. The real estate investor should make it mandatory for all contractors to buy all necessary materials to do the renovations. The investor should never waste their valuable time buying materials. If the investor buys the materials, the  I will contact the supply houses to make sure the contractor is not behind on paying for materials because I do not want to give the contractor a check to pay off an old bill and they have no money for the materials they need to buy for my job. The last words of advice that I can give to anyone beginning a renovation project is to make sure every agreement with a contractor is detailed in writing with an independent contractor agreement. A detailed list of materials required should be listed in the comprehensive scope of work.  The documents should have work completion time frames, penalty clauses for finishing late, require all permits be pulled and inspections completed before final payments are released. workers could be viewed as the home owner’s employees per the IRS guidelines. You do not want this. The real estate investor should always demand a six month to one year warranty of all parts, labor, workmanship, and materials provided by the contractor. This warranty should be in writing. WARNING: If a contractor will not provide a warranty and stand behind the quality of his or her workmanship- DO NOT hire them! Real estate investors should never agree to pay any contractor by the hour. You pay a fixed price for the complete job. Never pay the final payment in your independent contractor agreement until the project is 100% complete Ask for financial references (ex: where the contractor purchases materials). How You Can Put $20K In The Bank Each Month Robyn is the nation’s leading expert on buying properties at deep discounts, renovating them at lightning speed and selling them quickly for huge chunks of cash. She takes her business very serious and has turned it into a fine- tuned machine. She has rehabbed well over 390+ properties in her investing career and rehabbed as many as 51 houses in a single year. She treats her real estate investing business as a serious cash machine and not just a hobby. She will be sharing howyou can get started & put $20k in the Bank Every Month Rehabbing Houses. Register at www.MAREI.org Members & 1st Timers FREE
  • 11. 11RE INVESTMENT NEWS • PAGE With your National REIA membership, you will receive specially negotiated rates of 3 cents per Voice Broadcast, 2.5 cents for Text Messages. Details in Membership Benefits Magazine P R O F E S S I O N A L G R A D E P A I N T S O L U T I O N S Partner with The Home Depot The Home Depot offers a wide range of professional grade interior and exterior paint, stains, primers and more. NREIA Members can get the competitive advantage with savings on paint and supplies. 20% Discount on all Paint at the Home Depot for MAREI Members. Details in the Member Benefits Magazine. ◊All installation services provided by insured, licensed (where applicable) and background-screened independent contractor The Home Depot Authorized Service Providers. License numbers held by or on behalf of Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., available at homedepot.com/licensenumbers or at the Special Services Desk in The Home Depot store. Installation services not available in all areas. We reserve the right to limit quantities to the amount reasonable for our regular customers. In the event of an error, we will make every reasonable effort to accommodate our customers. Details on any product warranty available at store. See contract for guarantee details. ©2015 Homer TLC, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 12. 10 INCREASE YOUR ROI by Robyn Thompson 1. Do Your Homework Before You Buy Location, Location, Location… Sea ch out the areas that have low vacancy rates. Talk to local realtors, property managers, and seasoned investors who have been renting units for over a decade before you take the plunge and buy a property. For example, I want to own property were supply of rental properties is low and the demand is high. I own properties in a town where the schools are in the Top 50 Schools in America. Demand for rental property is high and my average days on market to rent are usually less than 2 weeks. 2. Price Your Property Correctly It is important to have the competitive edge in rent for tenants. Look at the other rentals in the MLS and on various rental sites (www.rentals.com, www.rent.com, and www.forrent.com). If you offer a good price compared to the competing properties, it will rent faster than the other properties. 3. Make Sure Your Property is in Drop Dead Gorgeous Condition All tenants want to live in a really nice home and when they are happy there, they don’t move. I had a tenant in Connecticut that loved their kitchen and bath in my rental property and lived there for 12 ½ years! The house was in such great condition when I rented it to her that I never stepped foot into the house during the entire time that she rented from me. 4. Go After Long Term Leases with Tenants This is why I usually don’t raise the rents on my tenants at the end of the first year when the lease expires. I usually offer a 2 years lease with no rental increase as long as the tenants pay on time every month. The longer the tenant stays in the house, the deeper their roots go into the neighborhood and community. The worry of costly vacancy will be avoided for more than 24 months. 5. Respond Quickly to Tenant Requests by Reducing Vacancy on your Keeper Properties 12 RE INVESTMENT NEWS WWW.MAREI.ORG
  • 13. When a tenant calls about a clogged toilet, an air conditioning that is not cooling, or any other malfunction, then the landlord or property manager should respond quickly. Remember that unhappy tenants move. Move outs are extremely costly for property owners. I have some properties that are over $2,000 per month. Those vacancies hurt your profit margins greatly! I like to have the maintenance person on site less than 24 hours for all minor issues. 6. Don’t Wait Until the Last Minute Before the Tenant Moves Out Start advertising before the tenant vacates so you have multiple new prospective renters ready and excited to look at the upcoming property. I want to do a walk- through 2-3 weeks the tenants move out so I can have all the handymen and contractors lined up to do the necessary repairs the minute that the tenant moves out of the property! Every day that the property is vacant, you are losing money! 7. Lease with the Option to Buy This option will attract a high caliber Rent to Own tenants who are looking to test drive a property prior to committing to home ownership. In the Rent to Own situation, the tenant gets time to get accustomed to the neighborhood, schools, and surrounding areas without being rushed to buy a property. They will be more likely to pay their rent in a timely manner to avoid losing their right to buy. This strategy can also save the 6% in realtor commissions. If the property is in an area that is appreciating rapidly, be careful not to set the option price too low because you want to get all the appreciation as the prices in the neighborhood climb upward. 13RE INVESTMENT NEWS • PAGE MASSIVE WEALTH BUILDING WEEKEND FLIPPING:  Robyn Thompson has made retailing homes a science & she knows every technique imaginable to locate profitable deals, renovate distressed properties at fast, minimize holding costs, qualify good credit buyers & expedite closings so you can collect a big check. In this special one-of-a-kind workshop right here in Kansas City,  Robyn Thompson will show you more of her proven, effective, affordable methods that she briefly touched on at Tuesday’s meeting. CASH FLOW:  Robyn Thompson realized early on that she would not want to HAVE to flip houses each and every month.  So she started picking and choosing her keepers that provide her enough monthly cash flow from rental income that she could retire tomorrow.  Come pick Robyn's brain on her "advanced strategies" and learn how she built her massive Buy and Hold Portfolio and how you can too. SATURDAY & SUNDAY JANUARY 13 & 14 Pre-Register at MAREI.org Early Bird Pricing Through January 10th Early Price Members $59 Non-Members $89 Add Business Partner $20 Add Family Member $20 Regular Price after Noon the 10th Members $99 Non-Members $129 Add Person $40 Special Promo Code Saves $20 MAREISave
  • 14. Attorney Anderson & Associates Evictions / Collections Julie Anderson www.MOKSLaw.com 816-931-2207 Auction Company Auction.com Rachel Bailey www.Auction.com 816-797-6875 Building Supplier KC Cabinet Collection Mark Yanda 913-980-4260 The Home Depot George Neal 816-461-9583 2% Rebate / 20% Off Paint Other Discounts Details in Member Benefits Joe’s Carpet / Weber Flooring Jerry Ratway www.WeberFlooring.com 913-236-3680 Contractor Candid Construction General Contractor Blake Brose www.CandidKC.com 816-368-1341 Hearth Masters Fireplace / Masonry Gene Padgitt www.ChimKC.com 816-461-3665 Genesis Home Restorations Mold Remediation Terry Amerine GenesisHomeRestorations.com 913-270-0812 NuLook Custom Finishes Cabinet Refinishing Carol Baldwin www.NuLookFinishes.net 913-385-2574 KC Grout Works Tile Refinishing DJ Hoffman www.KCGroutWorks.com 816-448-5579 Insurance Real Protect by Norton Rental, Vacant, Landlord & More Julie Johnson www.RealProtect.com 1-800-579-0652 Self Directed IRA Equity Trust Company TrustETC.com/NationalREIA FREE Training 844-732-9404 14 RE INVESTMENT NEWS WWW.MAREI.ORG Build Your Team MAREI.org CLICK ON VISIT business associates With MAREI Business Members Save time and money by starting with service providers who already know your business. Who can solve problems as they arise to help you get the deal completed on time and for maximum profit.
  • 15. 15RE INVESTMENT NEWS • PAGE Lending Crossroads Investment Lending Hard Money Britton Asbell / Doug Harris www.KCLend.com 913-800-8226 House Traders Monthly Meeting Investors Choice Funding Hard Money Scott Ficinus InvestorsChoiceFunding.com 816-668-7223 Merchants Mortgage Mushy Money Susan Aubin www.MerchantsMtg.com 303-514-0815 REI Investor Funds Hard Money Charlie Fitzgerald www.REIInvestorFunds.com 913-904-8090 Marketing Build A Sign Signs & Banners Plus www.BuildASign.com Discount Link in Member Benefits Constant Contact Email & Social Media Marketing FREE Trial MAREI.org/ConstantContact Investor Carrot Investor Websites Free Training & Discounts www.MAREI.org/IC Pat Live Answering Service Discounts www.MAREI.org/PatLive Zoom Video Conferencing www.MAREI.org/Zoom Office Supply Office Depot / Office Max www.OfficeDepot.com Discount Link & Card in Member Benefits Package Properties Bridge Management Turn Key Provider Nathan Brooks www.BridgeTurnkey.com 913-276-4114 McKinnis Real Estate Turn Key Provider Nick McKinnis McKinnisRealEstateInvestments.com 816-914-2614 B & C Investment Group Wholesale Allen Cuffey www.FlipNvest.com 816-867-8617 KCInvest Investment Properties Scott Tucker & Kim & Don Tucker www.KCInvest 913-735-0018 Pride Properties Wholesale Marcus Bray & Matt Bray www.PridePropertiesHomes.com 913-213-5370 Deal Makers Monthly Meeting Property Manager Home Rental Services Paul Branton www.Home4Rent.com 913-627-9543 Royal Gate Management Ryan Goyer RoyalGateManagement.com 913-735-7783 Realtor Realty Resource Listing Agent Scott Tucker www.RealtyResourceKC.com 816-284-7844 Screening Rent Perfect Tenant Screening Plus Heather Johnson www.RentPerfect.com 877-922-2547 Discounts at www.MAREI.org/RP Title Company Accurate Title Company Dave Green www.AccurateTitleCo.com 913-338-0100 Alpha Title Mary Kellogg www.AlphaTitleInc.com 913-498-8999 Trash Out 1-800-Got- Junk Trash Pick Up www.1800GotJunk.com Discounts in Member Benefits 1-800-JunkPro Trash Pick Up & Dumpsters Clint Pringle www.Junk.pro 816-935-7078
  • 16. I N T R O D U C I N G O U R Investor Membership Find out more and become a MAREI member today at: www.marei.org/membership/ MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES W h e t h e r y o u ' r e a t t h e b e g i n n e r , i n t e r m e d i a t e o r a d v a n c e d l e v e l s , M A R E I M e m b e r s h i p w i l l g i v e y o u t h e t o o l s y o u n e e d t o g r o w a s a n I n v e s t o r . Community Training Advocacy Savings 12 Live Neworking Meetings a year. Plus unlimited connections MAREI's Social Media. 5 Live Training Events, Online Member Library, Webinars, and More throughout the year. Fighting for your industry through National REIA, Missouri POA and the Associated Landlords of KS. Keeping You Informed. Save $1000s through our many local and National Discounts at places like Home Depot, Office Max and more. mid-america ASSOCIATION Real Estate Investors of MEMBER ONLY $99