october / november / december
The Home Depot has the tools to help you get more done faster. With convenient shopping, delivery how you need it, dedicated Pro support and a cash-back rebate program*, we help you reach your business goals. Plus, MAREI members receive Gold Tier Paint Rewards with 20% off paints, stains and primers every day. Reach out to MAREI to learn how you can start earning cash back today. MAREI MEMBERS EARN 2% CASH BACK ON EVERY PURCHASE A*Participating members with semiannual net purchase of more than $5 000 receive a 2% rebate from The Home Depot based on spend on registered forms of payment in Pro Xtra and tied to the National REIA program Rebate periods are January 1-June 30 and July 1 - December 31 Rebate gift cards aer issued 60 days after the rebate period ends Restrictions apply Please call 1-866-333-3551 or go to HomeDepot NationalREIA org for further details Pro Xtra Paint Rewars is a sub-program of the Pro Xtra Program Pro Xtra Paint Rewards Qualifying Purchase will be tracked during the Program Period and include select The Home Depot Paint department in store purchases and onine purchase from The Home Depot websties see https://www HomeDepot com/c/ProXtra TermsandConditions for details
10 OCT: MAREI Meeting
Right Sizing Your Fix N Flip Business with Ian Reeves
14 OCT: MAREI Master Class Virtual
Multiple Ways to Profit from Short & Mid Term Rentals
17 OCT: Express Success Coaching
How to Hire the Right Help (and afford it)
28 OCT: MAREI Master Class Virtual
How to Break into Shared Housing
11 NOV: MAREI Master Class Virtual
Digital Marketing Secrets for Real Estate with Charles Blair
14 NOV: MAREI Meeting
What are you leaving on the table in taxes with Melanie Sikma
21 NOV: Express Success Coaching
How to Wholesale MLS Deals
09 DEC: MAREI Master Class Virtual
How to Set Up & Run a Real Estate Business with Darrin Carey
12 DEC: MAREI Meeting
Special Toys For Tots Event : Speed Networking
Member Hosted Events:
1st WED: Landlords of Johnson County
2nd THU: InvestHER KC Meeting
2nd SAT: Northland Real Estate Investors
3rd TUE: KCLend Whiteboard Meeting
4th MON: Eastern KAREI
4th TUE: Landlords Inc in Kansas City Missouri
Weekly Member Hosted Events
TUE: Home Resource Network WED: WinVestors Weekly THU: CashFlow Game Nights
Get more details and register for all of these events at MAREI org/Calendar/ or call / text (913) 815-0111
Kim Tucker
Co-Founder of MAREI
Welcome to Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors (MAREI). Since 2004, we have been serving the real estate investment community across the Kansas City Metro Area
Made up of real estate investors, rental property owners, creative buyers, note buyers, wholesalers, apartment owners, syndicators, private lenders, and people who provide products and services to these members
Since 2004, MAREI has provided some of the most comprehensive educational events and networking opportunities for our members and guests, providing them with the resources they need to invest in themselves
Whether you are new to investing or want to grow your business to the next level, the community here at MAREI is ready to help you
MAREI member IS
L E A R N C O N N E C T D O !
AS A VALUED CHAPTER OF NATIONAL REIA, MAREI IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL & CONNECTING OPPORTUNITIES. OUR EVENTS CATER TO INVESTORS OF ALL LEVELS
WHETHER YOU'RE A BEGINNER SEEKING TO LEARN THE ROPES, AN INTERMEDIATE INVESTOR LOOKING TO IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESS, OR AN ADVANCED INVESTOR WANTING TO GROW AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
MEETINGS
Held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month since 2004, our monthly meetings have been a mainstay in Kansas City. With our trade show & networking combined with an informative speaker you can aquire the knowledge you need and the connections to put that knowledge to use
MAREI org/Meetings/
MASTER CLASSES
While we have offered several Saturday workshops for the past 20 years, this past October we have partnered with REIA groups across the nation to be able to bring you on average 2 weekend Master Classes every month Mostly taught online, this gives you the ability to attend from anywhere
MAREI.org/Master-Class/
EXPRESSSUCCESS
It’s crucial to have knowledge about the particular real estate path you choose, the ability to apply that knowledge effectively, and to build relationships in your real estate investing community We have partnered with Vena Jones-Cox & Express Success helps you put all the pieces together
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AFTER HOURS
Lots of relationship building happens at the meeting after the meeting We lost this informal time with friends during COVID They are back and better than ever at our new meeting location at the Double Tree After the monthly meeting connect with friends over food and beverages with no agenda.
Where Deals Get Done!
MEMBER EVENTS
Our members are looking to connect with you and help you succeed From local Landlord Groups, Regional Networking, Master Minds and a few online, you are sure to find a few more times a month to make connections. We have all these events posted for your convenience on our calendar
MAREI.org/Full-Calendar
FACEBOOKFORUM
The MAREI Facebook Group started as a way for a few members to chat online about who to call for products and services We started sharing deals with local and out of area investors. And today we also ask for how to help and discuss the issues Won’t you join us online and talk real estate and to conduct business.
MAREI.org/Facebook
MEMBERS
These are the people who you are going to be doing business with Where you will find deals, money, services, and help. Nothing helps put your mind at ease more than having an experienced pro give you expert adivce, show you little known techniques and powerful solutions to keep you moving forward or to help you out when things don’t go quite they way they should.
VENDORS
These are the people who you are going to be doing business with Where you will find deals, money, services, and help. Nothing helps put your mind at ease more than having an experienced pro give you expert adivce, show you little known techniques and powerful solutions to keep you moving forward or to help you out when things don’t go quite they way they should.
VOLUNTEERS
The members who give of their time to help us pull off a rehab house tour, a monthly meeting or raise 60,000 meals for Harvesters are committed to helping you succeed. While they may or may not have all the answers, they can point you to the people who do. And when we ask for help, they are always there with a smile on their face and a get ‘er done attitude
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MAREI Is an Award Winning Chapter
Earning many distinguieshed service awards, honors of merit, and the Award of Excellence in 2017 for our outstanding programs.
DISCOUNTS PUBLICATIONS
OTHER BENEFITS
The one most used discount is with the Home Depot and includes a 2% rebate and 20% off paint
National REIA publishes the RE Journal quarterly to keep our members up to date nationally.
In February when its super cold in Kansas City, National REIA host a investor cruse to some place warm. In 2024 they leave from Miami Florida on a 5 night cruise to Jamaica and Nassau Bahamas. With 2 days cruising at sea, they will pack in a ton of real estate investor training All 5 packed with amazing networking
You may know them by Office Depot or Office Max, but combined they are ODP where we get valuable discounts on products and printing services in store and online
When it’s time to screen your renters, RentPerfect is the only private investigating company owned by a lazy landlord that has built a ton of other services into their system
See all Discounts at MAREI.org/National-Discounts/
REIA Sense keeps members update on what’s happening at the Federa Level in Government
NationalREIAcruise.com
And the ROI is their annual Magazine on REIA.
MAREI.org/Newsletter
Lastly National REIA works hard to keep us informed on the national issues that matter
NationalREIA.org
NATIONAL REIA
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Accounting
Coleman Accounting Service
Bob Coleman ColemanAcctg com
(913) 787-0308
Attorney
Anderson & Associates
Julie Anderson
MOKSLaw.com
(816) 931-2207
See site for Free Forms
Attorney Spence Stover
StoverLawFirm com
(816) 778-2992
Building Supplier
DeMayo Enterprises
Wholesale Cabinets
Mark Yanda
DeMayoEnterprises net
(913) 980-4260
Earthwise of KC Windows & Doors
John Norton
EarthwiseKC com
(816) 316-3987
Home Depot
2% Rebate for Members
20% off Paint
HomeDeopt.com
Contractor
819 Consulting
Dale Scott & Kaytee Wolff
Design - Build - Consult
819Consulting com
(816) 441-9636
All Pro AC & Heating
Mike Stewart
AllProACandHeatingLLC.com
(816) 210-0809
Hearth Masters
Fireplace / Masonry
Cleaning & Trash Out
Cleaning Maids In & Out
Veronica Bolton
(816) 659-2929
CleaningMaidsInandOut com
Mid-America Dumpster
Cody Roberts
(913) 40-TRASH
KCDump com
Gene Padgitt
ChimKC com
(816) 461-3665
Olson Foundation Repair
John Murphy
(913)592 3300
OlsonFoundationRepair com/
Royal Seamless Gutter
Gutters, Roofing, Siding, Windows
David Miller
RoyalSeamless com
(913) 954-0157
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business directory Find the directory online 24-7 at MAREI.org/BusinessDirectory
Due Diligence
JurisDeed
Lydia McEvoy
(816) 560-5113
JurisDeed com
Nationwide Title Research
Exchange
Heartland 1031 Solutions
Todd Welhoelter
Heartland1031Solutions com
(816) 365-8010
Inspections
Triton Property Consulting
Michael Coppoc
(816) 491-3483
MikeandZachInspectors com
Insurance
Med Mutual Protect Health Insurance
Auggie Lange
(785) 764-3964
Capitol Agency
Brian Rauber
brauber@capfed com
CapitolAgencyIns com
(816) 436-1016
IRA Self Directed
CNB Custody
Jenny Heiman
CNBCustody com
(800) 680-0340
Equity Trust Company
TrustETC com/NationalREIA
(844) 732-9404
Mainstar Trust
MainstarTrust com
Jordan Scafe
1-800-521-9897
Lending
Crossroads Investment Lending
Hard Money
Britton Asbell
KCLend com
(913) 295-8083
Finish Line Funding
Short Term Funding
Bruce Belanger
FinishLineFunds com
(913) 346-8090
Flat Branch Home Loans
Mortgage Banker
Beth Langston
ApplyWithBeth.com
(816) 679-4000
Newieco Capital
Private Money
Jeff Newhard
(816) 721-9869
Newieco net
Merchants Mortgage
Mushy Money
Susan Aubin
MerchantsMtg com
(913) 522-2650
North Oak Investment
Bernie Richter
(816) 249-1001 x 402
NorthOakInvestment.com
Roller Mortgage Team LeaderOne
Alice Lund
RollerMortgage com
(913) 488-1769
Marketing
Carrot
High converting websites
MAREI org/CarrotWeb
MAREI org/CarrotMktWs
PropStream
Lists, Research, Mailing
MAREI org/PropStream
REI BlackBook
Total Marketing Package
Website, CRM, Tracking, More
MAREI org/REIBB
see in action MAREI org/BBdemo
Office Supply
ODP Solutions
ODPBusiness com
Log into MAREIMember com for discount information
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Property Manager
Brown Bear KC Real Estate Services
Tyler Shirk
BrownBearKC com
(816) 465-1252
Dan Reedy Inc
Dan Reedy
MOREKC com
(816) 564-5265
Home Rental Services
Paul Branton
Home4Rent com
(913) 627-9543
M & M Property Pros
Michael & Michele Belman
MMPropertyPros com
(816) 490-6745
PMI Destination Properties
Cory Brockert
(913) 583-1515
PMIDestination com
Voepel Property Management
Brent Voepel
VoepelProperties com
(816) 405-4845
Realtor
Crown Realty
Rich Melton
(913) 215-9004
RichMelton.CrownRealty.com
Realty Resource
Scott Tucker
RealtyResourceKC com
(916) 406-0701
Screening
Rent Perfect
Tenant Screening Plus RentPerfect com
(877) 922-2547
Log into MAREIMember.com for discount information
Title Company
Accurate Title Company
Dave Green
AccurateTitleCo com
(913) 338-0100
Overland Park & KC & Gladstone
Advantage Title LLC
Bud Whisler
(816) 279-8484
AdvantageTitleLLC com
St Joseph & Blue Springs
RD Title + Exchange
Rick Davis
rdtitle com
(913) 777-4RDT (4738) Free Real Estate Forms
Mid-America Association of real estate investors (MAREI) does not exist to renter and dnoes not provide legal, tax, economic or investment advice and dislcaims all liability for the actions or inaction taken or not taken as a result of communictions from or to its members, officers, directors, employees, contractors, and guests Each individual should consult their own professional adviro
MAREI provides general real estate educational information to help further your full or part time real estate career Our goal is to educate the investor based on information edicted from material contributed by leaders in the real estate investing, legal, accounting, property management, financial, legislative and other related professions
MAREI makes every effort to produce and publish the most current and accurate information possible Moreover, because of the ever-changing laws relating to landlord-tenant relationships and other aspects of real estate, specific application of any of our material to a member’s individual situation should be made only with the advice of local legal counsel No warranties, expressed or implied, are provided for the data we publish, its use or its interpretation
MAREI, its officers and the contributing members specifically disclaim any liability for loss or risk, personal or otherwise, which may be incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use or application of any of the ideas, concepts, techniques, forms, documents or contents presented or implied at meetings or other educational forums presented by this association
By attending any of the activities provided by this association, the member hereby releases, discharges and agrees to indemnify MAREI, its respective officers, directors, members, employees and/or contractors, past or present, from any and all liabilities associated with our organization
The viewpoints expressed and methods promoted by speakers at MAREI events are not necessarily those of the board, staff, or leaders of the association
ContactUs 105EastStreet,#29125 Parkville,MO64152(mailonly) www.MAREI.org wwwMAREIMembercom info@MAREIorg 913-815-0111 10 MAREI member Oct - Nov - Dec 2023
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
MAREI records all of our monthly meetings. They are shared publicly to our YouTube Subsribers for about a week and then they are delisted and added to our replay archive at MAREIMember.com.
EMAIL NEWSLETTER
Our weekly updates go out on Friday mornings. It includes local and national news as it pertains to real estate, upcoming events, member properties, and advocacy issues
Member? Do you produce content? Tell us about it!
Subscribe to our email that comes through Constant Contact and if you already receive our emails make sure you subscribe to the weekly newsletter Other options include event updates and advocacy issues.
MAREI.org/eUpdate
There are three ways to get our meeting replays: be a member and log into access at any time, subsribe to our YouTube Channel, or catch the public replay when we send it out via email.
DID YOU KNOW
That MAREI has been serving the Kansas City Metro real estate investment community since 2004 We’ve never missed a meeting due to snow, floods, COVID or Chiefs Championship games!
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Do you have a question you need help with? Need a referral for a contractor or other service provider?
Our online community that seems to rarely sleep is our Facebook Group Take your questions to the group, share your knowledge, and discuss the local issues.
Group is moderated to keep us on topic and remember be nice Facebook com/groups/kcrei
THE MAREI BLOG UPDATE
When there is an important issue you need to know about or take action on, you will find it on the MAREI Blog. And note we will continue keep you updated. So be sure to book mark it
LATEST UPDATES ON SOCIAL
On our social media channels we keep members updated on the issues. We look at the local metro area, Kansas and Missouri, and at the National News as well The most active is our Facebook Page
Join us on your favorite social media channel
Facebook.com/MAREInet
Facebook.com/groups/MAREI
Instagram.com/MAREIinKC
LinkedIn.com/Company/MidAmerica-Association-of-RealEstate-Investors
Twitter com/MAREInet
YouTube com/@MAREIKC
When there is a video replay of a MAREI, National REIA, or member event that we think you need to see it will be posted here as well
MAREI.org/Blog/
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E X P A N D Y O U R B U S I N E S S W I T H M A R E I 40,000 professionals National REIA 675MAREIMembers 4 m e m b e r b e n e f i t s designed to promote c o m m u n i t y N E T W O R K I N G : E D U C A T I O N A D V O C A C Y : C H A R I T Y 5 Key Investing Areas for members to share knowledge Rental : Rehab : Wholesale : Notes : Creative 75+ local and national service providers many with discounts PROFESSIONAL housing provider CERTIFICATION $900+ Average Member S A V I N G S $500 Average Home Depot Rebate $100 Average Saving ODP $250 Saving on Training Events $50 Savings on Other Benefits People / Networking Priceless Deal Connections Priceless JOIN TODAY m e m b e r s h i p $149 Annually marei.org
