History of National REIA The National Real Estate Investors Association exists in large part to help spread the “gospel” of real estate through its Chapters and local affiliate groups. National REIA has over 120 Chapters and local affiliate groups that in turn support over 40,000 individuals as they begin and pursue real estate investing as a career, whether full or part time. Real estate is, and always has been, one of the best ways of investing and growing wealth available to individuals. Real estate investing works. We believe that real estate investing is the surest and safest road to financial freedom. An article in Fortune Magazine states that 97 out of 100 self-made millionaires have made their money through real estate investing.
Who is National REIA? The concept is simple – real estate investment associations provide a forum where people with a common interest in real estate meet to “talk shop.” They share strategies, successes and sometimes even horror stories. They learn from the educational portion of the meetings, which include both local speakers and national experts, as well as learn from each other through the networking portion of the meetings. Local real estate groups belong to a national alliance that is The National Real Estate Investors Association. National REIA is a 501 (c) 6 trade association. A trade association is formed to support the group of people who are involved in a specific industry. In our case that includes all the business activity surrounding real estate investing. Our focus is on the independent real estate investors, not the large companies. There are lots of groups out there that cater to large corporations, or those who buy and sell thousands of units at a time,
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but we are here to educate, inform, support and generally empower the investor who is primarily buying and selling or buying and holding single family homes, duplexes to small multifamily units, moderate scale shopping centers, and the like. We offer our support through our Chapters and local affiliates throughout the country. All large metro areas, most moderate sized cities, and even many small cities and towns, have a REIA group. National REIA is a federation made up of local associations or investment groups throughout the United States. We represent local investor associations, real estate entrepreneur organizations, property owner associations, and landlord associations on a national scale. Together we represent the interests of approximately 40,000 members across the U.S. As such, we are the largest broad-based organization dedicated to the individual investor. We are intent on serving the interests of our affiliated groups while maintaining high levels of professionalism within our industry. We are here to support and serve. We bring tools to the groups that enable them to better serve, protect, and prepare the individuals who belong to their groups. The National Real Estate Investors Association was founded in 1985. With the explosive growth of local associations there was tremendous activity and the need for more professionalism, standards, and an organization for sharing of ideas and information. National REIA took on this role as representative of the industry as a whole, becoming a resource to associations and their members. National REIA promotes a high standard of business ethics and professionalism. We represent the interest of our industry while building positive perception within the communi-
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